Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be) chords by Elton John

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Gb
Ebm
F
Bbm
Ab
Bb
Eb
Db
A
D
Daug
G
Gm
B
Em
F#
Bm
E

Verse 1
Gb 
They  (G flat major) used to say
Ebm 
that boys are  (E flat minor) tough as nails
F 
In every  (F major) way he keeps his heart
Bbm 
Ab 
as guarded  (B flat minor) as    a  (A flat major) jail
Ebm 
F 
Now things have  (E flat minor) changed, I feel so  (F major) old
Bb 
Eb 
Like  (B flat major) an  y  (E flat major) girl could drag my
Ab 
Db 
 (A flat major) heart across the coals  (D flat major) 
Gb 
Ebm 
I was  (G flat major) al  ways there in the  (E flat minor) thick of things
F 
I always  (F major) had the heart of every
Bbm 
Ab 
woman  (B flat minor) on    a string  (A flat major) 
Ebm 
F 
The danger  (E flat minor) zone  shone from my  (F major) eyes
Bb 
Eb 
It  (B flat major) seemed like  (E flat major) eve ry inch
Ab 
Db 
I  (A flat major) gained became a  (D flat major) mile
A 
 (A major) 

Chorus 1
D 
Daug 
It's not the night  (D major) reaching in and  (Daug) touch  ing me
G 
It's just that break (G major) ing hearts
Gm 
ain't what it used  (G minor) to be
D 
It seems that  (D major) time has killed
B 
that cruel  (B major) streak in me
Em 
And  (E minor) breakin hearts
A 
ain't what it  (A major) used to be
D 
Daug 
It's not the light  (D major) shining in and  (Daug) catching me
G 
It's just that break (G major) ing hearts
Gm 
ain't what it used  (G minor) to be
D 
B 
But time has  (D major) come and cast a  (B major) spell on me
Em 
And breaking  (E minor) hearts
A 
D 
ain't what it  (A major) used to  (D major) be

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Verse 2
Gb 
Ebm 
And  (G flat major) now I know what  (E flat minor) lonely means
F 
Bbm 
Ab 
I  (F major) used to give so little and gain  (B flat minor) every  (A flat major) thing
Ebm 
F 
The darkest  (E flat minor) part  of every  (F major) day
Bb 
Eb 
Is the  (B flat major) shadow of an (E flat major) oth er girl
Ab 
Db 
as she  (A flat major) turns and walks away  (D flat major) 
Gb 
Can't  (G flat major) say I blame
Ebm 
them all for  (E flat minor) being hurt
F 
After all,  (F major) I treated each and
Bbm 
Ab 
every  (B flat minor) one   like  (A flat major) dirt
Ebm 
F 
Who wants a heart  (E flat minor) that's never  (F major) home?
Bb 
Eb 
Ab 
I  (B flat major) face the facts  (E flat major) and lock my (A flat major) self into
Db 
a life  (D flat major) alone
A 
 (A major) 

Chorus 2
D 
Daug 
It's not the night  (D major) reaching in and  (Daug) touch  ing me
G 
It's just that break (G major) ing hearts
Gm 
ain't what it used  (G minor) to be
D 
It seems that  (D major) time has killed
B 
that cruel  (B major) streak in me
Em 
And  (E minor) breakin hearts
A 
ain't what it used  (A major) to be
D 
Daug 
It's not the light  (D major) shining in and  (Daug) catching me
G 
It's just that break (G major) ing hearts
Gm 
ain't what it used  (G minor) to be
D 
B 
But time has  (D major) come and cast a spell  (B major) on me
Em 
And  (E minor) breaking hearts
F# 
 (F sharp major) Breaking hearts
Bm 
 (B minor) Breaking hearts
E 
Em 
 (E major) Breaking hearts  (E minor) 
A 
D 
ain't what it  (A major) used to  (D major) be