WHAT'S A BROKEN HEART
(by Don Phrimmer & George Teren)
(performed by Patty Loveless)
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[The recording of this song is in G#; I play the acoustic guitar intro
in either D or C, and use a capo at the 6th or 8th fret.  The chords
I've written here are in D, but if you just want the chords, it would
probably be easier to play it in G and use a capo on the 1st fret.]
[Don't worry too much about the F#m13; just play it as F#m, if you're
strumming chords.  I called it a thirteenth because it has lots of
hammer-ons and pull-offs that add up to a lot of different notes.]
[Each chord is half a measure.]

Asus2Asus2 Piano Chord 
  BmBm Piano Chord 
  Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
  F#m13F#m13 Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  G(9)G(9) Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

[intro; see tab at end]

Asus2Asus2 Piano Chord 
           BmBm Piano Chord 
     Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
              F#mF#m Piano Chord 

What's a broken heart, it ain't no big deal
F#m13F#m13 Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 
          G(9)G(9) Piano Chord 
        Asus4
It's not what I have, it's only what I feel
Asus2Asus2 Piano Chord 
             BmBm Piano Chord 
   Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
            F#mF#m Piano Chord 

I should laugh it off, I should never cry
F#m13F#m13 Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
     F#sus4  F#F# Piano Chord 

It's not meant to live   or die by

GG Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
       C#/G#C#/G# Piano Chord 
   C#/G#C#/G# Piano Chord 
    D/AD/A Piano Chord 
    F#/A#F#/A# Piano Chord 
   BmBm Piano Chord 

Once I learn to let him go, the healing has to start
BmBm Piano Chord 
        EmEm Piano Chord 
         F#mF#m Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 

It's temporary pain, I'll live to love again
AA Piano Chord 
              BmBm Piano Chord 
    Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
  F#m13F#m13 Piano Chord 
  EmEm Piano Chord 
  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  (AA Piano Chord 
)
So what's a broken heart

I just have to stop, and look at who I am
I was just a fool, he was just a man
I can walk away, never looking back
All his tender lies are hard facts

Compared to those who have no hope, their lives so cold and hard
All my misery is a raindrop in the sea
Yeah, what's a broken heart
AA Piano Chord 
              BmBm Piano Chord 
    Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
  F#m13F#m13 Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  F#F# Piano Chord 
  F#F# Piano Chord 

What's a broken heart

With faith and time, I know I'll find my world is not that dark
It's temporary pain, I'll live to love again
AA Piano Chord 
              BmBm Piano Chord 
    Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
  F#m13F#m13 Piano Chord 
  EmEm Piano Chord 
  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  (AA Piano Chord 
)
So what's a broken heart
A              Bm    Bm9  F#m  F#m13  G  Asus2  Bm.
What's a broken heart

TAB:

This is the intro; the verse is very similar.  The first section of tab
is in D, the second is in C; play whichever you want.

[Capo 6.]
Asus2Asus2 Piano Chord 
    BmBm Piano Chord 
      Bm9Bm9 Piano Chord 
      F#mF#m Piano Chord 
     F#m13F#m13 Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
       G(9)G(9) Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
       Asus2Asus2 Piano Chord 

--------|------2---------|------2---------|----------------|----------------|
0-2-0---|----3-----2-----|----2---232-----|----0-------3---|0-------0-2-0---|
2-----2-|--4-----4---4-2-|--2-----242-----|--0---0-2-------|----0---2-----2-|
2-------|4---------------|4-----------242-|0---------0---0-|--0---0-2-------|
--------|----------------|------------2-2-|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ What's a...

[Capo 8.]
Gsus2    AmAm Piano Chord 
      Am9Am9 Piano Chord 
      EmEm Piano Chord 
      Em13Em13 Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
       F(9)F(9) Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
       Gsus2
--------|------0---------|------0---------|----------------|----------------|
--0-----|----1-----0-----|----0---010-----|------------1---|----------0-----|
2---2-0-|--2-----2---2-0-|--0-----020-----|----2---0-------|2-------2---2-0-|
5-------|2---------------|2-----------020-|--3---3---------|----3---5-------|
5-------|----------------|------------0-0-|3---------3---3-|--3---3-5-------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ What's a...