{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2671572,"song":"Broken Boy","artist":"Cage the Elephant","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2671572-broken-boy-chords-by-cage-the-elephant/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2671572?type=chord","rating":4.77219,"votes":49,"content":"Key: Bm\r\nTempo: 167 bpm\r\n\r\nRhythm: The rhythm in this song is mostly synth pads and a driving bass guitar playing swing eighths.\r\nPlaying power chords (Bm5, D5, G5) during verse can replicate bass feel.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Intro]\r\n-Experimental noise over Bm and A :)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n|[ch]Bm[/ch]  |  |[ch]Bm[/ch]  |  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]Bm[/ch]  |  |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I was born on the wrong side of the train tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I was raised with a strap across my back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Lay me on my side or hold me up to the light, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I was burned by the cold kiss of a vampire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I was bit by the whisper of a soft liar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Any good friend of yours is a good friend of mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n    Broken boy,     how does it feel?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n|[ch]Bm[/ch]  |  |[ch]Bm[/ch]  |  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]Bm[/ch]  |  |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Tell me why I'm forced to live in this skin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Tell me why I’m forced to live in this skin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I'm an alien, I'm just an ali-en, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Tell me why I was born to live in this skin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Tell me how I’m supposed to be forgiven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  With my hand in the hive and the sun in my eyes, yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n    Broken boy,     how does it feel?[/tab]\r\nG          Bm                     G              N.C. (brake down)\r\n    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\nN.C. |  |  |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I was born on the wrong side of the train tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Always born on the wrong side of the train tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Lay me on my side or hold me up to the light, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I was burned by the cold kiss of a vampire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  I was promised the keys to an empire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n  Any good friend of yours is a good friend of mine, oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n    Broken boy,     how does it feel?[/tab]\r\nG          Bm                     G              Bm/N.C. (Break down)\r\n    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\nN.C. |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]|","plain_text":"Key: Bm\nTempo: 167 bpm\n\nRhythm: The rhythm in this song is mostly synth pads and a driving bass guitar playing swing eighths.\nPlaying power chords (Bm5, D5, G5) during verse can replicate bass feel.\n\n\n[Pre-Intro]\n-Experimental noise over Bm and A :)\n\n[Intro]\n|Bm  |  |Bm  |  |D  |G  |Bm  |  |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n|Bm  |  |Bm  |  |D  |G  |Bm  |  |\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nG          Bm                     G              N.C. (brake down)\n    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?\n\n[Break]\nN.C. |  |  |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nG          Bm                     G              Bm/N.C. (Break down)\n    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?\n\n[Outro]\nN.C. |D  |G  A|","chords":["Bm","A","D","G","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}