Lyrics
(Dm)Don’t you wan na go for a ride?
Just keep your hands in side and make the most out of life.
Now don’t you take it for grant ed.
I re (Dm)Life is like a mean to ma chine: It made a mess out of me; it left me caught be tween like an an gry dream; I was strand ed.
me?
I was strand ed.
me.
And I’m (Bb)stead y, but I’m start ing to shake,
and I (C)don’t know how much more I can take.
Well, this is it now, ev ’ry bod y get down.
(Bbsus2)This is all I can take; (Gsus2)this is how a heart breaks.
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, (Bbsus2)make you stay wide a wake.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
(Dm)Don’t you wan na go for a ride down to the oth er side?
Feels make so good you could cry.
Now won’t you do what I told you?
I re (Dm)mem ber when you used to be shy, yeah, made once mess we were so fine, you and I.
Yeah, why you an got ta make it so hard on me?
Hey, it’s hard on me.
And I’m (Bb)sor ry, but it’s not a mis take.
And I’m (C)run ning, but you’re get ting a way.
Well, this is it now, ev ’ry bod y get down.
(Bbsus2)This is all I can take; (Gsus2)this is how a heart breaks.
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, (Bbsus2)make you stay wide a wake.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
Well, this is how a heart breaks.
You’re (C)not the (Bb5)best thing (C)that I know, nev er was, (C)nev er cared too (Bb5)much for all (C)this hang ing a round.
It’s (C)just the (Bb5)same thing (C)all the time: nev er get (C)what I want, (Bb5)nev er get too close (C)to the end of the line.
You’re (C)just the (Bb5)same thing (C)that I knew (back be fore the time when I was on ly for you).
Well, this is it now, ev ’ry bod y get down.
(Bbsus2)This is all I can take; (Gsus2)this is how a heart breaks.
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, (Bbsus2)make you stay wide a wake.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
Well, this is it now, ev ’ry bod y get down.
(Bbsus2)This is all I can take; (Gsus2)this is how a heart breaks.
You take a hit now, you feel it break down, (Bbsus2)make you stay wide a wake.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
(Gsus2)This is how a heart breaks.
(C)This is how a heart breaks.
(C)This is how a heart breaks.
This Is How A Heart Breaks by Rob Thomas
Easy piano arrangement in the key of G at 120 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “This Is How A Heart Breaks”
- What key is "This Is How A Heart Breaks" in?
- "This Is How A Heart Breaks" by Rob Thomas is in the key of G with a tempo of 120 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
- Is "This Is How A Heart Breaks" easy to play on piano?
- This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
- Can I play "This Is How A Heart Breaks" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.