How Can You Mend A Broken Heart chords by Al Green (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Emaj7
F#m
A
B
G#m
E
G#
C#m
F#

Intro 1

Emaj7

F#m

G#m

F#m

Verse 1
E 
I can think of younger days
Emaj7 
when living for my life
F#m 
E 
Was everything a man could want to do
G# 
C#m 
I   could never see tomorrow
F# 
B 
I   was never told about the sorrow

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Chorus 1

Emaj7

And how can you mend a broken heart?

F#m

How can you stop the rain

from falling down?

Tell me, how can you stop

the sun from shining?

G#m

F#m

What makes the world go 'round?

Chorus 2
Emaj7 
And how can      mend this broken man?
F#m 
How can a loser ever win?
A 
B 
Somebody please help me mend
A 
B 
my broken heart
A 
G#m 
F#m 
E 
And let me live  a     gain, la-la, la-la, la

Verse 2
E 
I can still feel the breeze
Emaj7 
that rustles through the trees
F#m 
E 
And misty memories of days gone by
G# 
C#m 
But we  could never see tomorrow
F# 
Would you believe that no one,
B 
no one ever told us about the sorrow?

Chorus 3
Emaj7 
So how      can you mend a broken heart?
And mine is
F#m 
How can you stop the rain
from falling down?
A 
B 
How can you stop
A 
B 
the sun from shining?
A 
G#m 
F#m 
E 
What makes the world go    'round?

Bridge 1
And sometime I have to say, yeah, say
Emaj7 
La-la-la... yeah
F#m 
La-la-la... tell me
A 
B 
A 
B 
Help me mend my, broken heart
A 
G#m 
I just wanna, I just wanna, I just wanna,
F#m 
E 
I just wanna, I just wanna live again, baby

Chorus 4
Emaj7 
How      can you mend this broken man?
Yeah, somebody tell me
F#m 
How can a loser ever win?
'Cause, baby
A 
B 
A 
B 
Help me mend my, this old broken heart
A 
G#m 
F#m 
I think I, I believe I
E 
I feel like I got to, I feel like I wanna live again

Chorus 5
Emaj7 
How      can you mend this broken heart?
Somebody, please, tell me
F#m 
How can you stop the rain
from falling down?
I know my clothes are all wet, tell me
A 
B 
How can you mend my,
A 
B 
please help me mend my broken heart
A 
G#m 
F#m 
I think I, I believe I,
E 
I've got a feeling
that I want to live and live and live
[Fade out]

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Emaj7
F#m
A
B
G#m
E
G#
C#m
F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E majorBPM: 74

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
G#: 4-6-6-5-4-4
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of How Can You Mend A Broken Heart by Al Green, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Al Green.