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Eric Church – Never Break Heart Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
       G
People say it's a crime
                         Em7
bringing a life into the world
these days
     Cadd9
It's cold, it's a load it's a heavy
               G               D
stone that the heart can't take
      G
Well, hurt's gonna keep on tryin'
    Em7
and pain's gonna keep on cryin'
    Cadd9
But way down deep, there's a
                   G      D
beat gonna keep on fightin'

[Pre-Chorus]
                 G
So go on and get born heart
                       Em7
Let your mama keep you warm heart
                Cadd9
Get down in the dirt heart

Go on, get hurt heart
             G          D
Live and let learn heart

[Chorus]
                          G
Don't let fear steal your brave heart
                          Em7
Don't let doubt take your faith heart
             Cadd9
It's okay to cry
                      G    D
But don't never break heart

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[Verse 2]
   G
If love's like drawin' cards
               Em7
with a whiskey gypsy
        Cadd9
She's a glass half full, take a pull,
                  G    D
then a glass half empty
            G
Well, I say lives are made
for chances
    Em7
and eyes are made for glances
    Cadd9
and songs are played,
                  G     D
legs are made for dances

[Pre-Chorus]
                   G
Go on and take her hand heart
                       Em7
And draw a line in the sand heart
                      Cadd9
Paint some color on a black heart
Don't look back,
                G          D
pull tight on a slack heart

[Chorus]
                          G
Don't let fear steal your brave
heart
                          Em7
Don't let doubt take your faith
heart
             Cadd9
It's okay to cry
                      G    D
But don't never break heart

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[Solo]
G Em7 Cadd9  G D x2

[Bridge]
                   G
And when your time comes heart
                       Em7
When it's all said and done heart
                Cadd9
Light starts to fade heart
End of the day but
                G         D
you still wanna stay heart

[Chorus]
             G
Go on and be brave heart
                Em7
Go on keep your faith heart
             Cadd9
It's okay to cry, it's okay to cry
             Em7
It's okay to cry, it's okay to cry

How to play Never Break Heart: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Never Break Heart by Eric Church on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Never Break Heart by Eric Church is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: G, Em7, Cadd9 and D.

The backbone of the song is G – Em7 – Cadd9 – G (I – vi7 – IVadd9 – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.