Chords for Al Green- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Live on Soul!, 1972)
Tempo:
88.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
F#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[F#m]
[Em] [A] [B] I [A] [B]
[A] [G#m]
[F#m] [E]
can think of younger days when living for my own [F#m]
was everything [E] a man could do.
But [G] [G#] I can never speak to [C#m] my
[F#] I was never told [B] how much the sorrow can [A]
[E] do me.
It's broken heart.
[F#m] How can you stop the rain falling down?
What I'm trying to say [A] is how can [B] you stop [A] the [B] sun from shining?
[F] And [A] I want to know what makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go round?
[G#m]
How can [E] you
This broken man
[F#m]
[B] [A]
How [B] can you stop [A] the sun from shining?
[B] I [A] want to know what makes the world
What [G#m] makes the world [F#m] [E] go round?
All I can say is la la [A] la la.
[E]
I can still feel the breeze.
It ruffles through the [F#] trees.
[F#m]
And misty memories [E] of days gone by.
[G#] But all we can really see [C#m] tomorrow.
Would you [B] believe that [F#] no one, nobody ever told [B] us that sorrow
Yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Is there anybody in New York that can
How [F#m]
can you stop the rain?
Somebody ought to stop the rain.
Stop the rain, stop the rain, stop the [A] rain.
Won't you stop the rain?
[B] Oh, my, [A] my, my, my broken heart.
[B] I [A]
just wanna, [G#m] [F#m] I [E] just wanna, I just wanna live again, baby.
Now, na na na.
[C#] [F#m]
[B]
[F#m] [B] [A]
[B] [G#m] [A]
[B] [A]
[G#m] [E]
How about a nice round of applause for the group, ladies and gentlemen?
Buddy Jared, Michael Bacon.
But you see it's this [F#m] broken heart of mine.
You see I can sing and sing and sing like a broken heart of mine.
[Bm] [A] Baby.
[B] Now, help me mend [A]
my
Cause [B] somewhere down in my heart ladies and gentlemen,
I [A] just wanna
I just [G#m] wanna
I just [E] wanna
I just wanna
I just wanna
I just wanna
I just wanna sing.
Na na na, na na na, na na na.
[N]
[F#m]
[Em] [A] [B] I [A] [B]
[A] [G#m]
[F#m] [E]
can think of younger days when living for my own [F#m]
was everything [E] a man could do.
But [G] [G#] I can never speak to [C#m] my
[F#] I was never told [B] how much the sorrow can [A]
[E] do me.
It's broken heart.
[F#m] How can you stop the rain falling down?
What I'm trying to say [A] is how can [B] you stop [A] the [B] sun from shining?
[F] And [A] I want to know what makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go round?
[G#m]
How can [E] you
This broken man
[F#m]
[B] [A]
How [B] can you stop [A] the sun from shining?
[B] I [A] want to know what makes the world
What [G#m] makes the world [F#m] [E] go round?
All I can say is la la [A] la la.
[E]
I can still feel the breeze.
It ruffles through the [F#] trees.
[F#m]
And misty memories [E] of days gone by.
[G#] But all we can really see [C#m] tomorrow.
Would you [B] believe that [F#] no one, nobody ever told [B] us that sorrow
Yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Is there anybody in New York that can
How [F#m]
can you stop the rain?
Somebody ought to stop the rain.
Stop the rain, stop the rain, stop the [A] rain.
Won't you stop the rain?
[B] Oh, my, [A] my, my, my broken heart.
[B] I [A]
just wanna, [G#m] [F#m] I [E] just wanna, I just wanna live again, baby.
Now, na na na.
[C#] [F#m]
[B]
[F#m] [B] [A]
[B] [G#m] [A]
[B] [A]
[G#m] [E]
How about a nice round of applause for the group, ladies and gentlemen?
Buddy Jared, Michael Bacon.
But you see it's this [F#m] broken heart of mine.
You see I can sing and sing and sing like a broken heart of mine.
[Bm] [A] Baby.
[B] Now, help me mend [A]
my
Cause [B] somewhere down in my heart ladies and gentlemen,
I [A] just wanna
I just [G#m] wanna
I just [E] wanna
I just wanna
I just wanna
I just wanna
I just wanna sing.
Na na na, na na na, na na na.
