Heartbreak Baby
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Capotraste:
3rd traste
* = Strum once
[Verse One]
C
Spring is in the air
G
Cherry blossom everywhere
Am
And yet another love has
F
Come to grief
C
But none of it is new now
G
Predictably again, I've been let down
Am
Been the bigger person, breathed
F
Lied through my teeth while
[Pre-Chorus]
C
I can barely sleep, all the dreams are back
G
Working overtime to remain intact
Am
Gotta make a list, gonna face the facts
F
Soldier on to save me
C
No, I won't be weak, but I won't be mad
G
Kind of wish I was, but it's mostly just sad
Am
If there's one thing that I know it's that I've got it in the bag
F
Do you blame me?
[Chorus]
C
'Cause I am a heartbreak baby
G
No one is more equipped than me
Am
At tending to wounds that tend to bleed
F
Openly, don't you see
C
That I am a heartbreak baby
G
Been gathering goddamn expertise
Am
In tending to wounds then mending me
F
As we speak, I'm in too deep
C G
And that's what makes me a heartbreak baby
Am F
That's what makes me a heartbreak baby
[Verse Two]
C
You say you did your best
G
Considering the circumstances
Am
You talk as though your reasons
F
Are sincere
C
I guess that everything we shared
G
That led me to believe you cared
Am
Couldn't overturn your fear
F
To persevere
[Pre-Chorus]
C
While you may feel relief soon as I am gone
G
I'll begin rebuilding with blinkers on
Am
And if there's one thing I can do it's I can put it in a song
F
And do you blame me?
[Chorus]
C
'Cause I am a heartbreak baby
G
No one is more equipped than me
Am
At tending to wounds that tend to bleed
F
Annually, can't you see
C
That I am a heartbreak baby
G
Been gathering goddamn expertise
Am
In tending to wounds, then mending me
F
As we speak, I am in too deep
C G
And that's what makes me a heartbreak baby
Am F
That's what makes me a heartbreak baby
[Bridge]
G
Now we are both fucked up, this shit's rough
Am F
But I shine bright when you break me
G
Best of luck finding one
Am F
Who loves as hard as a heartbreak baby
G
Fucked up 'cause this shit's rough
Am F
But I shine bright when you break me
G F
Good luck finding someone who's gonna love
[Chorus]
C*
As hard as a heartbreak baby
G*
No one is more equipped than me
Am*
At tending to wounds that tend to bleed
F*
Openly, God, I hope you see
C
That I am a heartbreak baby
G
Been gathering goddamn expertise
Am
In tending to wounds, then mending me
F
So when we next speak, it'll be with ease
C G
And that's what makes me a heartbreak baby
Am F
That's what makes me a heartbreak baby
[Outro]
C
I shine bright when you break me
G
I shine bright when you break me
Am
I shine bright, that's what makes me
F
A heartbreak baby
C
How to play Heartbreak Baby
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.