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Heartbreaker

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To play along to this song I have my capo on 4 = key of E
Intro =  Em   Am   Em   D   Em   D   Em   Am   Em   D  C  
Verse 1
CI got to say it and it's hard for me 
AmYou got me crying like I thought I would never be 
DmLove is believing but you let me down 
Dm7How can I love you when you Gain't around 
Verse 2
And I Cget to the morning and you never call 
AmLove should be everything or not at all 
DmAnd it don't matter what ever you do 
Dm7I made a life out of Gloving you 
Pre-chorus
EmOnly to Amfind any Emdream that I Amfollow is dyiGng 
I'm Fcrying Gin the Emrain 
I could be Amsearching my Emworld for a Amlove everlGasting 
FFeeling no pain when will wFme meet again 
Chorus
CWhy do you have to be a DmheartGbreaker 
EmIs it a lesson that I Fnever Gknew 
EmGotta get Amout of the Emspell that I'm Amunder 
FMy love for Emyou G  
CWhy do you have to be a DmheartGbreaker 
EmWhen I was being what you Fwant me to Gbe 
EmSuddenly Ameverything EmI ever Amwanted Fhas passed me Emby 
This world may Dmend not you and CI
Verse3           
CMy love is stronger than the universe 
AmMy soul is crying for you and it cannot be reversed 
DmYou made the rules but you could not see
Dm7You made a life out of Ghurting me 
Pre-chorus
EmOut of my Ammind I am Emheld by the Ampower of Emyou love 
Tell me wheFn do we try or should Fmwe say goodbye
Chorus                   
CWhy do you have to be a DmheartGbreaker 
EmWhen I was bein' what you Fwant me to Gbe 
EmSuddenly Ameverything EmI ever Amwanted Fhas passed me Emby 
Em Am Em D C A
Key change up 1 tone
Chorus
DWhy do you have to be a EmheartAbreaker 
F#mIs it a lesson that I Gnever Aknew 
F#mGotta get Bmout of the F#mspell that I'm Bmunder
GMy love for F#myou A  
DWhy do you have to be a EmheartAbreaker 
F#MWhen I was being what you Gwant me to Abe 
F#mSuddenly Bmeverything F#mI ever Bmwanted Ghas passed me F#mby (Ayou can end on a D here or repeat to fade) 

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The story behind the song

"Heartbreaker" finds a voice grappling with a difficult truth, a realization that everything once desired has somehow passed by. It's about facing the end of a relationship, trying to understand what went wrong, and the hard admission of a lesson learned too late. Written by the Bee Gees for Dionne Warwick's 1982 album of the same name, the song became one of her significant career hits. It captures the bittersweet ache of acknowledging a loss that feels both sudden and inevitable.

AI-written from these sources:Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick song) — Wikipedia ↗Dionne Warwick — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Heartbreaker

by Dionne Warwick

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

F#m

To play along to this song I have my capo on 4 = key of E

Em Am Em D Em D Em Am Em D C

Intro =

Verse 1

I got to say it and it's hard for me

You got me crying like I thought I would never be

Love is believing but you let me down

Dm7 G

How can I love you when you ain't around

Verse 2

And I get to the morning and you never call

Love should be everything or not at all

And it don't matter what ever you do

Dm7 G

I made a life out of loving you

Pre-chorus

Em Am Em Am G

Only to find any dream that I follow is dying

F G Em

I'm crying in the rain

Am Em Am G

I could be searching my world for a love everlasting

F Fm

Feeling no pain when will we meet again

Chorus

C Dm G

Why do you have to be a heartbreaker

Em F G

Is it a lesson that I never knew

Em Am Em Am

Gotta get out of the spell that I'm under

F Em G

My love for you

C Dm G

Why do you have to be a heartbreaker

Em F G

When I was being what you want me to be

Em Am Em Am F Em

Suddenly everything I ever wanted has passed me by

Dm C

This world may end not you and I

Verse3

My love is stronger than the universe

My soul is crying for you and it cannot be reversed

You made the rules but you could not see

Dm7 G

You made a life out of hurting me

Pre-chorus

Em Am Em Am Em

Out of my mind I am held by the power of you love

F Fm

Tell me when do we try or should we say goodbye

Chorus

C Dm G

Why do you have to be a heartbreaker

Em F G

When I was bein' what you want me to be

Em Am Em Am F Em

Suddenly everything I ever wanted has passed me by

Em Am Em D C A

Key change up 1 tone

Chorus

D Em A

Why do you have to be a heartbreaker

F#m G A

Is it a lesson that I never knew

F#m Bm F#m Bm

Gotta get out of the spell that I'm under

G F#m A

My love for you

D Em A

Why do you have to be a heartbreaker

F#M G A

When I was being what you want me to be

F#m Bm F#m Bm G F#m A

Suddenly everything I ever wanted has passed me by (you can end on a D here or repeat to fade)

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