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This is transcribed from the live acoustic version performed at Montserrat, 15/09/1997 [Scale to improvise: B Mixolydian (equivalent to E Major)] [Instrumental] B G#m7 C#m Amaj7 B G#m7 A Amaj7 [Verse]

^BWhen t^G#m7he wind b^C#mlows dow^Amaj7n this hard, ^BMany a^G#m7 bond is ^Abroken. ^Amaj7 ^BSee th^G#m7e water l^C#mie on th^Amaj7e ground ^BFrom w^G#m7here the ^Aheavens ^Amaj7opened.

[Chorus]

^ELord, ^Ahow will y^F#mou get t^Bhrough this night ^G#m7With y^C#mour dreams^F#m departe^Bd? ^BAnd wh^G#m7o alone wi^C#mll comfo^Amaj7rt you? ^BOnly t^G#m7he broken ^Ahearted.^Amaj7

[Instrumental] B G#m7 C#m Amaj7 B G#m7 A Amaj7 [Verse]

^BSo you^G#m7've gone b^C#meyond yo^Amaj7ur means, ^BEvery ^G#m7wound is o^Apen, ^Amaj7 ^BYour b^G#m7est laid p^C#mlans are^Amaj7 out of reach, ^BAnd al^G#m7l your fea^Ars unspo^Amaj7ken.

[Chorus]

^ELord, ^Ahow will y^F#mou get t^Bhrough this night ^G#m7With y^C#mour dreams^F#m departe^Bd? ^BAnd wh^G#m7o alone wi^C#mll comfo^Amaj7rt you? ^BOnly t^G#m7he broken ^Ahearted.^Amaj7

[Instrumental] B G#m7 C#m Amaj7 B G#m7 A Amaj7 [Bridge]

^F#Sweet revenge i^G#ms spoken then; ^AIn the twilight^C#m it is gone. ^F#To living lies ^Bwit^B/Ah no escape, ^G#mLord, I would r^Aather be alone.

[Instrumental] B G#m7 C#m Amaj7 B G#m7 A Amaj7 [Verse]

^BI pres^G#m7s my finge^C#mrs to th^Amaj7e wood ^BTo tel^G#m7l you of m^Ay dreami^Amaj7ng, ^BTo sin^G#m7g you song^C#ms from o^Amaj7lden times, ^BTo kee^G#m7p the love^A light g^Amaj7leaming.

[Chorus]

^E'Cause^A there's a^F#m place w^Bhere we can go, ^G#m7Where ^C#mwe will no^F#mt be par^Bted. ^BAnd wh^G#m7o alone wi^C#mll enter^Amaj7 there? ^BOnly t^G#m7he broken ^Ahearted.^Amaj7

Eric Clapton - Broken hearted