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Even If It Breaks Your Heart

Will Hoge
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Gadd4
e|----0-----3-----0-----0--------0--------3-----|
B|----1-----3-----1-----1--------1--------1-----|
G|----2-----0-----0-----2--------0--------0-----|
D|----2-----0-----2-----3--------0--------0-----|
A|----0-----2-----3-----3--------2--------2-----|
E|----0-----3-----0-----0--------0--------3-----|
 palm muted):
F/E
e|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
B|---1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2---|
D|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3---|
A|---0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
E|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
Gadd4
e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
B|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
D|---3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
 palm muted / same as intro):
Way back on the radio dial
e|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
B|---1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2---|
D|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3---|
A|---0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
E|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
a fire got lit inside a bright eyed child...
e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
B|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
D|---3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
 open strumming):
Whoa - oah I can hear 'em playing
(U U D U) (D U D U)
e|---0--------0-----------0--|-----0--0--0--3--3--3--3---|
B|---1--------1-----------1--|-----1--1--1--3--3--3--3---|
G|---2--------0-----------2--|-----2--2--2--0--0--0--0---|
D|---3--------2-----------2--|-----2--2--2--0--0--0--0---|
A|---3--------3-----------0--|-----0--0--0--2--2--2--2---|
E|---0--------0-----------0--|-----0--0--0--3--3--3--3---|
 etc... if you need help with rhythm watch the YouTube video and play along with the song...
 Whole Song (chords):
 x2): /  Gadd4
Way back  on the radio dial
 A fire  got lit  inside a bright  eyed child
Every note  just wrapped  around your soul
 From steel  guitar to  Memphis all  the way  to rock and roll
Whoa oah I  can hear 'em saying
I  can hear the ringing  of a beat  up old guitar
Woah oah I  can hear 'em saying
Keep  on dreaming  even if  it breaks your heart
Downtown where  I used to wander
Old  enough to  get there but  too young  to get inside
I  would stand  out on the sidewalk
Listen  to the  music playing every  Friday night
Whoa oah I  can hear 'em playing
I  can hear the ringing  of a beat  up old guitar
Woah oah I  can hear 'em saying
Keep  on dreaming  even if  it breaks your heart
Some dreams stay  with you forever
Drag  you around  and lead  you back  to where you were
Some dreams keep  on getting better
Got  to keep believing if  you want  to know for sure
 x2):
Whoa oah I  can hear 'em saying
I  can hear the ringing  of a beat  up old guitar
Woah oah I  can hear 'em saying
Keep  on dreaming  even if  it breaks your heart

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Readable chord sheet for Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Will Hoge

[Am]    [G]     [C]    [F/E]    [Cmaj9] [E]   [Gadd4]
e|----0-----3-----0-----0--------0--------3-----|
B|----1-----3-----1-----1--------1--------1-----|
G|----2-----0-----0-----2--------0--------0-----|
D|----2-----0-----2-----3--------0--------0-----|
A|----0-----2-----3-----3--------2--------2-----|
E|----0-----3-----0-----0--------0--------3-----|

palm muted):

     [Am]       [G]                 [C]           [F/E]
e|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
B|---1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2---|
D|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3---|
A|---0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
E|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|

    [F/E]      [C]      [Cmaj9] [E]     [Gadd4]
e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
B|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
D|---3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|

palm muted / same as intro):

     Way      back on the       radio      dial
e|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
B|---1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2---|
D|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3---|
A|---0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
E|---0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|

   a fire got lit   inside a    bright eyed child...
e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
B|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
G|---2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
D|---3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
E|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|

open strumming):
   Whoa   -   oah         I   can hear 'em playing
   [F/E] [D]     [C] [D]       [Am](U  U  D  U)     [G](D  U  D  U)
e|---0--------0-----------0--|-----0--0--0--3--3--3--3---|
B|---1--------1-----------1--|-----1--1--1--3--3--3--3---|
G|---2--------0-----------2--|-----2--2--2--0--0--0--0---|
D|---3--------2-----------2--|-----2--2--2--0--0--0--0---|
A|---3--------3-----------0--|-----0--0--0--2--2--2--2---|
E|---0--------0-----------0--|-----0--0--0--3--3--3--3---|

etc... if you need help with rhythm watch the YouTube video and play along with the song...

Whole Song (chords):

x2): [Am] [G] [C] [F/E]  [F/E] [C] [Gmaj9]/[E] Gadd4

[Am]Way [G]back on the [C]radio [F/E]dial
A [F/E]fire got [C]lit i[Gmaj9]nside [E]a   [Gadd4]bright eyed child
[Am]Every [G]note just [C]wrapped around your [F/E]soul
From [F/E]steel guitar [C]to Memphis [Gmaj9]all th[E]e   [Gadd4]way to rock and roll

[F]Whoa [C]oah [Am]I can hear 'em [G]saying
[F]I can hear the [C]ringing of a [Am]beat up old guit[G]ar
[F]Woah [C]oah [Am]I can hear 'em [G]saying
[F]Keep on [C]dreaming even [G]if it breaks your [C]heart

[Am]Down[G]town [C]where I used to [F/E]wander
[F/E]Old enough [C]to get there [Gmaj9]but to[E]o   [Gadd4]young to get inside
[Am]I w[G]ould [C]stand out on the [F/E]sidewalk
[F/E]Listen to [C]the music [Gmaj9]playin[E]g   [Gadd4]every Friday night

[F]Whoa [C]oah [Am]I can hear 'em [G]playing
[F]I can hear the [C]ringing of a [Am]beat up old guit[G]ar
[F]Woah [C]oah [Am]I can hear 'em [G]saying
[F]Keep on [C]dreaming even [C]if it breaks your [G]heart

[Am]Some [G]dreams [C]stay with you for[F/E]ever
[F/E]Drag you a[C]round and [Gmaj9]lead y[E]ou   [Gadd4]back to where you were
[Am]Some [G]dreams [C]keep on getting [F/E]better
[F/E]Got to keep [C]believing [Gmaj9]if you[E]   [Gadd4]want to know for sure

x2):

[F]Whoa [C]oah [Am]I can hear 'em [G]saying
[F]I can hear the [C]ringing of a [Am]beat up old guit[G]ar
[F]Woah [C]oah [Am]I can hear 'em [G]saying
[F]Keep on [C]dreaming even [C]if it breaks your [G]heart

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