Bruce Springsteen – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Chords

Bruce Springsteen – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Chords

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ChordsFDmCBbDm/FGmEbC7D7Fm6Cmaj7AmC/BGE7D#

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[Intro]
F  F Dm C
Bb  Dm/F  Gm  Eb
Bb  C7 Eb Eb  Dm C

[Verse 1]
Bb                        Dm/F
  As I walk this land of broken dreams
Gm                  Eb
  I have visions of many things
Bb                  Dm/F
  But happiness is just an illusion
Gm                    D7      Fm6
  Filled with sadness and confusion

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[Chorus]
C                     Cmaj7
  What becomes of the broken-hearted
Am                     F
  Who has love that's now departed?
C           C/B          Am
I know I've got to find some
          G
 kind of peace of mind
 E7     F    D#
Maybe
[Verse 2]
Bb                       Dm/F
  The roots of love grow all around
Gm                       Eb
  But for me they come a tumbling down
Bb            C7
  Every day, heartaches grow stronger
Eb                              Dm C
  I can't stand this pain much longer

[Verse 3]
Bb                   Dm/F
  I walk in shadows searching for light
Gm                   Eb
  Cold and alone no comfort in sight
Bb                       Dm/F
  Hoping and praying for someone to care
Gm                   D7   Fm6
  Always moving and going nowhere

[Chorus]
C                      Cmaj7
  What becomes of the broken-hearted
Am                     F
  Who has love that's now departed?
C           C/B          Am
I know I've got to find some
          G
kind of peace of mind
 E7     F    D#
Maybe

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[Verse 4]
Bb                        Dm/F
  I'm searching though I don't succeed
Gm
  For someone's love there's
    Eb
a growing need
Bb
  All is lost there's no
  C7
 place for beginning
Eb                      D7       Dm C
  All that's left is an unhappy ending

[Chorus]
Bb                     Dm/F
  What becomes of the broken-hearted
Gm                   Eb
Who has love that's now departed
Bb                      Dm/F
I know I've got to find some
kind of peace of mind
Gm
I'll be searching everywhere,
  Eb
just to find someone who cares,
 Bb
I'll be looking every day,
     Dm/F
 I know I'm gonna find a way

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 Gm
Nothing's going to stop me now,
  Eb
I'll find a way somehow
Bb
I'll be searching everywhere,
    Dm/F
 until I found someone who cares
Gm
  I know I'll find my way
Eb
  I'm gonna find my way
Bb
  I'm gonna find my way
Dm/F
  I'm gonna find my way
Gm
  I'm gonna find my way,
   Eb
I'm gonna find my way

[Outro]
 Bb  Dm/F Gm Eb
Bb

How to play What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted: key, chords and progression

These are What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted chords by on Bruce Springsteen Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted by Bruce Springsteen is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 16 chords: F, Dm, C, Bb, Dm/F, Gm, Eb, C7, D7, Fm6, Cmaj7 and Am and 4 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – Dm/F – Gm – Eb (I – iii – vi – IV in B♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Am, G, F, Dm, Bb, G7, A7, Cm6, Gmaj7 (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 62% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
Fm6 chord on guitar (x-8-10-10-9-10)
Fm6F A♭ C D
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

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What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted chords: questions

What key is What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted in?

What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted by Bruce Springsteen is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?

What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted uses 16 chords: F, Dm, C, Bb, Dm/F, Gm, Eb, C7, D7, Fm6, Cmaj7, Am and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?

The main progression is Bb – Dm/F – Gm – Eb (I – iii – vi – IV).

Is What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Am, G, F, Dm, Bb, G7, A7, Cm6, Gmaj7 (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 62% without a capo).

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