Gene Pitney – Only Love Can Break A Heart (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] The four intro chords are slowly strummed (arpeggio).
e|-------5----7----9----2--|
B|------5----5----9----3---|
G|-----6----6----9----2----|
D|----7----7----9----0-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

               E             D              E    E7  A    A Amaj7/E D E
 Only love can break a heart, only love can mend it again
[Verse 1] The first three chords are played arpeggio with the first 3 words of verses 1, 2,and 4.
e|----5----4-----3-|
B|---5----5-----4--|
G|--6----4-----3---|
D|-7----6-----5----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

                       D             E          A  G   F#    F# Bm F#
   Last night I        hurt you, but darling, remember this

D              E             D              E    E7  A     A     Amaj7/E   A7
 Only love can break a heart, only love can mend it again, hmmmm hmmm     hm
[Verse 2]
             D           E             A    G   F#   F# Bm F#
You know I’m sorry, I ll prove it with just one kiss

D              E             D              E    Bm  A E7 A
 Only love can break a heart, only love can mend it again

[Verse 3]
e|----5----7----9-|
B|---5----5----9--|
G|--6----6----9---|
D|-7----7----9----|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

                    D              Bm         Amaj7/E   F#m  Amaj7/E
   Give me   a      chance to make up for the harm      I've done

A         D           B7            E      D  E7    E F#m7 F#7 E
Try to forgive me and lets keep the two of us one.
[Verse 4]
              D            E7           A          F#     F# Bm F#
Please let me hold you and love you for always and always

D              E             D              E    E7  A G F#   F# Bm F#
 Only love can break a heart, only love can mend it again

D              E             D              E        E7       A
 Only love can break a heart, only love can meeeeend iiiiiit again
[outro] A Amaj7/E D E D E A