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I Will Not Be Broken

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--|  x4
[Verse 1]
GGive and you gDive and you F#mgive till it's Bmgone
Then the pGeople you fDight hardest for A/C#say you're wronBmg
GBefore me fDlash all of my mF#memories and Bmdays
So don't stGand insincDere at the A/C#side of my gBmrave
[Chorus]
I will not be brGoken
I won't be tuDrned F#m7away
When it's too cGold to breathe and too A/C#dark to pray
I will not be broken
            e|-----------------------------|
            B|-----------------------------|
            G|-----------------------------|
            D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
            A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
            E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--|  x4
[Verse 2]
I Ggo too fDar then I F#mgo further sBmtill
Time stGarts to colDlapse, leaves a A/C#void none can fBmill
Nothing yGou can say Dto hurt me F#mwith your forked tBmongue
ThrGough bloodshot eDyes I wA/C#atch the wBmorld come undone
[Chorus]
I will not be bGroken
I won't be tuDrned F#m7away
When it's too cGold to breathe and it's too dDark to A/C#pray
I come too Gfar to give up or to be tuDrned aF#m7round
I will not be brGoken
I will A/C#not go down
            e|-----------------------------|
            B|-----------------------------|
            G|-----------------------------|
            D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
            A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
            E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--|  x4
[Solo]
  G    D    F#m    Bm    G    D    A/C#    Bmx8
[Chorus]
I will not be bGroken
I won't be tuDrned F#m7away
When it's too cGold to breathe and it's too dDark to A/C#pray
I come too Gfar to give up or to be tuDrned aF#m7round
I will not be brGoken
I will A/C#not go down
            e|-----------------------------|
            B|-----------------------------|
            G|-----------------------------|
            D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
            A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|
            E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--|  x8
************************************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
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I Will Not Be Broken

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/C#

F#m7

[Intro]

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--| x4

[Verse 1]

G D F#m Bm

Give and you give and you give till it's gone

G D A/C# Bm

Then the people you fight hardest for say you're wrong

G D F#m Bm

Before me flash all of my memories and days

G D A/C# Bm

So don't stand insincere at the side of my grave

[Chorus]

I will not be broken

D F#m7

I won't be turned away

G A/C#

When it's too cold to breathe and too dark to pray

I will not be broken

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--| x4

[Verse 2]

G D F#m Bm

I go too far then I go further still

G D A/C# Bm

Time starts to collapse, leaves a void none can fill

G D F#m Bm

Nothing you can say to hurt me with your forked tongue

G D A/C# Bm

Through bloodshot eyes I watch the world come undone

[Chorus]

I will not be broken

D F#m7

I won't be turned away

G D A/C#

When it's too cold to breathe and it's too dark to pray

G D F#m7

I come too far to give up or to be turned around

I will not be broken

A/C#

I will not go down

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--| x4

[Solo]

G D F#m Bm G D A/C# Bm

[Chorus]

I will not be broken

D F#m7

I won't be turned away

G D A/C#

When it's too cold to breathe and it's too dark to pray

G D F#m7

I come too far to give up or to be turned around

I will not be broken

A/C#

I will not go down

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

A|-7h9-9--7h9-9--7h9-9--9p7-7--|

E|-7---7--7---7--7---7--7-7-9--| x8

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

************************************

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