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This Is How A Heart Breaks by Rob Thomas
This Is How A Heart Breaks
Tuning: Normal
There is hardly any guitar in this song, so play either power chords
or normal chords, or mix them, whichever you prefer. Both are listed below.
Normal Chords Power Chords
Dm G Bb C Am Dm G Bb C Am
e|---1--3---1--0---0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3---3--1---1---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--0---3--0---2-----------7------3--5-----------------------------------|
D|---0--0---3--2---2-----------7--5---3--5---7-------------------------------|
A|---x--2---1--3---0-----------5--5---1--3---7-------------------------------|
E|---x--3---x--x---x--------------3----------5-------------------------------|
Intro: Dm
Dm
Don't you wanna go for a ride
Just keep your hands inside
And make the most out of life
G
Now don't you take it for granted
Dm
Life is like a mean machine
It made a mess outta me
And left me caught between
G
Like an angry dream I was stranded
I was stranded, yeah yeah yeah
Bb
And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
C
And I don't know how much more I can take
CHORUS:
Dm
This is it now
Everybody get down
Bb
This is all I can take
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm
You take a hit now
You feel it break down
Bb
Make you stay wide awake
C Dm
This is how a heart breaks
Dm
Don't you wanna go for a ride
Down to the other side
Feels so good you could cry
G
Now won't you do what I told you
Dm
I remember when you used to be shy
Yeah, once we were so fine
G
You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me
Yeah, it's hard on me
Bb
And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
C
And I'm running but you're getting away
REPEAT CHORUS
G
This is how a heart breaks
Am C Am C
Am C Am
You're not the best thing that I knew
C
Never was never cared too much for all this hanging around
Am C Am
It's just the same thing all the time
C
Never get what I want, never get you close to the end of the line
Am C
You're just the same thing that I knew
Dm
Right before the time when I was only for you
Dm Bb C (2x)
REPEAT CHORUS 2x
Dm Bb
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
Oh
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb C
This is how a heart breaks
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version 2
Dm Bb
Don't you wanna go for a ride
C
Just keep your hands inside
Am
And make the most out of life
G
Now don't you take it for granted
Dm Bb
Life is like a mean machine
C
It made a mess outta me
Am
And left me caught between
G
Like an angry dream I was stranded
C
I was stranded, yeah yeah yeah
Bb
And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
C
And I don't know how much more I can take
CHORUS:
Dm
This is it now
Bb
Everybody get down
C
This is all I can take
Am
This is how a heart breaks
Dm
You take a hit now
Bb
You feel it break down
C
Make you stay wide awake
Am
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
Don't you wanna go for a ride
C
Down to the other side
Am
Feels so good you could cry
G
Now won't you do what I told you
Dm Bb
I remember when you used to be shy
C
Yeah, once we were so fine
Am
You and I
G
Why you gotta make it so hard on me
C
Yeah, it's hard on me
Bb
And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
C
And I'm running but you're getting away
REPEAT CHORUS
G
This is how a heart breaks
Am C Am C
Am C Am
You're not the best thing that I knew
C
Never was never cared too much for all this hanging around
Am C Am
It's just the same thing all the time
C
Never get what I want, never get you close to the end of the line
Am C
You're just the same thing that I knew
Dm
Right before the time when I was only for you
Dm Bb C (2x)
REPEAT CHORUS 2x
Dm Bb
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Am
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
Oh
Am
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb Am
This is how a heart breaks
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version 3
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A---7-----5-------------5--
E--------------7--5--7-----
Dm
Don't you wanna go for a ride, just keep your hands inside
G
And make the most out of life, now don't you take it for granted
Dm
Life is like a mean machine, it made a mess outta me
G
And left me caught between, like an angry dream I was stranded
I was stranded, yeah yeah yeah
Bb
And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
C
And I don't know how much more I can take
Dm Bb
This is it now, everybody get down, this is all I can take
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, make you stay wide awake
C Dm
This is how a heart breaks
Dm F Dm F Dm
Don't you wanna go for a ride, down to the other side
F Dm F G F G
Feels so good you could cry, now won't you do what I told you
F Dm F Dm F Dm
I remember when you used to be shy, yeah, once we were so fine you and I
F Dm F G F G
Why you gotta make it so hard on me
F G
Hey it's hard on me
Bb
And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
C
And I'm running but you're getting away
Dm Bb
This is it now, everybody get down, this is all I can take
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, make you stay wide awake
C
This is how a heart breaks
G G
This is how a heart breaks
(piano riff played over bridge chords)
E|---5-------------------
B|-----5-----------------
G|-7-----5---5---5-7-----
D|---------8---7---------
A|-----------------------
E|-----------------------
Dm C Bb C
Dm C Bb C
Dm C Bb C
You're not the best thing that I
Dm C Bb C
Knew, never was never cared too much for all this hanging
Dm C Bb C
Around, it's just the same thing all the
Dm C Bb C
Time, never get what I want, never get you close to the end of the
Dm C Bb C G
Line, you're just the same thing that I knew
G
Right before the time when I was only for you
(guitar solo played over solo chords)
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------5-5(6)5---5--5(6)5---5--
G-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7---------7----------7---- X 2
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Dm Bb C
Dm Bb C
Dm Bb
This is it now, everybody get down, this is all I can take
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, make you stay wide awake
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
This is it now, everybody get down, this is all I can take
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, make you stay wide awake
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
Oh-oh-oh Aw yeah oh-oh-oh
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
Oh-oh-oh This is it, yeah yeah, this is oh
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb C
Oh-oh-oh Can't take it, can't take it, can't take it, can't take it
(This is how a heart breaks)
Dm Bb C
Can't take it no more This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb C
I can't take it, I can't take, I can't take it This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb C
Oh! This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb N/C
This is how a heart breaks
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
solo
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-1-4-1--4-1-4-1--4-1-4-1-4--4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2---|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
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version 5
solo
tunung = standard
slide = /
hammer on = h
bend = b
the bends are a half step
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--4/7-7-7-7/5----4/7-7-7-7/5-----4/7-7-7-7/5--9b-7h9-9b-7-----|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--4/7-7-7-7/5----4/7-7-7-7/5-----4/7-7-7-7/5--9b-7h9-9b-7h9-7-|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 6
solo.
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--15s17-17-17--15s17-17-17-15--15s17-17-17--17-19-20-19-17-19-20-19-17-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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