Dont Break My Heart

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                Don't Break My Heart - UB40
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Released in 1985

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The song is in G and the hypnotic 
bass line runs through the whole 
song.
I suggest putting on a capo (3rd 
fret) and play E, but also added 
chord
voicings for the original key of G 
(very comfortable: Open G6 tuning:
tune down the A string to G).

Basic riff 
  [G]                               [
E|----------------|---------------
B|----------------|---------------
G|----------------|---------------
D|------------5---|------------5--
A|--------3-5-----|--------3-5----
E|3-------------3-|---------------
  F7/G]
E|-|----------------|---------------
B|-|----------------|---------------
G|-|----------------|---------------
D|-|------------5---|--------5------
A|-|--------3-5-----|----3-5-----5--
E|-| 3-------------3-|--------------


Basic riff (Capo 3rd fret) 
  [E]                               [
E|----------------|---------------
B|----------------|---------------
G|----------------|---------------
D|------------2---|------------2--
A|--------0-2-----|--------0-2----
E|0-------------0-|---------------
  D7/E]
E|-|----------------|---------------
B|-|----------------|---------------
G|-|----------------|---------------
D|-|------------2---|--------2------
A|-|--------0-2-----|----0-2-----2--
E|-| 0-------------0-|--------------

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CHORDS

Tuning:    standard             
standard       Open G6
Transpose: -                    +3  
           +3
Capo:      3rd fret             -   
           -
Play:      E                    G   
           G
Key:       G                    G   
           G

           E-A-D-G-B-e          
E-A-D-G-B-e    E-G-D-G-B-e
E          0-2-2-1-0-0    G     
3-x-0-0-0-3    x-0-0-0-0-3
D7/E       0-2-x-2-1-2    F7/G  
3-x-1-2-1-1    x-0-1-2-1-3 (= Cm6/G)
Am/E       0-2-x-2-1-0    Cm/G  
3-x-5-5-4-3    x-0-1-0-1-3
D/E        0-2-2-2-3-2    F/G   
3-x-3-2-1-1    x-0-3-2-1-1
A/E        0-x-2-2-2-0    C/G   

3-x-2-0-1-0    x-0-2-0-1-0

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[Intro]
| E | % | D7/E | % |

[Verse 1]
    E
You shoot me down in flames, you put
 me down a lot
    D7/E
I'm giving you my heart, go on take 
it
          E
Please be careful not to break it
Continues after the ad
       D7/E                        
Just remember it's the only one 
  Am/E
I've got
         Am/E         [ E ]
It's the only one I've got

[Chorus]
E
Don't break my heart
D7/E                  Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart

[Verse 2]
    D7/E
You make me laugh a lot and buy me 
silly things
    E
I'd rather be with you than anyone 
else
    D7/E                    Am/E
But if you make me mad, but if you 
make me mad
       E
You'll wish that you had not, you'll
 wish that you had not

[Chorus]
D7/E                 Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart
D7/E                 Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart

[Middle 8]
D/E                   A/E
  Where are the roses   and 
whispered sighs
E
  Where are the compliments and 
dreaming eyes
D7/E                         Am/E
  It doesn't matter you see,    I 
know you love me;
     E                          
Real basic love never dies      
D7/E   Am/E
        oooh

[Chorus]
E
Don't break my heart
D7/E                  Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart

[Middle 8] variation
D/E                   A/E
  Where are the roses   and 
whispered sighs
[Don't break my heart]
E
  Where are the compliments and 
dreaming eyes
[Don't break my heart]
D7/E                         Am/E
  It doesn't matter you see,    I 
know you love me;
     E
Real basic love never dies

[Chorus]
D7/E                 Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart
D7/E                 Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart
D7/E                 Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart
D7/E                 Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart


[Other]
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| D7/E | Am/E | E | % |