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		Don't Break My Heart - UB40
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

UB40
Don't Break My Heart (1985)


Bass 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-|----------------|

The song is in G and the hypnotic bass line runs through the whole song.
I suggest to put on a capo (3rd fret) and play E.

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CHORDS

          e-B-G-D-A-e
e         0-0-1-2-2-0
D7/e      2-1-2-x-2-0
Am/E      0-1-2-x-2-0
D/E       2-3-2-2-2-0
A/E       0-2-2-2-2-0

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Capo 3rd fret

Bass riff 
  [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-|----------------|


INTRO
| e | % | D7/e | % |


    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


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


    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


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 


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


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


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  


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 

| D/E | A/E | e | % |
| D/E | A/E | e | % |
| D7/e | Am/E | e | % |

(repeat and FADE)