Toto - Don't Chain My Heart: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don't Chain My Heart" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm
Tired and frozen
I'm under your spell
Em
I thought I knew you
But now I know you well
Bm
I wake up beside you
Move across your killing floor
Em
I need my freedom and I see an open door
Bm
The room is getting smaller and the walls
are closin' in
Em
No one's leavin' and nobody's gettin' in

Bm
I try to run
D
I try to hide
A                          Em
I try to tell you what I'm feelin' inside
Bm
Should I stay
D
Should I go
A
You know I wanna touch you
             F#
But there's nothing left to hold

Chorus:
                Bm
Don't chain my heart
D               Em G
Don't chain my soul
        A       Bm
Don't chain my heart
D                         A G A
'Cause you got to let it go

Looks like trouble
The signs are everywhere
I bend a little but you take more than your share
Crimes of passion
Crimes of mortal men
It's a deadly attraction and
I won't be fooled again, baby
The storm is coming
The winds begin to rise
Please release me from this house of compromise

All day
All night
Your love is like an outlaw waiting till
the time is right
Nobody's wrong
No one's to blame
Maybe it's just too hot because we're standin'
in the flame

Chorus

Em                   Bm
I'm a victim of your pain and jealousy
A                     G                           A
I feel like a prisoner and you hold the lock and key
Em
We lost our vision
    Bm
We lost our paradise
              A                    F#
But there's still a part of me I refuse to sacrifice

I try to run
I try to hide
I need to tell you what I'm feelin' inside, baby
Should I stay
Should I go
You know I wanna touch you
But there's nothing left to hold

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don't Chain My Heart" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Chain My Heart" by Toto.