
If You Gotta Break Another Heart
Albert Hammond
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Tom : Em
Em Am D B7
Da da da ...
[Verse 1]
E Am
If you gotta break another heart
D B7 Em
then break it come on and break it
Am
If you gotta take that kind of chance
D B7 Em
then take it go on and take it
Am D
Anything I say or do will make no difference
Em G
in the end you'll go ahead and
C Am B7 D
do what you really wanna do
[Chorus]
G Em Am D
If you gotta break another heart, then break it
G Em Am D
if you gotta take that kind of chance, then take it
G Em Am D Em
You are free to take it but don't come runnin' back to me
[Verse 2]
Em Am
If you're gonna make another change
D B7 Em
then make it go on and make it
Am
If you're gonna do it, do it now
D B7 Em
don't leave it 'cause I can't take it
Am D
Everybody knows that you were born a drifter
Em G C
you were born a drifter, baby
Am B7 D
you'll never, never settle down
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
G Em Am D
If you gotta play another tune, then play it
G Em Am D
If you gotta say what's on your mind, then say it
G Em Am D G
go ahead and say it but don't come runnin' back to me
[Outro]
G Em Am D
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da da, then break it
G Em Am D
Da-da-da-da, da-da, another chance, then take it
G Em Am D G
You are free to take it but don't come runnin' back to me
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