Chords for Roger Whittaker - Before she breaks my heart (1976)
Tempo:
87.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
B
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
I've lived over half my life, and [B] she's only just nineteen.
Will [E] she wake up one day and find, that [G] she's really changed her mind,
[C] and she's not in love with me?
[C] Does she love the [G] man I am?
Is it her father [B] that she sees?
She has time to [Em] be unsure, for her there's time to [G] find a cure,
[C] but not for me.
So [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go.
Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no.
She [Bm] can't stay.
I must make her [C] go away.
[Cm]
However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my heart.
[G] As I stand alone I vow, that today will [B] be the day,
that I'll find the [Em] strength somehow, to end it [G] here and now,
to tell her [C] she can't stay.
[D] Then she'll walk [G] into the room, and her arms [B] will open wide.
It's not a little [Em] girl I see, but a woman [G] warm and free,
who wants me [C] by her side.
But [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go.
Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no.
She [Bm] can't stay.
She can't stay.
I must make her [C] go away.
[Cm] However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my heart.
[Am]
[D] Before she breaks my [G] heart.
[C] [Cm] [G]
[N]
[G]
[C]
[G]
I've lived over half my life, and [B] she's only just nineteen.
Will [E] she wake up one day and find, that [G] she's really changed her mind,
[C] and she's not in love with me?
[C] Does she love the [G] man I am?
Is it her father [B] that she sees?
She has time to [Em] be unsure, for her there's time to [G] find a cure,
[C] but not for me.
So [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go.
Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no.
She [Bm] can't stay.
I must make her [C] go away.
[Cm]
However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my heart.
[G] As I stand alone I vow, that today will [B] be the day,
that I'll find the [Em] strength somehow, to end it [G] here and now,
to tell her [C] she can't stay.
[D] Then she'll walk [G] into the room, and her arms [B] will open wide.
It's not a little [Em] girl I see, but a woman [G] warm and free,
who wants me [C] by her side.
But [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go.
Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no.
She [Bm] can't stay.
She can't stay.
I must make her [C] go away.
[Cm] However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my heart.
[Am]
[D] Before she breaks my [G] heart.
[C] [Cm] [G]
[N]
Key:
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C
B
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Em
G
C
B
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've lived over half my life, _ _ and [B] she's only just nineteen. _ _
Will [E] she wake up one day and find, that [G] she's really changed her mind,
[C] and she's not in love with me?
[C] _ Does she love the [G] man I am?
_ _ _ Is it her father [B] that she sees?
_ _ _ She has time to [Em] be unsure, for her there's time to [G] find a cure, _
[C] but not for me. _ _ _
So [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go. _ _ _ _ _
_ Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no. _ _ _ _
She [Bm] can't stay.
_ _ _ I must make her [C] go away.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my heart.
_ [G] _ As I stand alone I vow, _ _ _ that today will [B] be the day,
_ _ _ that I'll find the [Em] strength somehow, to end it [G] here and now,
to tell her [C] she can't stay.
_ _ [D] _ Then she'll walk [G] into the room, _ _ _ and her arms [B] will open wide.
_ _ _ It's not a little [Em] girl I see, but a woman [G] warm and free,
who wants me [C] by her side. _ _ _ _
But [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go. _ _ _ _ _
Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no. _ _ _ _
She [Bm] can't stay.
She can't stay.
I must make her [C] go away.
_ _ [Cm] _ However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my _ heart.
[Am] _ _
[D] Before she breaks my [G] heart. _ _
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've lived over half my life, _ _ and [B] she's only just nineteen. _ _
Will [E] she wake up one day and find, that [G] she's really changed her mind,
[C] and she's not in love with me?
[C] _ Does she love the [G] man I am?
_ _ _ Is it her father [B] that she sees?
_ _ _ She has time to [Em] be unsure, for her there's time to [G] find a cure, _
[C] but not for me. _ _ _
So [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go. _ _ _ _ _
_ Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no. _ _ _ _
She [Bm] can't stay.
_ _ _ I must make her [C] go away.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my heart.
_ [G] _ As I stand alone I vow, _ _ _ that today will [B] be the day,
_ _ _ that I'll find the [Em] strength somehow, to end it [G] here and now,
to tell her [C] she can't stay.
_ _ [D] _ Then she'll walk [G] into the room, _ _ _ and her arms [B] will open wide.
_ _ _ It's not a little [Em] girl I see, but a woman [G] warm and free,
who wants me [C] by her side. _ _ _ _
But [G] before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say go. _ _ _ _ _
Before she breaks [C] my heart, I must [G] say no. _ _ _ _
She [Bm] can't stay.
She can't stay.
I must make her [C] go away.
_ _ [Cm] _ However [G] hard she cries, if I have to [D] tell her lies,
before she [C] breaks my _ heart.
[Am] _ _
[D] Before she breaks my [G] heart. _ _
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _