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"Only Love Can Break A Heart"

(Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

Intro:

[electric guitar w/tremolo]:

(G7) (Eb6)

v v v v v

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Chorus 1:

Eb6 F

Only love can break a heart

Eb6 F13 F7 Bb

Only love can mend it again

Link (w/whistling):

Bb Dm Eb F

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(again)

Verse 1:

Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Eb

Last night I hurt you

F

But darling

Bb Ab G7 [w/riff from intro]

Remember this

Chorus 2:

Eb6 F

Only love can break a heart

Eb6 F13 F7 Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7

Only love can mend it again hmm hmm

Verse 2:

You know I'm sorry

I'll prove it

With just one kiss

[repeat chorus 1]

Bridge:

Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Eb Cm Bbmaj7

Give me a chance to make up for the harm I've done

Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 Eb C7

Try to forgive me, and let's keep

F Eb/F F Eb/F E/F F [N.C.]

The two of us one

Verse 3:

Please let me hold you

And love you

For always and always

Coda:

Eb6 F7

Only love can break a heart

Eb6 F13 F7 Bb Ab G7

Only love can mend it again

Eb6 F7

Only love can break a heart

Eb6 F13 F7 Bb

Only love can mend it again

[repeat to fade w/whistling:]

Bb Dm Eb F

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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers