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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
When Your Lonely Heart Breaks - Neil Young
from the book _Life_
typed by Steve Vetter
(thanks to Stephen House for the book)
A(addB)     x02420
         C#mx46654
         F#m244222
When your Elonely heart Abreaks
don't sit F#mcounting your misDtakes
don't be Ewaiting for love to come Aback (come back)
Don't be F#mwasting time
don't be Dlost and crying
when your Elonely heart AbreaksC#m  
when your Elonely heart AbreaksC#m  
What's your Eproblem, she's Agone
you're still F#mmoving, moving Don
you've got Emem'ries, she got Astrong
there's a F#mlot of things that Daren't gone
when your Elonely (lonely) heart AbreaksC#m  
when your Elonely heart AbreaksC#m  
E  A  F#m  D  E  A  F#m  D
When your Elonely (lonely) heart AbreaksC#m  
C#mdon't be crying for good times you had
when your Elonely heart AbreaksC#m  
When your Elonely heart Abreaks
don't sit F#mcounting your mistakes
don't be Ewaiting for love to come Aback (come back, come back)
don't be F#mwasting time
don't be Dlost and crying
When your Elonely, lonely heart AbreaksC#m  
When your Elonely, lonely heart, Alonely heart, loneC#mly heart breaks
When your Elonley, loney heart AbreaksC#m  
                      E  A(addB)   A(addB)
When your lonely heart breaks

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When Your Lonely Heart Breaks

by Neil Young

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C#m

F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

When Your Lonely Heart Breaks - Neil Young

from the book _Life_

typed by Steve Vetter

(thanks to Stephen House for the book)

(addB) x02420

C#m

x46654

F#m

244222

E A

When your lonely heart breaks

F#m D

don't sit counting your mistakes

E A

don't be waiting for love to come back (come back)

F#m

Don't be wasting time

don't be lost and crying

E A C#m

when your lonely heart breaks

E A C#m

when your lonely heart breaks

E A

What's your problem, she's gone

F#m D

you're still moving, moving on

E A

you've got mem'ries, she got strong

F#m D

there's a lot of things that aren't gone

E A C#m

when your lonely (lonely) heart breaks

E A C#m

when your lonely heart breaks

E A F#m D E A F#m D

E A C#m

When your lonely (lonely) heart breaks

C#m

don't be crying for good times you had

E A C#m

when your lonely heart breaks

E A

When your lonely heart breaks

F#m

don't sit counting your mistakes

E A

don't be waiting for love to come back (come back, come back)

F#m

don't be wasting time

don't be lost and crying

E A C#m

When your lonely, lonely heart breaks

E A C#m

When your lonely, lonely heart, lonely heart, lonely heart breaks

E A C#m

When your lonley, loney heart breaks

E A A

(addB) (addB)

When your lonely heart breaks

About When Your Lonely Heart Breaks Chords by Neil Young

Learn how to play When Your Lonely Heart Breaks by Neil Young with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “When Your Lonely Heart Breaks chords”, “When Your Lonely Heart Breaks guitar chords”, or “Neil Young When Your Lonely Heart Breaks chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy When Your Lonely Heart Breaks chords and for experienced players who want accurate When Your Lonely Heart Breaks lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, C#m, F#m, E, D.

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The chords for "When Your Lonely Heart Breaks" show the original chord names (including A, C#m, F#m, E, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.