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Breaking Your Own Heart

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Breaking Your Own Heart by Kelly Clarkson
Album: Stronger
Track 13
2011
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
E:   079900 or 022100
B:   799800 or x24442
A:   577600 or x02220
C#m: x46654
F#m: 244222
G#m: 466444
(To make it easier put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above by D, 
A, G, Bm, Em & F#m, or put a capo on the 4th fret and play C, G, F, Am, Dm & Em instead)
Intro:        E      B          Ax2
  C#mShaking your hBead like it's aAll wrong
  C#mBefore you're hBere you're alreadAy gone
  F#mAnd even with the C#mlight all aroBund you
  F#mYou're all aG#mlone in the dAark
  You're breaking your own hEeart
  Taking it too G#mfar down a lonely roAad
  You say it's just one lEove
  But when it's close enG#mough you just let it gAo
  The very thing you've F#mbeen the most afC#mraid of
  You've been doEing it from the stAart
  Breaking your own heEartB  A  
  C#mToo many tBears, too manAy falls
  C#mIt's easy to hBear behind thAese walls
  F#mBut you don't have to C#mwalk in the shBadows
  F#mLife is G#mso hAard
  You're breaking yoEur own heart
  Taking it too fBar down a lonely rAoad
  You say it's just one lEove
  But when it's close enoBugh you just let it gAo
  The very thing you've F#mbeen the most afrC#maid of
  You've been doEing it from the stAart
  Breaking your own heAartB  C#m  A  B  
  You're breaking C#myour own heAartB  C#m  F#m  
  C#mIt's not too lBate, I'm still rAight here
  C#mIf only yBou'd let go of yAour fears
  You're breaking your own hEeart
  Taking your own hG#meart down a lonely roAad
  You say it's just one lEove
  But when it's close enG#mough you just let it gAo
  The very thing you've bF#meen the most afC#mraid of
  You've been doEing it from the stAart, breaking your own heEartG#m  A  
  You're breaking your own heEartG#m  A  E  
  End on E

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Breaking Your Own Heart

by Kelly Clarkson

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C#m

F#m

G#m

Breaking Your Own Heart by Kelly Clarkson

Album: Stronger

Track 13

2011

Standard Tuning

No Capo

Chords:

E: 079900 or 022100

B: 799800 or x24442

A: 577600 or x02220

C#m: x46654

F#m: 244222

G#m: 466444

(To make it easier put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above by D,

A, G, Bm, Em & F#m, or put a capo on the 4th fret and play C, G, F, Am, Dm & Em instead)

E B A

Intro: x2

C#m B A

Shaking your head like it's all wrong

C#m B A

Before you're here you're already gone

F#m C#m B

And even with the light all around you

F#m G#m A

You're all alone in the dark

You're breaking your own heart

G#m A

Taking it too far down a lonely road

You say it's just one love

G#m A

But when it's close enough you just let it go

F#m C#m

The very thing you've been the most afraid of

E A

You've been doing it from the start

E B A

Breaking your own heart

C#m B A

Too many tears, too many falls

C#m B A

It's easy to hear behind these walls

F#m C#m B

But you don't have to walk in the shadows

F#m G#m A

Life is so hard

You're breaking your own heart

B A

Taking it too far down a lonely road

You say it's just one love

B A

But when it's close enough you just let it go

F#m C#m

The very thing you've been the most afraid of

E A

You've been doing it from the start

A B C#m A B

Breaking your own heart

C#m A B C#m F#m

You're breaking your own heart

C#m B A

It's not too late, I'm still right here

C#m B A

If only you'd let go of your fears

You're breaking your own heart

G#m A

Taking your own heart down a lonely road

You say it's just one love

G#m A

But when it's close enough you just let it go

F#m C#m

The very thing you've been the most afraid of

E A E G#m A

You've been doing it from the start, breaking your own heart

E G#m A E

You're breaking your own heart

End on E

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