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Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be) Chords

Music by: Elton John · 1984
Genre Pop Tone Db major BPM 78 Views 243
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[Verse 1]
They [Gb]used to say
that boys are [Ebm]tough as nails
In every [F]way he keeps his heart
as guarded [Bbm]as a jai[Ab]l
Now things have [Ebm]changed, I feel so [F]old
Like [Bb]an y gi[Eb]rl could drag my
[Ab]heart across the [Db]coals
I was [Gb]al ways there in the t[Ebm]hick of things
I always [F]had the heart of every
woman [Bbm]on a str[Ab]ing
The danger [Ebm]zone shone from my e[F]yes
It [Bb]seemed like [Eb]eve ry inch
I [Ab]gained became a [Db]mile
[A]

[Chorus 1]
It's not the [D]night reaching in and [Daug]touch ing me
It's just that [G]breaking hearts
ain't what it [Gm]used to be
It seems that [D]time has killed
that cruel [B]streak in me
And [Em]breakin hearts
ain't what it [A]used to be
It's not the [D]light shining in and [Daug]catching me
It's just that [G]breaking hearts
ain't what it [Gm]used to be
But time has [D]come and cast a [B]spell on me
And breaking [Em]hearts
ain't what it [A]used to [D]be

[Verse 2]
And [Gb]now I know what [Ebm]lonely means
I [F]used to give so little and gain [Bbm]every [Ab]thing
The darkest [Ebm]part of every d[F]ay
Is the [Bb]shadow of an[Eb]oth er girl
as she [Ab]turns and walks a[Db]way
Can't [Gb]say I blame
them all for [Ebm]being hurt
After [F]all, I treated each and
every [Bbm]one like di[Ab]rt
Who wants a [Ebm]heart that's never [F]home?
I [Bb]face the [Eb]facts and lock my[Ab]self into
a [Db]life alone
[A]

[Chorus 2]
It's not the [D]night reaching in and [Daug]touch ing me
It's just that [G]breaking hearts
ain't what it [Gm]used to be
It seems that [D]time has killed
that cruel [B]streak in me
And [Em]breakin hearts
ain't what it [A]used to be
It's not the [D]light shining in and [Daug]catching me
It's just that [G]breaking hearts
ain't what it [Gm]used to be
But time has [D]come and cast a [B]spell on me
And [Em]breaking hearts
[F#]Breaking hearts
[Bm]Breaking hearts
[E]Breaking [Em]hearts
ain't what it [A]used to [D]be
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