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Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Chords

Chord reference C, Cmaj7, G7, E7, Am, D7, F, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]I can think of younger days [Cmaj7]when living for my life [G7]Was everything a man [C]could want to do [E7]I could never see to[Am]morrow but [D7]I was never told A[G7]bout the [G7]sor[G7]row

And [Cmaj7]how can you mend a broken heart [Dm]How can you stop the rain from falling down [F]How can you [G7]stop [F]the sun from [G7]shining [Dm]What makes the [G7]world go [C]round

[Cmaj7]How can you mend this broken man [Dm]How can a loser ever win Please [F]help me [G7]mend my [F]broken [G7]heart [Dm]And let me [G7]live a[C]gain

[C]I can still feel the breeze [Cmaj7]that rustles through the trees [Dm]And misty memories of [C]days gone by [E7]We could never see to[Am]morrow [D7]no one said a word A[G7]bout the [G7]sor[G7]row

And [Cmaj7]how can you mend a broken heart [Dm]How can you stop the rain from falling down [F]How can you [G7]stop [F]the sun from [G7]shining [Dm]What makes the [G7]world go [C]round

And [Cmaj7]how can you mend this broken man [Dm]How can a loser ever win Please [F]help me [G7]mend my [F]broken [G7]heart [Dm]And let me [G7]live a[C]gain

[Cmaj7]Na na na na etc [Dm]Na na na na etc Please [F]help me [G7]mend my [F]broken [G7]heart [Dm]And let me [G7]live a[C]gain Da da da da da [C]Da da da da Da da da da da [Cmaj7]da

Artist Bee Gees
Album Trafalgar
Genres Rock
Year 1971
Key C

How to Play How Can You Mend A Broken Heart on Guitar?

Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart can be played in the key of C using the C, Cmaj7, G7, E7, Am, D7, F, Dm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Cmaj7, To play Cmaj7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play How Can You Mend A Broken Heart with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.