{"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":877717,"song":"About To Break","artist":"Third Eye Blind","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/877717-about-to-break-chords-by-third-eye-blind/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/877717?type=chord","rating":4.67876,"votes":15,"content":"I believe this is tuned a half step down, but you can play it in standard tuning \r\nand it sounds fine.  Simple tune, sounds good acoustic.  \r\n\r\nChords:\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   320033\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   xx0232\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  x02210\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   x32010\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  022000\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro Verse 1] (quiet)\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nI was walking along on the ocean,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI felt a fever burning up all I am,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause if there's one thing that I can't stand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's standing next to my fellow man.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAh-ah-ah. Ah-ah-ah.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's about to break.  Oh.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor the social worker at the needle exchange.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor the self-medicated and the hard deranged.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor the lesbians at the bakery,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSaying, \"Do you really hate me?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's about to break.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1] (loud)\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBreak like a fever.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's about to break.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBreak like a fever.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3] (loud)\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nPeople looking for themselves inside of mirrors.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor not knowing why you're here.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe public appearances on the verge of tears.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen you're all played out from weed and beer.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nStand up let me get a look at you.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nCan't we all take a wider view?[/tab]\r\n(x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4] (starts quiet, grows)\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor the evangelist with a stinger-missile,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWeapons hot, thinking this will,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe won't make them follow orders,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor Doctors Without Borders.[/tab]\r\n[tab]([ch]Am[/ch])\r\nAbout to break.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's about to break.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2] (loud)\r\n(Break Like a fever.)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou're beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou're beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor a teenage mother with the baby asleep, (Break like a fever)[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor Africa, where life is cheap.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[End] (quiet)\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor losing faith in who you're going with,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAmerica fades into myth.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\ntabbed by Chris\r\n\r\ncomments and corrections welcome!\r\n\r\nhttp://www.flickerfade.com\r\nhttp://www.mylifetally.com","plain_text":"I believe this is tuned a half step down, but you can play it in standard tuning \nand it sounds fine.  Simple tune, sounds good acoustic.  \n\nChords:\nG   320033\nD   xx0232\nAm  x02210\nC   x32010\nEm  022000\n\n\n[Intro Verse 1] (quiet)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1] (loud)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3] (loud)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n(x2)\n\n\n[Verse 4] (starts quiet, grows)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2] (loud)\n(Break Like a fever.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[End] (quiet)\n\n\n\n\ntabbed by Chris\n\ncomments and corrections welcome!\n\nhttp://www.flickerfade.com\nhttp://www.mylifetally.com","chords":["G","D","Am","C","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]}}}