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This Is How A Heart Breaks original guitar chords by
Rob Thomas
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Key: D minor•
Intro 1
Verse 1

Dm
Dm

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Don't you wanna go for a ride

Just keep your hands inside
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And make the most out of life
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Now don't you take it for granted

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Life is like a mean machine

It made a mess outta me
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It left me caught between
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Like an angry dream I was stranded

I was stranded
Pre-chorus 1
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And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
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And I don't know how much more I can take
Chorus 1
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Well this is it now

Everybody get down
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This is all I can take
C
C

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This is how a heart breaks
Dm
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You take a hit now

You feel it break down
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Make you stay wide awake
C
C

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This is how a heart breaks
Verse 2
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Don't you wanna go for a ride

Down to the other side
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Feels so good you could cry
G
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Now won't you do what I told you
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I remember when you used to be shy

Yeah, once we were so fine, you and I
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Why you gotta make it so hard on me?

It's hard on me
Pre-chorus 2
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And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
C
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And I'm running, but you're getting away
Chorus 2
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Well this is it now

Everybody get down
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This is all I can take
C
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This is how a heart breaks
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You take a hit now

You feel it break down
Bb
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Make you stay wide awake
C
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This is how a heart breaks
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Well this is how a heart breaks
Interlude 1
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Bridge 1
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You're not the best thing that I knew
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Never was, never cared
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too much for all this hanging around
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It's just the same thing all the time
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Never get what I want,
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C
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never get too close to the end of the line
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C
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You're just the same thing that I knew
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Back before the time
Interlude 2

when I was running for you
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C
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Chorus 3
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Hell this is it now

Everybody get down
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This is all I can take
C
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This is how a heart breaks
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You take a hit now

You feel it break down
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Make you stay wide awake
C
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This is how a heart breaks
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Hel this is it now

Everybody get down
Bb
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This is all I can take
C
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This is how a heart breaks
Dm
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You take a hit now

You feel it break down
Bb
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Make you stay wide awake
C
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This is how a heart breaks
Outro 1
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C
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This is how a heart breaks
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C
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This is how a heart breaks
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Bb
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C
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This is how a heart breaks
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Bb
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C
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This is how a heart breaks
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Bb
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C
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This is how a heart breaks
Outro 2
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C
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This is how a heart breaks
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This is how a heart breaks

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Dm

  • G

  • Bb

  • C

Capo: 0

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The original key of This Is How A Heart Breaks by Rob Thomas is D minor.

The primary chords used in This Is How A Heart Breaks are Dm, G, Bb, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

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

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of This Is How A Heart Breaks is approximately 140 beats per minute.

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