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Heartbreak Blues

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Standard tuning, Capo 4
[Intro]
A E7 A
A E7 A
[Verse 1]
Follow E7me into the Adark
Where no one will E7ever find your AheaA7rt
DFollow me and I'll Amake you see
My E7love's not what you dreamed it to Abe
[Verse 2]
I closed the E7door on your bAehalf
And whilst I E7cry you think I AlaugA7h
I Dbuild these walls and I Abuild them tall
So E7there's no edge for me to fear no AmorA7e
[Chorus]
DOoh, I'll never take you to heaAven
DOoh, without leaving you in E7hell
DOoh, every single road that you Achoose
Is gonna E7end at the heartbreak AblE7uesA  
[Verse 3]
My mother E7told me to be Astrong
Don't let noE7body do you AwroA7ng
Oh, but Donce I drank from the Asea of love
E7Her wise words just weren't wise AenoA7ugh
[Bridge]
DOne hand held mine, the Aother held the gun
He E7shot me down but hit the ground when he had his AfuA7n
[Chorus]
DOoh, I'll never take you to heaAven
DOoh, without leaving you in E7hell
DOoh, every single road that you chAoose
Is gonna E7end at the heartbreak AblueE7sD  A  
[Outro]
Every E7road, every Dway you Achoose
Is gonna E7end at the Dheartbreak Ablues
Every E7road, every Dway you Achoose
Is gA7onna E7end at the Dheartbreak Ablues 
Is gA7onna E7end at the Dheartbreak Ablues
Is gA7onna E7end at the Dheartbreak AblE7uesA  

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Heartbreak Blues

by Holly Macve

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning, Capo 4

[Intro]

A E7 A

[Verse 1]

E7 A

Follow me into the dark

E7 A A7

Where no one will ever find your heart

D A

Follow me and I'll make you see

E7 A

My love's not what you dreamed it to be

[Verse 2]

E7 A

I closed the door on your behalf

E7 A A7

And whilst I cry you think I laugh

D A

I build these walls and I build them tall

E7 A A7

So there's no edge for me to fear no more

[Chorus]

D A

Ooh, I'll never take you to heaven

D E7

Ooh, without leaving you in hell

D A

Ooh, every single road that you choose

E7 A E7 A

Is gonna end at the heartbreak blues

[Verse 3]

E7 A

My mother told me to be strong

E7 A A7

Don't let nobody do you wrong

D A

Oh, but once I drank from the sea of love

E7 A A7

Her wise words just weren't wise enough

[Bridge]

D A

One hand held mine, the other held the gun

E7 A A7

He shot me down but hit the ground when he had his fun

[Chorus]

D A

Ooh, I'll never take you to heaven

D E7

Ooh, without leaving you in hell

D A

Ooh, every single road that you choose

E7 A E7 D A

Is gonna end at the heartbreak blues

[Outro]

E7 D A

Every road, every way you choose

E7 D A

Is gonna end at the heartbreak blues

E7 D A

Every road, every way you choose

A7 E7 D A

Is gonna end at the heartbreak blues

A7 E7 D A

Is gonna end at the heartbreak blues

A7 E7 D A E7 A

Is gonna end at the heartbreak blues

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