Key: D
Gb
Ebm7
They used to say that boys are tough as nails.
F7
Bbm
Ab
In every way he keeps his heart as guarded as a jail.
Ebm
F
Now things have changed, I feel so old.
Bb/D
Eb
Ab
Db
Like any girl could drag my heart across the coals.
Gb
Ebm7
I was always there in the thick of things.
F7
Bbm
Ab
I always had the heart of every woman on a string.
Ebm
F
The danger zone shone from my eyes.
Bb/D
Eb
Ab
Db
It seemed like every inch I gained became a mile.
A7
B/A
A7
D
D+
It's not the night reaching in and touching me.
G
Gm
It's just that breaking hearts ain't what it used to be.
D
B7
It seems that time has killed that cruel streak in me -
Em7
G/A
A
and breaking hearts ain't what it used to be
G/A
A7/C#
D
D+
It's not the light shining in and catching me.
G
Gm
It's just that breaking hearts ain't what it used to be.
D
B7
But time has come and cast a spell on me.
Em7
A7
D
And breaking hearts ain't what it used to be.
Now I know what lonely means. I used to give so little and gain everything.
Em7
F#7
Bm
CODA: Breaking hearts. Breaking hearts. Breaking hearts.
E7
Em7
A7
D
Breaking hearts - ain't what it used to be.