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Words Can Break Your Heart

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Words Can Break Your Heart - Don Henley
INTRO:      G      Gsus4      G    Dsus4/G(x2)
VERSE 1:
GA little time, a little Gsus4distance, Ga little space to Dsus4/Gthink
GMight be all we Gsus4need, right Am7nowC  
GI don't know if we've Am7had too much, or G/Bnot enough to dAm7rink
EmBut, we've got to get over this, somDsus4ehowD  
CHORUS:
CIt only takes a G/Bbreath or two, to Am7tear your world aG/Bpart
CSticks and stones may G/Bbreak your Embones, but Cadd9words can Dbreak your GheGsus4artG  Am/G  
VERSE 2:
GCutting words from Gsus4careless lips, Gsoftly sDsus4/Gpoken
GOh, you can do Gsus4damage and never sAm7cream or shoutCadd9/D  
GEmotions get the Am7best of us; we G/Bsay things we don't Am7mean
EmAnd it's too late to take 'em back once they're Dsus4outD  
CHORUS:
CIt only takes a G/Bbreath or two, to Am7tear your world aG/Bpart
CSticks and stones may G/Bbreak your Embones, but Cadd9words can Dbreak your heGartG  
BRIDGE:
BbOh, cAman we just start oGver? NBbobody won; what's dAmone is done, Amwe’ve got to let it Dgo
FINAL CHORUS:
CIt only takes a G/Bbreath or two, to Am7tear your world aG/Bpart
                     C          G/B           Em       Cadd9            D   G-  G/A- G/B  
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart
                     C          G/B           Em       Cadd9          Dintro chords (end: G)
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart

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Words Can Break Your Heart

by Don Henley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Dsus4/G

Am7

G/B

Dsus4

Cadd9

Am/G

Cadd9/D

G/A

Words Can Break Your Heart - Don Henley

G Gsus4 G Dsus4/G

INTRO: (x2)

VERSE 1:

G Gsus4 G Dsus4/G

A little time, a little distance, a little space to think

G Gsus4 Am7 C

Might be all we need, right now

G Am7 G/B Am7

I don't know if we've had too much, or not enough to drink

Em Dsus4 D

But, we've got to get over this, somehow

CHORUS:

C G/B Am7 G/B

It only takes a breath or two, to tear your world apart

C G/B Em Cadd9 D G Gsus4 G Am/G

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart

VERSE 2:

G Gsus4 G Dsus4/G

Cutting words from careless lips, softly spoken

G Gsus4 Am7 Cadd9/D

Oh, you can do damage and never scream or shout

G Am7 G/B Am7

Emotions get the best of us; we say things we don't mean

Em Dsus4 D

And it's too late to take 'em back once they're out

CHORUS:

C G/B Am7 G/B

It only takes a breath or two, to tear your world apart

C G/B Em Cadd9 D G G

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart

BRIDGE:

Bb Am G Bb Am Am D

Oh, can we just start over? Nobody won; what's done is done, we’ve got to let it go

FINAL CHORUS:

C G/B Am7 G/B

It only takes a breath or two, to tear your world apart

C G/B Em Cadd9 D G G/A G/B

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Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart

C G/B Em Cadd9 D G

intro chords (end: )

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart

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