It Broke My Heart chords by
The Proclaimers

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

E

E

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A

A

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E

E

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A

A

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E

E

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Verse 1

E

E

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Saw a man

D

D

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who was fifty-one

G

G

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He He bad married daughters

D

D

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and a single son

C#m

C#m

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C#

C#

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And he's lost his job

D

D

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as this years begun

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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And it broke my heart

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 2

E

E

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D

D

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Saw his wife who was fifty-two

G

G

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She She said she was sure

D

D

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they could make it through

C#

C#

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D

D

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That her single wage would just have to do

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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And it broke

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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my heart

Verse 3

D

D

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Talked about it with the

family now

What began in sadness ended up a row

All the guys with the clever mouths

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E

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They were saying we should move south

Saw the son who's been

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D

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gone two weeks

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G

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And he's down already

D

D

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with a job to seek

C#

C#

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And he's in Kings Cross and there's

D

D

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no-one speaking

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

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speaking

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G

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C

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G

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D

D

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E

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D

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And it

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G

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D

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C#

C#

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D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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G

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C

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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E

E

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D

D

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G

G

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D

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C#m

C#m

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C#

C#

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D

D

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G

G

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broke my

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C

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heart.

Outro 1

G

G

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G

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C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

E
A
D
G
C#m
C#
C

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of It Broke My Heart by The Proclaimers is Bb major.

The primary chords used in It Broke My Heart are G, C, F, Bb, Fbm, Fb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, F, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of It Broke My Heart is approximately 75 beats per minute.

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