Big Country – Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Big Country – Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAAsus4F#mDEBmEsus4F#m7Esus2Dsus2Asus2

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   [Intro]
A   A   A   A

   [Verse 1]
A
Thirteen valleys he has
Asus4            A
wandered for her love
       F#m              D
For he thinks he is the one
                E
that she dreams of
        Bm
But her bed was made elsewhere
         D
from the first day she got there
       A
Now he wanders thirteen
E              D
valleys crying out
       E
Now he wanders thirteen
D              A
valleys crying out

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   [Chorus]
Asus4              Esus4   E
It could have been me
                      F#m7
I said, It could have been me
         D
A broken heart needs
        Esus4  E        F#m7
someone new to blame it on
         D
A broken heart needs
        Esus4  E        F#m7
someone new to blame it on

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   [Verse 2]
         A
Thirteen valleys she has
gone since morning came
         F#m
Well she gave so much that
D           E
only love remains
        Bm
But her lover is long gone
         D
with the money she sent on
        A
Now she wanders thirteen
E              D
valleys crying out
        E
Now she wanders thirteen
D              A
valleys crying out

   [Chorus]
Asus4              Esus4   E
It could have been me
                      F#m7
I said, It could have been me
         D
A broken heart needs someone
Esus4  E        F#m7
new to blame it on
         D
A broken heart needs someone
Esus4  E        F#m7
new to blame it on

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   [Chorus 2]
     F#m7
That broken heart will
   Esus2   Dsus2
be forever and a lifetime
            F#m7
That broken heart will try
     Esus2          Dsus2
your love like none before
            F#m
And you may fight or you may
Dsus2        F#m         Esus2
run for what was fast is now undone
               Dsus2
A broken heart needs someone
Esus2           F#m
new to blame it on
Esus2          Dsus2
A broken heart needs someone
Esus2           A
new to blame it on

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   [Link]
A   Asus4    A    Asus4

    [Verse 3]
         A
Thirteen valleys lying
Asus4         A
silent in the haze
            F#m
Filled with promises and
D               E
spirits that we raised
        Bm
But the spirits all are ghosts
       D
of the ones we hurt the most
         A
And they wander thirteen
E              D
valleys crying out
         E
And they wander thirteen
D              A
valleys crying out

   [Chorus]
Asus4              Esus4   E
It could have been me
                      F#m7
I said, It could have been me
         D
A broken heart needs
        Esus4  E        F#m7
someone new to blame it on
              Esus4   E
It could have been me
                      F#m7
I said, It could have been me
         D
A broken heart needs
        Esus4  E        F#m7
someone new to blame it on

   [Chorus 2]
     F#m7
That broken heart will
   Esus2   Dsus2
be forever and a lifetime
            F#m7
That broken heart will try
     Esus2          Dsus2
your love like none before
            F#m              Dsus2
And you may fight or you may run for
     F#m         Esus2
what was fast is now undone
               Dsus2
A broken heart needs
        Esus2           F#m
someone new to blame it on
Esus2          Dsus2
A broken heart needs
        Esus2           A
someone new to blame it on

   [Outro]
A   Asus4   Asus2
A   Asus4   Asus2

How to play Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys by Big Country on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys by Big Country, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 11 chords: A, Asus4, F#m, D, E, Bm, Esus4, F#m7, Esus2, Dsus2 and Asus2.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Esus4 – E – F#m7 – D (Vsus4 – V – vi7 – IV in A major). In solfa, that is soh – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Gsus4, Em, C, D, Am, Dsus4, Em7, Dsus2, Csus2 (82% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 64% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Esus4 chord on guitar (022200)
Esus4E A B
F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
Esus2 chord on guitar (x79977)
Esus2E F♯ B
Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230)
Dsus2D E A
Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200)
Asus2A B E

Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys chords: questions

What key is Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys in?

Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys by Big Country is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys?

Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys uses 11 chords: A, Asus4, F#m, D, E, Bm, Esus4, F#m7, Esus2, Dsus2, Asus2.

What is the chord progression of Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys?

The main progression is Esus4 – E – F#m7 – D (Vsus4 – V – vi7 – IV).

Is Broken Heart Thirteen Valleys easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Gsus4, Em, C, D, Am, Dsus4, Em7, Dsus2, Csus2 (82% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 64% without a capo).

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