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                Don't Break My Heart - UB40
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Released in 1985

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The song is in G and the hypnotic bass line runs through the whole song.
I suggest putting on a capo (3rd fret) and play E, but also added chord 
voicings for the original key of G (very comfortable: Open G6 tuning: 
tune down the A string to G).

Basic 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-|----------------|

Basic riff (Capo 3rd fret) 
  [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-|----------------|

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CHORDS

Tuning:    standard             standard       Open G6
Transpose: -                    +3             +3
Capo:      3rd fret             -              -
Play:      E                    G              G
Key:       G                    G              G

           E-A-D-G-B-e          E-A-D-G-B-e    E-G-D-G-B-e
E          0-2-2-1-0-0    G     3-x-0-0-0-3    x-0-0-0-0-3
D7/E       0-2-x-2-1-2    F7/G  3-x-1-2-1-1    x-0-1-2-1-3 (= Cm6/G)
Am/E       0-2-x-2-1-0    Cm/G  3-x-5-5-4-3    x-0-1-0-1-3
D/E        0-2-2-2-3-2    F/G   3-x-3-2-1-1    x-0-3-2-1-1
A/E        0-x-2-2-2-0    C/G   3-x-2-0-1-0    x-0-2-0-1-0

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[Intro]
| E | % | D7/E | % |

[Verse 1]
    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

[Chorus]
E           
Don't break my heart
D7/E                  Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart

[Verse 2]
    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

[Chorus]
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 

[Middle 8]
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

[Chorus]
E           
Don't break my heart
D7/E                  Am/E
Don't break my heart
E
Don't break my heart

[Middle 8] variation
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  

[Chorus]
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 


[Outro]
| D/E | A/E | E | % |
| D/E | A/E | E | % |
| D7/E | Am/E | E | % |