Jimmy Ruffin

What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

Jimmy Ruffin


Tom: C#m

|E |E |E E F#m|A |Amaj7|F#m|F#m A Bm|A |Am|D7|D7 A Bm|A|


[Verse 1]
A                        Amaj7
As I walk this land with broken dreams
F#m                          A  Bm  A
I have visions of many things
    A           Amaj7
But happiness is just an illusion
F#m                 G#m   G
Filled with sadness and confusion


[Chorus 1]
B                   D#m
What becomes of the broken-hearted
G#m                 B   Dbm
Who had love that's now departed
B       D#m
I know I've got to find
G#m          B
Some kind of peace of mind
F# F#7 E   F#m Bm A
Maybe...


[Verse 2]
A                      Amaj7
The roots of love grow all around
F#m                                  A Bm A
But for me they come a-tumblin' down
A                    Amaj7
Every day heartaches grow a little stronger
Am                 D7                A Bm A
I can't stand this pain much longer
A                  Amaj7
I walk in shadows searching for light
F#m                                  A Bm A
Cold and alone, no comfort in sight
A                       Amaj7
Hoping and praying for someone to care
F#m               G#m   G
Always moving and goin' nowhere


[Chorus 2]
B                   D#m
What becomes of the broken-hearted
G#m                 B   Dbm
Who had love that's now departed
B       D#m
I know I've got to find
G#m          B
Some kind of peace of mind
F# F#7 E   F#m Bm A
Help me...


[Verse 3]
A                       Amaj7
I'm searching, though I don't succeed
F#m                                      A Bm A
But someone look, there's a growing need
A                       Amaj7
Oh, he is lost, there's no place for beginning
Am                    D7             A Bm A
All that's left is an unhappy ending.


[Outro]
A                   Amaj7
Now what becomes of the broken-hearted
F#m                               Bm A
Who had love that's now departed?
A
I know I've got to find
Amaj7
Some kind of peace of mind
F#m                                                        Bm A
I'll be searching everywhere, Just to find someone to care
A                         Amaj7
I'll be looking everyday, I know I'm gonna find a way
F#m                                                  Bm A
Nothing's gonna stop me now, I'll find a way somehow
A                                 Amaj7
And I'll be searching everywhere, I know I gotta find a way
F#m
I'll be looking...