Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

Top Song in August 1976
 [Intro]
 
 C G Am
 
 
 [Verse 1]
 
  C                 G  F     C
  Don't go breaking my heart,
                G F    C
  I couldn't if I tried.
     E7        F    B        G
  Oh honey, if I get restless.
                        F
  Baby, you're not that kind.
 
 
 [Instrumental]
 
  C F C F G
 
 
 [Verse]
 
  C                 G  F    C
  Don't go breaking my heart.
                          G  F  C
  You take the weight off of me.
     E7              F          B     G
  Oh honey, when you knock on my door.
                     F
  Ooh, I gave you my key.
 
 
 [Chorus]
 
  Em
  Oooo-oooo,
         Dm
  nobody knows it,
      F         C
  but when I was down,
  G          D
  I was your clown.
  Em
  Oooo-oooo,
         Dm
  nobody knows it, (nobody knows)
      F             C
  but right from the start,
    G           D
  I gave you my heart.
  G#   G
  Oooo-oooh,
                F
  I gave you my heart.
 
 
 [Instrumental]
 
  C F C F G
 
 
 [Bridge]
 
  C                      G  Am
    So don't go breaking my heart!
  F                  B    C
  I won't go breaking your heart!
 
 
 [Instrumental]
 
  G Am G F
  B C            
 
 
 [Verse 2]
 
 
  C             G    F  C
     And nobody told us
                G      F C
  Cause nobody showed us      E7       F    B   G  And now it's up to us babe                         F  I think we can make it 
 
  [Instrumental] 
   C F C F G 
 
  [Verse] 
   C                  G  F    C    So don't misunderstand me                       G  F   C  You put the light in my life      E7      F            B     G  You put the sparks to the flame                                   F  I've got your heart in my sights 
 
  [Chorus] 
   Em  Oooo-oooo,         Dm  nobody knows it,      F         C  but when I was down,  G          D  I was your clown.  Em  Oooo-oooo,         Dm  nobody knows it, (nobody knows)      F             C  but right from the start,    G           D  I gave you my heart.  G#   G  Oooo-oooh,                F  I gave you my heart. 
 
  [Bridge] 
   C                      G  Am    So don't go breaking my heart!  F                  B    C  I won't go breaking your heart! 
 
  [Instrumental verse] 
  C    G    F  C G    F   C E7   F   B   G F 
 
  [Chorus] 
   Em  Oooo-oooo,         Dm  nobody knows it,      F         C  but when I was down,  G          D  I was your clown.  F             C  Right from the start,    G           D  I gave you my heart!  G#    G  Ooooo-ooh,                F  I gave you my heart. 
 
  [Instrumental] 
   C F C F G 
 
  [Outro] 
   C                      G  Am    So don't go breaking my heart!  F                  B    C  I won't go breaking your heart!   C                      G  Am    So don't go breaking my heart!  F                  B    C  I won't go breaking your heart! 
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