IntroGGsusGGsus
Verse 1GHere's a thing about a heartbreak
C/GIt will happen all your life
AmIn the morning, on your wedding day
D7In a cheerful, last goodbye
GIt might find you at the station
C/GSit beside you on the train
AmKiss you softly with intention
D7Leave you breathless from the pain
ChorusWhen a Gheart breaks down
When a Cheart breaks Gdown
Won't you sCtand your gGround and stand aDgain?
When a Emheart D/F#breaks Gdown
When a Cheart breaks Emdown
Will you Cfind your Dway someEmhow to love aD/F#gain?Verse 2GLately, she's been up 'til sunrise
C/GSleep is lost and can't be found
AmIt's not the water on the nightstand
D7It's not the book she can't put down
GIt's the echo of some bad news
C/GAnd the doctors whispering
AmIt's the memory of a warm embrace
D7And the breath she's holding in
ChorusWhen a Gheart breaks down
When a Cheart breaks Gdown
Won't you sCtand your gGround and stand aDgain?
When a Emheart D/F#breaks Gdown
When a Cheart breaks Emdown
Will you Cfind your Dway someEmhow to love aD/F#gain?Post-ChorusWhen a Emheart D/F#breaks Gdown
When a Amheart G/Bbreaks CdownVerse 3GThere's beauty in the blessed heartbreak
C/GThere is life after the flood
AmNo one here has suffered through it
D7Without courage in their blood
GHere's the thing about forgiveness
C/GShe's the child of love and hate
AmThe recognizing that you need her so
D7Will bring peace along the way
ChorusWhen a Gheart breaks down
When a Cheart breaks Gdown
Won't you sCtand your gGround and stand aDgain?
When a Emheart D/F#breaks Gdown
When a Cheart breaks Emdown
Will you Cfind your Dway someEmhow to love aD/F#gain?Post-ChorusWhen a Emheart D/F#breaks Gdown
When a Amheart G/Bbreaks Cdown