«Only Love Can Break A Heart»
(Burt Bacharach — Hal David)
Intro:
[electric guitar w/tremolo]:
(G7) (Eb6)
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Chorus 1:
Eb6 F
Only love can break a heart
Eb6 F13 F7 Bb
Only love can mend it again
Link (w/whistling):
Bb Dm Eb F
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(again)
Verse 1:
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Eb
Last night I hurt you
F
But darling
Bb Ab G7 [w/riff from intro]
Remember this
Chorus 2:
Eb6 F
Only love can break a heart
Eb6 F13 F7 Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7
Only love can mend it again hmm hmm
Verse 2:
You know I’m sorry
I’ll prove it
With just one kiss
[repeat chorus 1]
Bridge:
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Eb Cm Bbmaj7
Give me a chance to make up for the harm I’ve done
Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Eb C7
Try to forgive me, and let’s keep
F Eb/F F Eb/F E/F F [N.C.]
The two of us one
Verse 3:
Please let me hold you
And love you
For always and always
Coda:
Eb6 F7
Only love can break a heart
Eb6 F13 F7 Bb Ab G7
Only love can mend it again
Eb6 F7
Only love can break a heart
Eb6 F13 F7 Bb
Only love can mend it again
[repeat to fade w/whistling:]
Bb Dm Eb F
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— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
