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When A Heart Breaks

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When A Heart Breaks Chords by Dave Barnes
Capo 6
Intro:  G  C  
GNo one ever told Cme
GIt would come to Cthis
GBegan with such a Cpromise
GEnd with such a tEmwist
DI lean into the Cwhisper
DBut I don’t hear Ca thing
It’s Ga tear in the dark
All aEmlone in the car in piBmeces (Cpieces)
It’s Gthe sound of mistake 
As I’Emm lying awake and sleBmepless C(sleepless)
ThiAms is the sound that’s madDe when a heart breaks
GEverybody’s laughCing
GMaybe it’s just mCe
GJust something unCrequited
GMaybe it will nevEmer be
DI lean into the Cwhisper
DBut I don’t hear Ca thing
It’s a Gtear in the dark
All aEmlone in the car in piBmeces (Cpieces)
It’s Gthe sound of mistake 
As I’Emm lying awake and sleBmepless C(sleepless)
AmThis is the sound that’s Dmade 
CPlease don’t lGeave me Dhere     (4x)
CHow could I have come to fear you?
GDrop me off and left me here
DNothing here to find my way 
DBut the light you take as you pull away
CFar ahead the rush is movin'
GWith others here and I'm still provin'
DNothin's wrong it's in my mind
DNothing's wrong and I’ll be fine
GIt’s a tear in the dark
All aEmlone in the car in piBmeces (Cpeices)
GIt’s the sound of mistake 
As I’Emm lying awake and sleBmepless C(sleepless)
AmThis is the sound that’s Dmade when a heart breaks

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When A Heart Breaks

by Dave Barnes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

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When A Heart Breaks Chords by Dave Barnes

Capo 6

G C

Intro:

G C

No one ever told me

G C

It would come to this

G C

Began with such a promise

G Em

End with such a twist

D C

I lean into the whisper

D C

But I don’t hear a thing

It’s a tear in the dark

Em Bm C

All alone in the car in pieces (pieces)

It’s the sound of mistake

Em Bm C

As I’m lying awake and sleepless (sleepless)

Am D

This is the sound that’s made when a heart breaks

G C

Everybody’s laughing

G C

Maybe it’s just me

G C

Just something unrequited

G Em

Maybe it will never be

D C

I lean into the whisper

D C

But I don’t hear a thing

It’s a tear in the dark

Em Bm C

All alone in the car in pieces (pieces)

It’s the sound of mistake

Em Bm C

As I’m lying awake and sleepless (sleepless)

Am D

This is the sound that’s made

C G D

Please don’t leave me here (4x)

How could I have come to fear you?

Drop me off and left me here

Nothing here to find my way

But the light you take as you pull away

Far ahead the rush is movin'

With others here and I'm still provin'

Nothin's wrong it's in my mind

Nothing's wrong and I’ll be fine

It’s a tear in the dark

Em Bm C

All alone in the car in pieces (peices)

It’s the sound of mistake

Em Bm C

As I’m lying awake and sleepless (sleepless)

Am D

This is the sound that’s made when a heart breaks

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