How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Chords by Al Green
Tempo:
73.475 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
B
E
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[G#m] [F#m] [E]
I can think of younger days when life for my
[F#m] was everything [E] a man could want to do [G] [G#] I could never see [C#m] tomorrow
I [F#] was never told [B] about the sorrow And [E] how can you mend a broken heart?
How [F#m]
can you stop the rain falling down?
[A] Tell me how [B] can you stop the [A] sun [B] from shining?
[A] What makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go round?
How can you mend this broken man?
[F#m] How can I lose a memory?
Somebody [A] help [B] me mend [A] my [B] broken [A] heart
And let [G#m] me live [F#m] [E] again?
La la [A] la [E] la la
I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees
[F#m] And misty memories [E] of days gone by [G#] But we could never see [C#m] tomorrow
I know that you [F#] believe that no one, no one ever told us [B] about the sorrows
And so
[G#m] [E] how can you mend a broken heart?
And my dear, [F#m]
how can you stop the rain falling down?
[A] How [B] can you stop the [A] sun from [B] shining?
[A] What makes [G#m] the [F#m] world go [E] round?
And sometimes I just say, say La la la la la
Yeah, [F#m] la la la la la
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[G#m] [F#m] [E]
La la la la la, la [F#m]-ha
You're the one that kept me in my, my, my
My broken [Bm] [A] heart
[B] I just wanna, I just wanna, I [A] just wanna
I just wanna, [B] I just wanna live [A] again, [G#m] baby
[F#m] How can [E] you, man?
I feel like I got to, I feel like I'm gonna laugh again.
How can you mend this broken heart?
Somebody please [F#m] tell me, how can you stop the rain from falling down?
Although my clothes are all [A] wet, tell me, [B] how can you mend my,
[A] please help me mend [B] my broken heart.
[A] I think I, [G#m] I [F#m] believe I, [E] I got a feeling that I want to live, live and live.
La la la la la la, la la la la la la.
[F#m]
[F#m]
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[G#m] [F#m] [E]
I can think of younger days when life for my
[F#m] was everything [E] a man could want to do [G] [G#] I could never see [C#m] tomorrow
I [F#] was never told [B] about the sorrow And [E] how can you mend a broken heart?
How [F#m]
can you stop the rain falling down?
[A] Tell me how [B] can you stop the [A] sun [B] from shining?
[A] What makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go round?
How can you mend this broken man?
[F#m] How can I lose a memory?
Somebody [A] help [B] me mend [A] my [B] broken [A] heart
And let [G#m] me live [F#m] [E] again?
La la [A] la [E] la la
I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees
[F#m] And misty memories [E] of days gone by [G#] But we could never see [C#m] tomorrow
I know that you [F#] believe that no one, no one ever told us [B] about the sorrows
And so
[G#m] [E] how can you mend a broken heart?
And my dear, [F#m]
how can you stop the rain falling down?
[A] How [B] can you stop the [A] sun from [B] shining?
[A] What makes [G#m] the [F#m] world go [E] round?
And sometimes I just say, say La la la la la
Yeah, [F#m] la la la la la
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[G#m] [F#m] [E]
La la la la la, la [F#m]-ha
You're the one that kept me in my, my, my
My broken [Bm] [A] heart
[B] I just wanna, I just wanna, I [A] just wanna
I just wanna, [B] I just wanna live [A] again, [G#m] baby
[F#m] How can [E] you, man?
I feel like I got to, I feel like I'm gonna laugh again.
How can you mend this broken heart?
Somebody please [F#m] tell me, how can you stop the rain from falling down?
Although my clothes are all [A] wet, tell me, [B] how can you mend my,
[A] please help me mend [B] my broken heart.
[A] I think I, [G#m] I [F#m] believe I, [E] I got a feeling that I want to live, live and live.
La la la la la la, la la la la la la.
[F#m]
Key:
A
F#m
B
E
G#m
A
F#m
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
_ _ I can _ think of younger days _ _ when life for my
[F#m] was _ everything [E] a man could want to do _ _ [G] _ [G#] I could never see _ [C#m] tomorrow
_ _ I [F#] was never told [B] about _ the sorrow _ _ And _ [E] _ how can you mend _ a broken heart?
