Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]I can think of younger days [Cmaj7]when living for my life
[G7]Was everything a man [C]could want to do
[E7]I could never see to[Am]morrow but [D7]I was never told
A[G7]bout the [G7]sor[G7]row
[chorus]
And [Cmaj7]how can you mend a broken heart
[Dm]How can you stop the rain from falling down
[F]How can you [G7]stop [F]the sun from [G7]shining
[Dm]What makes the [G7]world go [C]round
[chorus]
[Cmaj7]How can you mend this broken man
[Dm]How can a loser ever win
Please [F]help me [G7]mend my [F]broken [G7]heart
[Dm]And let me [G7]live a[C]gain
[verse 2]
[C]I can still feel the breeze [Cmaj7]that rustles through the trees
[Dm]And misty memories of [C]days gone by
[E7]We could never see to[Am]morrow [D7]no one said a word
A[G7]bout the [G7]sor[G7]row
[chorus]
And [Cmaj7]how can you mend a broken heart
[Dm]How can you stop the rain from falling down
[F]How can you [G7]stop [F]the sun from [G7]shining
[Dm]What makes the [G7]world go [C]round
[chorus]
And [Cmaj7]how can you mend this broken man
[Dm]How can a loser ever win
Please [F]help me [G7]mend my [F]broken [G7]heart
[Dm]And let me [G7]live a[C]gain
[Closing]
[Cmaj7]Na na na na etc [Dm]Na na na na etc
Please [F]help me [G7]mend my [F]broken [G7]heart
[Dm]And let me [G7]live a[C]gain Da da da da da
[C]Da da da da Da da da da da [Cmaj7]da
How to play How Can You Mend A Broken Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart on guitar requires 8 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart uses these transitions most often: F → G7 (10), C → Cmaj7 (6), and Cmaj7 → Dm (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Cmaj7 chord transition.
1. C → Cmaj7 chord transition
To move from C to Cmaj7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
2. Cmaj7 → G7 chord transition
To move from Cmaj7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 1.
3. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
4. C → E7 chord transition
To move from C to E7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
5. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
6. Am → D7 chord transition
To move from Am to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
7. D7 → G7 chord transition
To move from D7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
8. Cmaj7 → Dm chord transition
To move from Cmaj7 to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
9. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
10. F → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
11. G7 → Dm chord transition
To move from G7 to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 3.
12. Dm → C chord transition
To move from Dm to C;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart includes 60 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how How Can You Mend A Broken Heart connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → F: 5%
After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).- Dm → C: 18%
- Dm → F: 14%