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[Intro]
|  Em/ / / |  G/  Bm/ | x3
|   C/ / / |  G/ /  / |
[Verse 1]
EmEverything is broken
EmEverything is broken
EmEverything is breaking Cdown, breaking Gdown
EmEverything is bleeding
EmEverything is bleeding
EmEverything is breaking Cdown, breaking Amdown
[Chorus 1]
I pledge alEmlegiance to a Gcountry
Without Cborders, without Fpoliticians
EmWatching for my Dsky to get torn apCartG  
We are Embroken, we are Gbitter
We're the Cproblem, we're the Fpoliticians
EmWatching for our Dsky to get torn apCart
[Tag 1]
Come on and break Emme
[Instrumental]
|  Em/ / / |  G/  Bm/ | x2
[Verse 2]
EmEntropy and Aching
EmWhere have we been aiming
EmEverything is fading Fout, fading Amout
EmWe are the faded
EmSplitted and sedated
EmEverything is fading Cout, fading Bout
[Chorus 2]
I pledge alEmlegiance to a Gcountry
Without Cborders, without Fpoliticians
EmWatching for my Dsky to get torn apCartG  
We are Embroken, we are Gbitter
We're the Cproblem, we're the Fpoliticians
EmWatching for our Dsky to get torn apCart
[Tag 2]
Come on and break Fme
Come on and break Emme
[Instrumental]
|  Em/ / / |  Em/ / / |  C/ / / |  C/ / / | x2
[Bridge]
EmI pledge allegiance to a country
Without borders, without politicians
Politicians, politicianCsF  
[Coda]
I am Embroken, I am Gbitter
I'm the Cproblem, I'm the Fpolitician
EmWatching for my Dsky to get torn apCart
Come on and break me
Come on and break Emme
[Outro]
|  Em/ / / |  G/  Bm/ | x3
|  Em/ / / |
Intro | Verse 1 | Chorus | Tag 1| Instrumental 1 | Verse 2 | Chorus | Instrumental 

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Politicians

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G Bm

| / / / | / / | x3

C G

| / / / | / / / |

[Verse 1]

Everything is broken

Em C G

Everything is breaking down, breaking down

Everything is bleeding

Em C Am

Everything is breaking down, breaking down

[Chorus 1]

Em G

I pledge allegiance to a country

C F

Without borders, without politicians

Em D C G

Watching for my sky to get torn apart

Em G

We are broken, we are bitter

C F

We're the problem, we're the politicians

Em D C

Watching for our sky to get torn apart

[Tag 1]

Come on and break me

[Instrumental]

Em G Bm

| / / / | / / | x2

[Verse 2]

Entropy and Aching

Where have we been aiming

Em F Am

Everything is fading out, fading out

We are the faded

Splitted and sedated

Em C B

Everything is fading out, fading out

[Chorus 2]

Em G

I pledge allegiance to a country

C F

Without borders, without politicians

Em D C G

Watching for my sky to get torn apart

Em G

We are broken, we are bitter

C F

We're the problem, we're the politicians

Em D C

Watching for our sky to get torn apart

[Tag 2]

Come on and break me

[Instrumental]

Em Em C C

| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | x2

[Bridge]

I pledge allegiance to a country

Without borders, without politicians

C F

Politicians, politicians

[Coda]

Em G

I am broken, I am bitter

C F

I'm the problem, I'm the politician

Em D C

Watching for my sky to get torn apart

Come on and break me

[Outro]

Em G Bm

| / / / | / / | x3

| / / / |

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