[N]
Key:
A
B
E
F#m
G#m
A
B
E
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ can think of younger days _ when _ _ living for my own [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
was everything [E] a man could do.
But _ _ [G] [G#] I can never speak _ to [C#m] my_ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] I was never told [B] how much the _ _ sorrow _ can _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ do me.
_ _ _ _ It's broken heart.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ How can you stop the rain _ _ falling down?
What I'm trying to say [A] is how can [B] you stop _ _ [A] _ the [B] sun from shining?
[F] And [A] I want to know what makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go _ round?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
How can [E] _ you_
This broken _ _ _ _ man_
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
How [B] can you stop [A] the sun from shining?
_ _ [B] _ _ I [A] want to know what makes the world_
What [G#m] makes the world [F#m] [E] go round?
All I can say is la la [A] la la.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can still feel the breeze. _ _ _
It ruffles through the _ [F#] trees.
[F#m] _
_ And misty memories [E] of _ days gone _ by.
[G#] But all we can really see _ _ [C#m] tomorrow.
_ _ _ _ Would you [B] believe that [F#] no one, nobody ever told [B] us that _ _ _ _ _ _ sorrow_
Yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, _ yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Is there anybody in New York that can_
How _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ can you stop the rain?
Somebody ought to stop the rain.
Stop the rain, stop the rain, stop the [A] rain.
Won't you stop the rain?
_ [B] _ Oh, my, [A] my, my, my broken heart.
[B] I _ _ _ [A] _
just wanna, _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] I [E] just wanna, I just wanna live again, baby.
Now, _ _ _ _ _ _ na na na.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ How about a nice round of applause for the group, ladies and gentlemen? _ _
_ _ _ _ Buddy Jared, Michael Bacon. _
_ But you see it's this _ [F#m] broken heart of mine.
You see I can sing and sing and sing like a broken heart of mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] [A] Baby. _
_ _ [B] Now, help me mend [A] _ _
my_
Cause [B] somewhere down in my heart ladies and gentlemen,
I [A] just wanna_
I just [G#m] wanna_
I just [E] wanna_
I just wanna_
I just wanna_
I just wanna_
I just wanna sing.
Na na na, na na na, na na na. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ can think of younger days _ when _ _ living for my own [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
was everything [E] a man could do.
But _ _ [G] [G#] I can never speak _ to [C#m] my_ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] I was never told [B] how much the _ _ sorrow _ can _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ do me.
_ _ _ _ It's broken heart.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ How can you stop the rain _ _ falling down?
What I'm trying to say [A] is how can [B] you stop _ _ [A] _ the [B] sun from shining?
[F] And [A] I want to know what makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go _ round?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
How can [E] _ you_
This broken _ _ _ _ man_
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
How [B] can you stop [A] the sun from shining?
_ _ [B] _ _ I [A] want to know what makes the world_
What [G#m] makes the world [F#m] [E] go round?
All I can say is la la [A] la la.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can still feel the breeze. _ _ _
It ruffles through the _ [F#] trees.
[F#m] _
_ And misty memories [E] of _ days gone _ by.
[G#] But all we can really see _ _ [C#m] tomorrow.
_ _ _ _ Would you [B] believe that [F#] no one, nobody ever told [B] us that _ _ _ _ _ _ sorrow_
Yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, _ yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Is there anybody in New York that can_
How _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ can you stop the rain?
Somebody ought to stop the rain.
Stop the rain, stop the rain, stop the [A] rain.
Won't you stop the rain?
_ [B] _ Oh, my, [A] my, my, my broken heart.
[B] I _ _ _ [A] _
just wanna, _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] I [E] just wanna, I just wanna live again, baby.
Now, _ _ _ _ _ _ na na na.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ How about a nice round of applause for the group, ladies and gentlemen? _ _
_ _ _ _ Buddy Jared, Michael Bacon. _
_ But you see it's this _ [F#m] broken heart of mine.
You see I can sing and sing and sing like a broken heart of mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] [A] Baby. _
_ _ [B] Now, help me mend [A] _ _
my_
Cause [B] somewhere down in my heart ladies and gentlemen,
I [A] just wanna_
I just [G#m] wanna_
I just [E] wanna_
I just wanna_
I just wanna_
I just wanna_
I just wanna sing.
Na na na, na na na, na na na. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _