Broken Record Tab by Shakira

Broken Record tab by Shakira

Guitar Tab

Capo on 4th

Standard Tuning

Strumming Pattern: DDUUDU

Verse 1:
   D                               Bm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------
D|--0-------0---0---0-------0-----------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------0---2-------2---2---2-------2---0-----------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm older but you're wiser than anyone can see
You're patient like no other has ever been with me

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

   D                               Bm
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------
G-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------
D---0-------0---0---0-------0-----------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------0---2-------2---2---2-------2---0-----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your eyes take me to places I'd never dreamt about
Your voice is the only music I can't do without

   G                 A                D       D/C#    D/B      D
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----3---3---3---3-----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------
G----0---0---0---0-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------
D--------------------2-------2---2---0--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------4---4---2-------0---0----------
E--3-------3---3------------------------------------------------------------

There can't be any doubts now, we're just too far ahead to look behind

    G                A
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----3---3---3---3---2------------------------------------------------------|
G----0---0---0---0---2------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------2------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
E--3-------3---3------------------------------------------------------------|

And above the good and bad

Chorus:

   D/F#                       Bm
    D D U U D U D D U U D U   D D U U D U D D U U D U
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------

I need you to believe in my word, I feel like a broken record

   G            A             G            A
   D D U U D U  D D U U D U   D D U U D U  D D U U D U
e--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------
B--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
G--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
A--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------
E--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------

And I've told you seven hundred times, I don't need to keep looking, my search is done

 D/F#                       Bm
    D D U U D U D D U U D U   D D U U D U D D U U D U
e---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
B---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------
G---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------

Can you put your trust in my word, I sound like a broken record

   G            A             G            A
   D D U U D U  D D U U D U   D D U U D U  D
e--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0----------------------------------|
B--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3--2----------------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2----------------------------------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2----------------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--0----------------------------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0----------------------------------|

And I've said it seven hundred times, I don't need to keep looking, you are the one

Instrumental:

   D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----------------------------------------|
D|--0-------0---0---0-------0-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
   D                               Bm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------
D|--0-------0---0---0-------0-----------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------0---2-------2---2---2-------2---0-----------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Your hands that have no mercy are also my best friends
And I can get lost climbing on your legs that never end
   D                               Bm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------
D|--0-------0---0---0-------0-----------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------0---2-------2---2---2-------2---0-----------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I found a perfect distance between my body on you
And that is no distance, dear, if that's alright with you

   G                 A                D       D/C#    D/B      D
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----3---3---3---3-----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------
G----0---0---0---0-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------
D--------------------2-------2---2---0--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------4---4---2-------0---0----------
E--3-------3---3------------------------------------------------------------

They said we wouldn't make it, but look at how we've beaten all the odds

    G                A
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----3---3---3---3---2------------------------------------------------------|
G----0---0---0---0---2------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------2------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
E--3-------3---3------------------------------------------------------------|

I just need you to be aware of that

Chorus 2:


   D/F#                       Bm
    D D U U D U D D U U D U   D D U U D U D D U U D U
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------

I need you to believe in my word, I feel like a broken record

   G            A             G            A
   D D U U D U  D D U U D U   D D U U D U  D D U U D U
e--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------
B--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
G--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
A--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------
E--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------

And I've told you seven hundred times, I don't need to keep looking, my search is done

 D/F#                       Bm
    D D U U D U D D U U D U   D D U U D U D D U U D U
e---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
B---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------
G---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------

Can you put your trust in my word, I sound like a broken record

   G            A             G            A
   D D U U D U  D D U U D U   D D U U D U  D
e--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0----------------------------------|
B--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3--2----------------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2----------------------------------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2----------------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--0----------------------------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0----------------------------------|

And I've told you seven hundred times, I don't need to keep looking, you are the one

Bridge:

    Bm                        D/F#
    D D U U D U D D U U D U   D D U U D U D D U U D U
e|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------

I just want you to take a leap of faith
No, it's easy to make all the same mistakes

   G            F#m           Em           A
   D D U U D U  D D U U D U   D D U U D U  D D U U D U
e--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
B--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|

But I won't this time, no not this time

Chorus 3:


   D/F#                       Bm
    D D U U D U D D U U D U   D D U U D U D D U U D U
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------

I need you to believe in my word, I sound like a broken record

   G            A             G            A
   D D U U D U  D D U U D U   D D U U D U  D D U U D U
e--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
B--3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
G--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|

And I've said it seven hundred times, I don't need to keep looking, you are the one

Outro:

   D                               Bm
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------
G-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------
D---0-------0---0---0-------0-----------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------0---2-------2---2---2-------2---0-----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

A dozen icy summers were leading me to you
I had to hear the liars to recognise the truth


   D                               Bm                                 D/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
B|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
G|-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
D|---0-------0---0---0-------0-----------------------------------------0-----|
A|-------------------------------0---2-------2---2---2-------2---0-----0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|

Remember the first Christmas, it almost seemed untrue
You promised that you'd always be with me, and I promised too

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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