{"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":598473,"song":"Broken","artist":"Tracy Chapman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/598473-broken-chords-by-tracy-chapman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/598473?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":24,"content":"This is my first time posting... it's a pretty easy song and this is the skeleton of it. \r\nto the song for any extra accentuations...\r\n\r\nBroken\r\nBy Tracy Chapman\r\nfrom the album Let it Rain\r\n\r\n4/4 time.\r\n\r\nCapo II\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou can close your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd see the picture perfect life[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nInside of your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDreaming only of the days ahead[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWanted and wished for more than now[/tab]\r\nOr the days behind\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou waste your time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe picture makes a promise[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe flesh lets it be broken[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe picture makes a promise[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe flesh lets it be broken[/tab]\r\n\r\n           (same chord pattern the entire song)\r\n\r\nYou can never think\r\nYou can't even stop yourself\r\nBefore the words have been spoken\r\nAnd you've already said\r\nYou would give everything\r\nAnd something for nothing\r\nEverybody thinks you're joking\r\n\r\nThe picture makes a promise\r\nThe flesh lets it be broken\r\nThe picture makes a promise\r\nThe flesh lets it be broken\r\n\r\nYou want to be the one\r\nMade over be your own\r\nBefore and after\r\nAnd a supermarket\r\nBeauty in a bottle queen\r\nWho'll one day grace a\r\ncheck-out counter\r\nMagazine front cover\r\nThough the fine print reads\r\n\r\nThe picture makes a promise\r\nThe flesh lets it be broken\r\nThe picture makes a promise\r\nThe flesh lets it be broken\r\n\r\nLets it be broken\r\nLets it be broken\r\nBroken\r\nLets it be broken\r\nLets it be broken\r\nBroken\r\nBroken\r\n\r\nYour life is never what you wanted\r\nNot even halfway normal\r\nJust tarnished and soiled\r\nWhen in your reach\r\nA framed and frozen moment\r\nSo far from perfection\r\nNot truth or transcendence\r\nWill set you free\r\nStill you don't believe\r\n\r\nThe picture makes a promise\r\nThe flesh lets it be broken\r\nThe picture makes a promise\r\nThe flesh lets it be broke\r\n\r\n         (End on [ch]C[/ch])","plain_text":"This is my first time posting... it's a pretty easy song and this is the skeleton of it. \nto the song for any extra accentuations...\n\nBroken\nBy Tracy Chapman\nfrom the album Let it Rain\n\n4/4 time.\n\nCapo II\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOr the days behind\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n           (same chord pattern the entire song)\n\nYou can never think\nYou can't even stop yourself\nBefore the words have been spoken\nAnd you've already said\nYou would give everything\nAnd something for nothing\nEverybody thinks you're joking\n\nThe picture makes a promise\nThe flesh lets it be broken\nThe picture makes a promise\nThe flesh lets it be broken\n\nYou want to be the one\nMade over be your own\nBefore and after\nAnd a supermarket\nBeauty in a bottle queen\nWho'll one day grace a\ncheck-out counter\nMagazine front cover\nThough the fine print reads\n\nThe picture makes a promise\nThe flesh lets it be broken\nThe picture makes a promise\nThe flesh lets it be broken\n\nLets it be broken\nLets it be broken\nBroken\nLets it be broken\nLets it be broken\nBroken\nBroken\n\nYour life is never what you wanted\nNot even halfway normal\nJust tarnished and soiled\nWhen in your reach\nA framed and frozen moment\nSo far from perfection\nNot truth or transcendence\nWill set you free\nStill you don't believe\n\nThe picture makes a promise\nThe flesh lets it be broken\nThe picture makes a promise\nThe flesh lets it be broke\n\n         (End on C)","chords":["Em","C","G","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}