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Heartbreak Avenue

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Tuning is DADGAD 
this song is either in DADGAD or open D and I'm not sure which to be honest! or is tuned in D with a capo on 1st, aka tuned down half a step. 
Capo on 1st
Intro:
G G/F# Em7 Cadd9
GMonday afternoon we're on the sofa
G/F#I tell her listen I don't want to know to know ya
Em7She leans in I say don't come any closer
Cadd9I look into her eyes and say its over
GI told her we're breaking up
She looked shaken up
G/F#She asked what she could do to try and make it up
I said giEm7ve me back my time you've taken up
I won't Cadd9be there beside you when you're waking up
AnGd I, G/F#I'm falling out of loEm7ve with you
Cadd9I bet you never knew 
Its heartbreak avenue
AnGd I, G/F#I'm falling out of loEm7ve with you
Cadd9I bet you never knew 
Its heartbreak avenue
GIts hearG/F#tbreak avenueEm7  Cadd9  
GAll's I ever did was try my hardest,
G/F#I fell for you and I didn't have a harness
Em7Together forever is what I promised
Cadd9I had my fingers crossed if I'm honest
GIts time you realised that I've let go
G/F#You're asking me to stay when I said no
Em7We can never build on it like lego
Cadd9I need to say the opposite of hello, goodbye
And GI, IG/F#'m falling out of lovEm7e with you
Cadd9I bet you never knew 
Its heartbreak avenue
AnGd I, G/F#I'm falling out of loEm7ve with you
Cadd9I bet you never knew 
Its heartbreak avenue
(Just the bass notes)
GIts time to pack your bags and leave
G/F#I'm begging you please don't get mad at me
Em7Causse baby this is how it has to be
Cadd9There's plenty more fish in the sea
(Strummed)
GIts time to pack your bags and leave
G/F#I'm begging you please don't get mad at me
Em7Causse baby this is how it has to be
Cadd9There's plenty more fish in the sea
(picked again)
G
G/F#There's plenty more fish in the sea
Em7 Cadd9
(bass notes)
AnGd I, G/F#I'm falling out of loEm7ve with you
Cadd9I bet you never knew 
Its heartbreak avenue
AnGd I, G/F#I'm falling out of loEm7ve with you
Cadd9I bet you never knew 
Its heartbreak avenue

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Heartbreak Avenue

by Nathan Grisdale

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

Cadd9

Tuning is DADGAD

this song is either in DADGAD or open D and I'm not sure which to be honest! or is tuned in D with a capo on 1st, aka tuned down half a step.

Capo on 1st

Intro:

G G/F# Em7 Cadd9

Monday afternoon we're on the sofa

G/F#

I tell her listen I don't want to know to know ya

Em7

She leans in I say don't come any closer

Cadd9

I look into her eyes and say its over

I told her we're breaking up

She looked shaken up

G/F#

She asked what she could do to try and make it up

Em7

I said give me back my time you've taken up

Cadd9

I won't be there beside you when you're waking up

G G/F# Em7

And I, I'm falling out of love with you

Cadd9

I bet you never knew

Its heartbreak avenue

G G/F# Em7

And I, I'm falling out of love with you

Cadd9

I bet you never knew

Its heartbreak avenue

G G/F# Em7 Cadd9

Its heartbreak avenue

All's I ever did was try my hardest,

G/F#

I fell for you and I didn't have a harness

Em7

Together forever is what I promised

Cadd9

I had my fingers crossed if I'm honest

Its time you realised that I've let go

G/F#

You're asking me to stay when I said no

Em7

We can never build on it like lego

Cadd9

I need to say the opposite of hello, goodbye

G G/F# Em7

And I, I'm falling out of love with you

Cadd9

I bet you never knew

Its heartbreak avenue

G G/F# Em7

And I, I'm falling out of love with you

Cadd9

I bet you never knew

Its heartbreak avenue

(Just the bass notes)

Its time to pack your bags and leave

G/F#

I'm begging you please don't get mad at me

Em7

Causse baby this is how it has to be

Cadd9

There's plenty more fish in the sea

(Strummed)

Its time to pack your bags and leave

G/F#

I'm begging you please don't get mad at me

Em7

Causse baby this is how it has to be

Cadd9

There's plenty more fish in the sea

(picked again)

G/F#

There's plenty more fish in the sea

Em7 Cadd9

(bass notes)

G G/F# Em7

And I, I'm falling out of love with you

Cadd9

I bet you never knew

Its heartbreak avenue

G G/F# Em7

And I, I'm falling out of love with you

Cadd9

I bet you never knew

Its heartbreak avenue

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