Heartbreaker Chords

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Heartbreaker by Alabama Shakes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G Am 

G                                    Am 
How was I supposed to know you was a heartbreaker? 
G 
I didn't know, I couldn't know, now I'm laying on this killing floor and 
Am         
I wanna die, listen... 

G                          Am 
How was I supposed to know was it by your sweet face or your eyes? Oh, Lord 
G                                           Am 
How was I supposed to know you'd give me my heart aching? 

G                                Am 
Mama couldn't tell me about the feeling 
    G                           Am      
Oh, and all them love sick songs... Well, they got true meaning 
   G                                  Am 
Oh why, why did you have to slice me wide, babe? 
 Bm                                         Am 
How was I supposed to know you'd give me my first heart aching? 

G                                    Am 
How was I supposed to know you was a heartbreaker? 
G 
I didn't know, I didn't know, now I'm laying on this killing floor and 
Am         
I wanna die 

G                     Am 
Whoever said that we two were never meant? 
G           
I'll tell you how I how you're wrong, I'd fight you all 
                          Am 
I know the way things are, I'd fight the planets 
G                                 Am 
Why, why did you have to slice so wide, baby? 
Bm                                   Am 
How was I supposed to know you was a heartbreaker? 

     G                                  Am 
Oh, how was I supposed to know you was a heartbreaker? 
G 
Oh, oh, I didn't know, I didn't know 
                                      Am 
Why you got to go and kill me so that I wanna die? 

G  
Oh, "I wanted to grow old with you." 
              Am 
You told me so, but then you go 
G                     Am 
How was I supposed to know? 
(Wooo, oooo... ) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante