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Christina Perri - I Don’t Wanna Break Chords

Chord reference C, Am, G, E, F
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Woke up such a bad [Am]dream, I stayed you were [C]leaving With my heart you were stealing, [G]I don’t care [E]I’d let you take it [C]Showed up, like a good [Am]girl, I fell for your [C]fable But I’m no Cinderella, [G]I don’t care I’d let you [E]take [C]it

Put us back [Am]together, you said, it’s [C]forever But I know you’re pretending, [G]I don’t care [E]I’d let you take it [Am]All again… [F]

[C]I just, wanna [Am]love you, don’t wanna [Am]lose me. Don’t wanna [G]lose you, whoa oh, [Am]if it gets [Am]harder. Then [C]I don’t wanna break all [G]alone. I wanna break in your…

[C]I just, wanna [Am]love you, don’t wanna [Am]lose me. Don’t wanna [G]lose you, whoa oh, [Am]if it gets [Am]harder. Then [C]I don’t wanna break all [G]alone. I wanna break in your…

[C]Whoa oh [Am]oh, [Am]whoa oh, [G]oh, (Don’t wanna break in your) And [Am]if it gets [Am]harder, then [C]I don’t wanna break all [G]alone [C]I wanna break in your arms [C]Sometimes, when I’m [Am]sleeping, I still, feel you [C]breathing You stole, all my good dreams, [G]I don’t care, [E]I’d let you take [C]it

Come on, listen [Am]closely, to the sound, that our love [C]made If you go, I would follow, [G]I don’t care, [E]I’d let you take it, [Am]All again, [F]mmm…

[C]I just, wanna [Am]love you, don’t wanna [Am]lose me. Don’t wanna [G]lose you, whoa oh, [Am]if it gets [Am]harder. Then [C]I don’t wanna break all [G]alone. I wanna break in your…

[C]I just, wanna [Am]love you, don’t wanna [Am]lose me. Don’t wanna [G]lose you, whoa oh, [Am]if it gets [Am]harder. Then [C]I don’t wanna break all [G]alone. I wanna break in your… [C]Whoa oh [Am]oh, [Am]whoa oh [G]oh, whoa oh

And [Am]if it gets [Am]harder, then [C]I don’t wanna break All [G]alone, I wanna break in your

[C]Whoa oh [Am]oh, [Am]whoa oh [G]oh,(Don’t wanna break in your) [C]Whoa oh [Am]oh, [Am]whoa oh [G]oh,(Don’t wanna break in your) [C]Whoa oh [Am]oh, [Am]whoa oh [G]oh,(Don’t wanna break in your) [C]Whoa oh [Am]oh, [Am]whoa oh [G]oh,(Don’t wanna break in your)

[C]I just, wanna [Am]love you, don’t wanna [Am]lose me. Don’t wanna [G]lose you, whoa oh, [Am]if it gets [Am]harder. Then [C]I don’t wanna break all [G]alone. I wanna break in your…

Album Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do... Music From The HBO® Original Series
Genres Pop
Year 2014
Key C

How to Play I Don't Wanna Break on Guitar?

Christina Perri - I Don't Wanna Break can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, G, E, F 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 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 G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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.

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

You can play I Don't Wanna Break with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.