Chords for Richard Thompson playing "When the Spell is Broken" for the On the Music Path iPad app
Tempo:
122.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bb
A
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [D]
When the spell is broken, when the spell is broken, how [F] you [A] ever gonna keep on now?
You can't [Gm] cry if you don't know how.
When the [D] spell is broken, when the spell is broken, all [F] the [A] joy is gone from her face.
Welcome [D] back to [Gm] the human race.
[A] How [Am] long [A] can the flame [Bb] of love remain?
[D] When you [C] curse [F] [Bb] and fight [C] and never [F] see [Bb] a light, or [C] hear a light spoken.
When the [D] spell is broken,
[Bb] [D] [Bb]
[Gm] when the [D] spell is broken, when the spell is broken, all [F] your
[Am] magic and your ways and schemes, [A] all your [D] lies [Gm] climb to the trees.
When [Bb] the spell [D] is broken, [Dm]
[D] when the spell is broken,
[Fm] you're heading [A] to that [Am] same borderline.
[A] It's just a [Gm] rousing one this time.
[A] When love has died, [Bb] but none starry-eyed.
[C] No kiss, [Bb] no tears, [C] no farewell [F] [Bb] souvenirs, [Am] not [C] even a token.
When the [D] spell is broken.
[Dm]
[D]
[A]
[D] [Dm]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[D]
[A] Once [Am] when your heart, [Bb] from the very start, wrote [C] those loving letters [Bb] you wrote.
[C] [Bb]
[C]
When the [D] spell is
[Bb]
[D] broken.
[Dm]
[D]
When the spell is broken, when the spell is broken, how [F] you [A] ever gonna keep on now?
You can't [Gm] cry if you don't know how.
When the [D] spell is broken, when the spell is broken, all [F] the [A] joy is gone from her face.
Welcome [D] back to [Gm] the human race.
[A] How [Am] long [A] can the flame [Bb] of love remain?
[D] When you [C] curse [F] [Bb] and fight [C] and never [F] see [Bb] a light, or [C] hear a light spoken.
When the [D] spell is broken,
[Bb] [D] [Bb]
[Gm] when the [D] spell is broken, when the spell is broken, all [F] your
[Am] magic and your ways and schemes, [A] all your [D] lies [Gm] climb to the trees.
When [Bb] the spell [D] is broken, [Dm]
[D] when the spell is broken,
[Fm] you're heading [A] to that [Am] same borderline.
[A] It's just a [Gm] rousing one this time.
[A] When love has died, [Bb] but none starry-eyed.
[C] No kiss, [Bb] no tears, [C] no farewell [F] [Bb] souvenirs, [Am] not [C] even a token.
When the [D] spell is broken.
[Dm]
[D]
[A]
[D] [Dm]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[D]
[A] Once [Am] when your heart, [Bb] from the very start, wrote [C] those loving letters [Bb] you wrote.
[C] [Bb]
[C]
When the [D] spell is
[Bb]
[D] broken.
[Dm]
[D]
Key:
D
Bb
A
C
Am
D
Bb
A
_ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When the spell is broken, _ _ _ when the spell is broken, _ _ how [F] you [A] ever gonna keep on now?
You can't [Gm] cry if you don't know how.
When the [D] spell is broken, _ _ when the spell is broken, _ _ all [F] the [A] joy is gone from her face. _
Welcome [D] back to [Gm] the human race. _
_ _ [A] How [Am] long _ [A] can the flame _ [Bb] of _ love remain?
_ [D] When you [C] curse [F] [Bb] and fight _ [C] and never [F] see [Bb] a light, or [C] hear a light spoken. _ _ _
When the [D] spell is broken, _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] when the [D] spell is broken, _ _ when the spell is broken, _ _ all [F] your
[Am] magic and your ways and schemes, [A] all your [D] lies [Gm] climb to the trees. _
When [Bb] the spell [D] is broken, [Dm] _ _ _
[D] when the spell is broken, _ _ _ _
[Fm] you're heading [A] to that [Am] same _ borderline.
[A] It's just a [Gm] rousing one this time. _ _
_ [A] When love _ has died, _ [Bb] but none _ starry-eyed.
_ [C] No kiss, [Bb] no tears, _ [C] no farewell _ [F] [Bb] souvenirs, [Am] not [C] even a token.
_ _ _ When the [D] spell is broken.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Once [Am] when _ your heart, _ [Bb] from the very start, wrote [C] those loving letters [Bb] you wrote.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
When the [D] spell is _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [D] broken. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When the spell is broken, _ _ _ when the spell is broken, _ _ how [F] you [A] ever gonna keep on now?
You can't [Gm] cry if you don't know how.
When the [D] spell is broken, _ _ when the spell is broken, _ _ all [F] the [A] joy is gone from her face. _
Welcome [D] back to [Gm] the human race. _
_ _ [A] How [Am] long _ [A] can the flame _ [Bb] of _ love remain?
_ [D] When you [C] curse [F] [Bb] and fight _ [C] and never [F] see [Bb] a light, or [C] hear a light spoken. _ _ _
When the [D] spell is broken, _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] when the [D] spell is broken, _ _ when the spell is broken, _ _ all [F] your
[Am] magic and your ways and schemes, [A] all your [D] lies [Gm] climb to the trees. _
When [Bb] the spell [D] is broken, [Dm] _ _ _
[D] when the spell is broken, _ _ _ _
[Fm] you're heading [A] to that [Am] same _ borderline.
[A] It's just a [Gm] rousing one this time. _ _
_ [A] When love _ has died, _ [Bb] but none _ starry-eyed.
_ [C] No kiss, [Bb] no tears, _ [C] no farewell _ [F] [Bb] souvenirs, [Am] not [C] even a token.
_ _ _ When the [D] spell is broken.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Once [Am] when _ your heart, _ [Bb] from the very start, wrote [C] those loving letters [Bb] you wrote.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
When the [D] spell is _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [D] broken. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _