UB40 – Dont Break My Heart (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released in 1985 Tabbed by: maguri The song is in G and the hypnotic bass line runs through the whole song. I suggest putting on a capo (3rd fret) and play E, but also added chord voicings for the original key of G (very comfortable: Open G6 tuning: tune down the A string to G).
Basic 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-|----------------|

Basic riff (Capo 3rd fret) 
  [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-|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS Tuning: standard standard Open G6 Transpose: - +3 +3 Capo: 3rd fret - - Play: E G G Key: G G G
           E-A-D-G-B-e          E-A-D-G-B-e    E-G-D-G-B-e
E          0-2-2-1-0-0    G     3-x-0-0-0-3    x-0-0-0-0-3
D7/E       0-2-x-2-1-2    F7/G  3-x-1-2-1-1    x-0-1-2-1-3 (= Cm6/G)
Am/E       0-2-x-2-1-0    Cm/G  3-x-5-5-4-3    x-0-1-0-1-3
D/E        0-2-2-2-3-2    F/G   3-x-3-2-1-1    x-0-3-2-1-1
A/E        0-x-2-2-2-0    C/G   3-x-2-0-1-0    x-0-2-0-1-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | E | % | D7/E | % | [Verse 1]
    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

         Am/E         [ E ]
It's the only one I've got
[Chorus]
E           
Don't break my heart

D7/E                  Am/E
Don't break my heart

E
Don't break my heart
[Verse 2]
    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
[Chorus]
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 
[Middle 8]
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
[Chorus]
E           
Don't break my heart

D7/E                  Am/E
Don't break my heart

E
Don't break my heart
[Middle 8] variation
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  
[Chorus]
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 
[Outro] | D/E | A/E | E | % | | D/E | A/E | E | % | | D7/E | Am/E | E | % | (repeat and fade)