UB40 - Don't Break My Heart

      

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 Don't Break My Heart - UB40

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 Tabbed by: maguri
 Tuning: Standard
 
 UB40
 Don't Break My Heart (1985)
 
 Bass riff
 G F7/G 
  

 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 D|------------5---|------------5---|------------5---|--------5-------|
 A|--------3-5-----|--------3-5-----|--------3-5-----|----3-5-----5---|
 E|3-------------3-|----------------|3-------------3-|----------------|
 

 
 The song is in G and the hypnotic bass line runs through the whole song.
 I suggest to put on a capo (3rd fret) and play E.

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 CHORDS
 
 e-B-G-D-A-E
 E 0-0-1-2-2-0
 D7/E 2-1-2-x-2-0
 Am/E 0-1-2-x-2-0
 D/E 2-3-2-2-2-0
 A/E 0-2-2-2-2-0

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 Capo 3rd fret
 
 Bass riff
 E D7/E 
  

 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 D|------------2---|------------2---|------------2---|--------2-------|
 A|--------0-2-----|--------0-2-----|--------0-2-----|----0-2-----2---|
 E|0-------------0-|----------------|0-------------0-|----------------|
 

 
 INTRO
 | E | % | D7/E | % |
 
     E                                             
 You shoot me down in flames, you put me down a lot
     D7/E                              
 I'm giving you my heart, go on take it
           E                      
 Please be careful not to break it
        D7/E                          Am/E 
 Just remember it's the only one I've got
      E 
 Am/E 
 It's the only one I've got
 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 D7/E                Am/E 
 Don't break my heart
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 
     D7/E                                       
 You make me laugh a lot and buy me silly things
     E                                  
 I'd rather be with you than anyone else
     D7/E                    Am/E              
 But if you make me mad, but if you make me mad
        E                                                  
 You'll wish that you had not, you'll wish that you had not
 
 D7/E                 Am/E 
 Don't break my heart 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 D7/E                 Am/E 
 Don't break my heart 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 
 D/E                  A/E                 
  Where are the roses  and whispered sighs
 E                                           
  Where are the compliments and dreaming eyes
 D7/E                        Am/E                
  It doesn't matter you see,  I know you love me;
      E                     D7/E Am/E 
 Real basic love never dies   oooh
 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 D7/E                Am/E 
 Don't break my heart
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 
 D/E                  A/E                 
  Where are the roses  and whispered sighs
 Don't break my heart 
 
 E                                           
  Where are the compliments and dreaming eyes
 Don't break my heart 
 
 D7/E                        Am/E                
  It doesn't matter you see,  I know you love me;
      E                    
 Real basic love never dies
 
 D7/E                 Am/E 
 Don't break my heart 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 D7/E                 Am/E 
 Don't break my heart 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 D7/E                 Am/E 
 Don't break my heart 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 D7/E                 Am/E 
 Don't break my heart 
 E                   
 Don't break my heart
 
 | D/E | A/E | E | % |
 | D/E | A/E | E | % |
 | D7/E | Am/E | E | % |
 
 (repeat and FADE)