How [F#m] _ _
can you stop the rain falling down?
_ _ [A] Tell me how [B] can you stop the [A] _ sun [B] from shining?
[A] _ What makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go round? _
How _ _ can you mend this broken man?
_ _ [F#m] _ How can I lose a memory? _ _
_ Somebody [A] help [B] me mend [A] my _ [B] broken _ [A] heart
And let [G#m] me live [F#m] _ [E] again? _
La la [A] la [E] la la
_ _ I can still feel the breeze _ _ that rustles through the trees
[F#m] And misty memories [E] of days gone by _ [G#] But we could never see _ [C#m] tomorrow
I know that you [F#] believe that no one, no one ever told us [B] about the _ sorrows
And so _
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] how can you mend a broken heart?
_ And my dear, [F#m] _ _
how can you stop the rain falling down? _
_ _ _ [A] How [B] can you stop the _ [A] sun from [B] shining?
_ _ [A] What makes [G#m] the [F#m] world go [E] round?
And sometimes I just say, say La la la la la _ _
Yeah, _ [F#m] _ la la la la la _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ La la la la la, la [F#m]-ha
You're the one that kept me in my, my, my
My broken [Bm] [A] heart _
[B] I just wanna, I just wanna, I [A] just wanna
I just wanna, [B] I just wanna live [A] _ again, [G#m] baby
[F#m] How can [E] you, man?
I feel like I got to, I feel like I'm gonna laugh again.
How can you mend this broken heart?
Somebody please [F#m] tell me, _ how can you stop the rain from falling down?
Although my clothes are all [A] wet, tell me, [B] how can you mend my,
[A] please help me mend [B] my broken heart.
[A] I think I, [G#m] I [F#m] believe I, [E] I got a feeling that I want to live, live and live.
La la la la la la, la la la la la la. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
_ _ I can _ think of younger days _ _ when life for my
[F#m] was _ everything [E] a man could want to do _ _ [G] _ [G#] I could never see _ [C#m] tomorrow
_ _ I [F#] was never told [B] about _ the sorrow _ _ And _ [E] _ how can you mend _ a broken heart?
How [F#m] _ _
can you stop the rain falling down?
_ _ [A] Tell me how [B] can you stop the [A] _ sun [B] from shining?
[A] _ What makes [G#m] the world [F#m] [E] go round? _
How _ _ can you mend this broken man?
_ _ [F#m] _ How can I lose a memory? _ _
_ Somebody [A] help [B] me mend [A] my _ [B] broken _ [A] heart
And let [G#m] me live [F#m] _ [E] again? _
La la [A] la [E] la la
_ _ I can still feel the breeze _ _ that rustles through the trees
[F#m] And misty memories [E] of days gone by _ [G#] But we could never see _ [C#m] tomorrow
I know that you [F#] believe that no one, no one ever told us [B] about the _ sorrows
And so _
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] how can you mend a broken heart?
_ And my dear, [F#m] _ _
how can you stop the rain falling down? _
_ _ _ [A] How [B] can you stop the _ [A] sun from [B] shining?
_ _ [A] What makes [G#m] the [F#m] world go [E] round?
And sometimes I just say, say La la la la la _ _
Yeah, _ [F#m] _ la la la la la _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ La la la la la, la [F#m]-ha
You're the one that kept me in my, my, my
My broken [Bm] [A] heart _
[B] I just wanna, I just wanna, I [A] just wanna
I just wanna, [B] I just wanna live [A] _ again, [G#m] baby
[F#m] How can [E] you, man?
I feel like I got to, I feel like I'm gonna laugh again.
How can you mend this broken heart?
Somebody please [F#m] tell me, _ how can you stop the rain from falling down?
Although my clothes are all [A] wet, tell me, [B] how can you mend my,
[A] please help me mend [B] my broken heart.
[A] I think I, [G#m] I [F#m] believe I, [E] I got a feeling that I want to live, live and live.
La la la la la la, la la la la la la. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _