Words Can Break Your Heart chords by Don Henley

Chords with lyrics

Words Can Break Your Heart - Don Henley

INTRO: G+G  Gsus4Gsus4  G+G  Dsus4/G (x2)

VERSE 1:
G+G           Gsus4Gsus4   G+G         Dsus4/G
A augmentedA little time, a little distance, a little space to think
G+G       Gsus4Gsus4    Am7Am7   C majorC
Might be all we need, right now
G+G           Am7Am7       G/BG/B      Am7Am7
I don't know if we've had too much, or not enough to drink
E minorEm                 Dsus4Dsus4   D MajorD
But, we've got to get over this, somehow

CHORUS:
C majorC        G/BG/B        Am7Am7       G/BG/B
It only takes a breath or two, to tear your world apart
C majorC           G/BG/B    E minorEm     Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD     G+G Gsus4Gsus4 G+G Am/GAm/G
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart

VERSE 2:
G+G         Gsus4Gsus4     G+G    Dsus4/G
Cutting words from careless lips, softly spoken
G+G       Gsus4Gsus4       Am7Am7      Cadd9/D
Oh, you can do damage and never scream or shout
G+G        Am7Am7      G/BG/B         Am7Am7
Emotions get the best of us; we say things we don't mean
E minorEm                       Dsus4Dsus4   D MajorD
And it's too late to take 'em back once they're out

CHORUS:
C majorC        G/BG/B        Am7Am7       G/BG/B
It only takes a breath or two, to tear your world apart
C majorC           G/BG/B    E minorEm     Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD      G+G   G+G
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart

BRIDGE:
Bb majorBb  A minorAm        G+G   Bb majorBb         A minorAm      A minorAm         D MajorD
Oh, can we just start over? Nobody won; what's done is done, we?ve got to let it go

FINAL CHORUS:
C majorC        G/BG/B        Am7Am7       G/BG/B
It only takes a breath or two, to tear your world apart
C majorC           G/BG/B    E minorEm     Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD     G+G - G/AG/A - G/BG/B
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart
C majorC           G/BG/B    E minorEm     Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD    intro chords (end: G+G)
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart