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Rob Thomas - This Is How A Heart Breaks
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Tabbed by: Jordy
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Tuning: Normal
There is hardly any guitar in this song, so play either power chords
or normal chords, or mix them, whichever you prefer. Both are listed below.
Normal Chords Power Chords
Dm G Bb C Am Dm G Bb C Am
e|---1--3---1--0---0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3---3--1---1---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--0---3--0---2-----------7------3--5-----------------------------------|
D|---0--0---3--2---2-----------7--5---3--5---7-------------------------------|
A|---x--2---1--3---0-----------5--5---1--3---7-------------------------------|
E|---x--3---x--x---x--------------3----------5-------------------------------|
Intro: Dm
Dm
Don't you wanna go for a ride
Just keep your hands inside
And make the most out of life
G
Now don't you take it for granted
Dm
Life is like a mean machine
It made a mess outta me
And left me caught between
G
Like an angry dream I was stranded
I was stranded, yeah yeah yeah
Bb
And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
C
And I don't know how much more I can take
CHORUS:
Dm
This is it now
Everybody get down
Bb
This is all I can take
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm
You take a hit now
You feel it break down
Bb
Make you stay wide awake
C Dm
This is how a heart breaks
Dm
Don't you wanna go for a ride
Down to the other side
Feels so good you could cry
G
Now won't you do what I told you
Dm
I remember when you used to be shy
Yeah, once we were so fine
G
You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me
Yeah, it's hard on me
Bb
And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
C
And I'm running but you're getting away
REPEAT CHORUS
G
This is how a heart breaks
Am C Am C
Am C Am
You're not the best thing that I knew
C
Never was never cared too much for all this hanging around
Am C Am
It's just the same thing all the time
C
Never get what I want, never get you close to the end of the line
Am C
You're just the same thing that I knew
Dm
Right before the time when I was only for you
Dm Bb C (2x)
REPEAT CHORUS 2x
Dm Bb
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb
Oh
C
This is how a heart breaks
Dm Bb C
This is how a heart breaks
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jordan Rhythm Player |
#1 by Jordan at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:37 AM EST |
| great song to get your heart racing.... which is kind of odd since it's about breakup, but I like it anyway. | |
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chris Average |
#2 by chris at Oct 5, 2007 at 7:31 PM EST |
| Isn't this the theme song for this year's NBA Finals? I'm heartbroken because this year's Finals SUCKS. | |
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ToRRi Average |
#3 by ToRRi L at Oct 8, 2007 at 5:51 AM EST |
| my personal feelings about rob thomas going solo is that he felt good while doing that song with santana and got hungry for fame and wanted to be known as rob thomas not just the lead singer of mathbox20. anyways i liked this song before and now after the radios killed it by playing it way to much. also i heard some dude saying that matchbox20 didn't break up that they were in a short recess while rob thomas went out and made himself known. ok so my translation of the song is that he fell in love then his love decieved him or something so now he's all like "everybody get down this is all i can take this is how a heart breaqks you take a hit now you feel it break down make you stay wide awake this is how a heart breaks" then he's thinking about it and gets all pissed and says "I remember when you used to be shy Yeah, once we were so fine You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me" then goes round missing her saying "and i'm running but you're getting away" then with the last stanza he convinces himself that she was just a distraction. he colors this with the upbeat music to get teen hearts racing and every once in a while you can feel the pain in his voice (it's creepy i know) so that's what the song means to me | |
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caleb Wanna Be |
#4 by caleb at Oct 8, 2007 at 12:42 PM EST |
| This is absolutely the best way to kick off the solo stint, with the most upbeat, rocking song of the CD. I loved this song since I first heard it. I had a clip recorded off a radio station prior to the CD's release, and I listened to it repeatidly. I finally bought the CD, and the "Repeat" button was killed. Awesome song. | |
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zach Wanna Be |
#5 by zach miles at Oct 10, 2007 at 7:49 AM EST |
| I've heard Rob talking about it, and he said the song was about the process of falling in love: at first we think it's the best we could ever dream of, it captures us and trick us somehow but we end up realising it was not like that at all, it was just the same thing that we knew...we end up dissapointed and tired of it. I still think it's probably the song in the album that resembles the most of Matchbox Twenty songs, but I agree that it's more hopeful and upbeated...it is just not that bitter, I guess. Rob is quite a happy guy now! :) lol | |
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Jon Badass |
#6 by Jon Coath at Oct 10, 2007 at 4:54 PM EST |
| This is good stuff. I've no input on its meaning, but the song is immediately in-your-face and doesn't let up. | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#7 by Matt Cromwell at Oct 15, 2007 at 1:18 PM EST |
| Rob Thomas seriously messed up with this song, I think it’s crap. He’s so mush better than this. | |
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Thomas Average |
#8 by Thomas Reuter at Oct 17, 2007 at 2:39 AM EST |
| I love this song so much, love Rob Thomas anyway, but this is especially good! Reminds me of a couple of MB20 songs. Rob Thomas' voice is just so sexy! | |
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