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Song's chords D, Gm, D♯, C, A♯, G, A, Em, Am, Dm, G♯
Album Shine
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"If I Had a Heart, I'd Cry" is a reaction to the state of the environment and what Mitchell called the current "holy war." In February 2007, The New York Times described the song as "one of the most haunting melodies she has ever written." Of the impetus that inspired her to write the song, Mitchell explained, "My heart is broken in the face of the stupidity of my species. I can't cry about it. In a way I'm inoculated. I've suffered this pain for so long. …The West has packed the whole world on a runaway train. We are on the road to extincting ourselves as a species. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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