Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
[Opening]
[G7] [C] [F] [G] [G7] [C] [F] [G]
[G7]When you were [C]young and [F]on your [G]own
[G7]How did it [C]feel to [F]be a[G]lone [G7]
[C7]I was always thinking of [F]games that I was playing
[C7]Trying to make the best of my [F]time
[chorus]
[G7]But only [F]love can break your [Em]heart
Try to be [Dm]sure right from the [G]start
[G7]Yes only [F]love can break your [Em]heart
What if your [Dm]world should fall a[G]part
[verse 2]
[G7] [C] [F] [G] [G7] [C] [F] [G]
[G7]I have a [C]friend I’ve [F]never [G]seen
[G7]He hides [C]his head in[F]side a [G]dream [G7]
[C7]Someone should call him and [F]see if he can come out
[C7]Try to lose the down that he’s [F]found
[chorus]
[G7]But only [F]love can break your [Em]heart
Try to be [Dm]sure right from the [G]start
[G7]Yes only [F]love can break your [Em]heart
What if your [Dm]world should fall a[G]part
[verse 3]
[G7] [C] [F] [G] [G7] [C] [F] [G]
[G7]I have a [C]friend I’ve [F]never [G]seen
[G7]He hides his [C]head in[F]side a [G]dream
[Closing]
[G7]Yes only [C]love can [F]break your [G]heart
[G7] [C]
How to play Only Love Can Break Your Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart on guitar requires 7 chords and 10 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.
Only Love Can Break Your Heart uses these transitions most often: G → G7 (17), G7 → C (14), and C → F (13). 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 G7 - C chord transition.
1. 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.
2. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- 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 3.
4. G → G7 chord transition
To move from G to G7;
- Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.
5. G7 → C7 chord transition
To move from G7 to C7;
- 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.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
6. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
7. 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.
8. F → Em chord transition
To move from F to Em;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and pinky.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
9. Em → Dm chord transition
To move from Em to Dm;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
10. Dm → G chord transition
To move from Dm to G;
- 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 B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
Only Love Can Break Your Heart chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Only Love Can Break Your Heart.
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart includes 83 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Only Love Can Break Your Heart connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → G: 21%
- F → G7: 3%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → C7: 5%