Barely Beating Broken Heart Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays644

Barely Beating Broken Heart by Highway 101 is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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       D 
If you see me in some corner looking like all hope is gone 
       G                                           D 
If you see me sit for hours and you wonder what is wrong 
         D                             G 
Well, it hurts to talk about it but my world just fell apart 
      D                                A              D 
I'm a walkin', talkin', cryin', barely beatin' broken heart 
 
        D 
Did you see the teardrops fallin' and the tremble in my hands 
            G                                         D  
Then you'll know that there's a story and nobody understands 
       G                             G  
It's a sad and lonely story but I'll try to make it short 
      D                                A              D  
I'm a walkin', talkin', cryin', barely beatin' broken heart 
 
 
Chorus 1: 
           G                              D  
Should you wonder how I got this way then listen, listen good 
   G                                 D               A 
He left me for another, thought he'd be the last who would 
       D                             G 
So I'm tryin' to forget him, lookin' for a place to start 
      D                                A              D 
I'm a walkin', talkin', cryin', barely beatin' broken heart 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
        G                              D 
You may wonder how I got this way then listen, listen good 
   G                                 D               A  
He left me for another, thought he'd be the last who would 
       D                             G           
So I'm tryin' to forget him, lookin' for a place to start 
      D                                A              D 
I'm a walkin', talkin', cryin', barely beatin' broken heart 
    	

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