BALLAD OF A BROKEN HEART
As recorded by Lauren Mascitti
(From the 2020 Album GOD MADE A WOMAN)
Capo 2nd fret
Intro
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
Verse 1
[C] [Em]
This is the ballad of a broken heart
[C] [Em]
This is the moment when I fall apart
[F] [G]
I've been aching deep inside for you
[F] [G]
Oh the breaking that you had to do
Verse 2
[C] [Em]
I used to sing about a sunny day
[C] [Em]
'Til you took your love and went away
[F] [G]
I'm all alone and don't know where you are
[F] [G] [C] [Em] [C] [Em]
Crying the ballad of a broken heart
Chorus
[Am] [Em] [F] [C] [G/B]
Teardrops won't stop fallin' 'til you're with me
[Am] [Em] [F] [Dm] [G]
That melancholy melody keeps drifting through the dark
Verse 3
[C] [Em]
You put the laughter in a lonely place
[C] [Em]
You put a smile on a sad sad face
[F] [G]
The way you left is tearing me apart
[F] [G] [C]
Crying the ballad of a broken heart
Interlude
[Em] [C] [Em]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
Chorus
[Am] [Em] [F] [C] [G/B]
Teardrops won't stop fallin' 'til you're with me
[Am] [Em] [F] [Dm] [G]
That melancholy melody keeps drifting through the dark
Verse 4
[C] [Em]
I used to sing about a sunny day
[C] [Em]
'Til you took your love and went away
[F] [G]
I'm all alone and don't know where you are
[F] [G] [C]
Crying the ballad of a broken heart
Outro
[Em] [C] [Em]
[F] [G] [F] [G] [C]
