Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Rock Of The Westies
DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART
Year : 1976
Album : None (Included as a bonus track on the UK Classic Years reissue of
ROCK OF THE WESTIES)
Writers : Ann Orson & Carte Blanche(*)
Performers : Elton John & Kiki Dee
Intro:
Melody: A G - F C-B-Bb B-C -A-G-F E - D D - C G - F
Chords: F C/E Dm Bb C7 F Fmaj7 Bb/F Bb/F F C/F-Bb/F
F Bb/F F Bb
Don't go breaking my heart. I couldn't if I tried.
F C/Bb Bb G7/B F/C Bb F/A-Bb-F/A-Bb C7
Oh Honey if I get restless. Baby, you're not that kind.
F Bb/F F Bb
Don't go breaking my heart. You take the weight off me.
F Bb G7 F/C Bb F/A-Bb-F/A-Bb C7
Oh Honey when you knock on my door. Ooh - I gave you my key.
CHORUS:
Am Cm7 Bb F C G
Woo-hoo. Nobody knows it. When I was down. I was your clown.
Am Cm7 Bb F C G
Woo-hoo. Nobody knows it. Right from the start. I gave you my heart.
Ab C7/E Bb/F F/A - Bb - F/A - Bb C7
Ohh - ohh, I gave you my heart.
F C/E Dm Bb C7 Intro: F C/E-Dm
So don't go breaking my heart. I won't go breaking your heart.
{Melody: F E - D D - C C - D}
Bb C7 F Fmaj7 Bb/F Bb/F F C/F-Bb/F
Don't go breaking my heart.
F Bb/F F Bb
And nobody told us. `Cause nobody showed us.
F C/Bb Bb G7/B F/C Bb F/A-Bb-F/A-Bb C7
And now it's up to us babe. Oh, I think we can make it.
F Bb/F F Bb
So don't misunderstand me. You put the light in my life.
F Bb G7 F/C Bb F/A-Bb-F/A-Bb C7
You put the spark to the flame. I've got your heart in my sights.
{Repeat Chorus, instrumental verse & chorus again}
F C/E Dm Bb C7 F
CODA: Don't go breaking my, don't go breaking my, don't go breaking my heart.
*Ann Orson and Carte Blanche are really Elton John and Bernie Taupin