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Broken English

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Capo on 6th fret
INTRO
 Asus4  Cmaj7/E  
VERSE I
 ATower of Babel has fDallen dCown again
Information Edisarray
 AI don't know who I shDould belCieve in
Everybody’s an authEority
 AFragments dDon't countC  
They always end up Efalling through the cracks
 ADon't think out DloudC  
'cause once it's out your Emouth, can't take it back
CHORUS
 ACan't say all the little things
DThat I wanna Ctell you right nowE  
 AI know you won't understand
DBut I gotta Ctell you somehowE  
And Aon and on and on I Dgo
ConnCect the neck to what's beElow I know
 ANow your body languDage is Cbroken
Broken Eenglish
[repeat INTRO]
VERSE II
ALost inside communiDcation Cbreakdown
Better just Eread my lips
 AComing in clearer Dwhen we Cget down
Iceberg Ejust the tip
 AMy words Dget lCost
Can you read the Elook that's on my face?
 AWires gDet crCossed
In communion Ewith the human race
[repeat CHORUS]
BRIDGE
F Am F E
F Am F E
[repeat CHORUS]

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Broken English

by Adam Lambert

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Cmaj7

Capo on 6th fret

INTRO

Asus4 Cmaj7 E

VERSE I

A D C

Tower of Babel has fallen down again

Information disarray

A D C

I don't know who I should believe in

Everybody’s an authority

A D C

Fragments don't count

They always end up falling through the cracks

A D C

Don't think out loud

'cause once it's out your mouth, can't take it back

CHORUS

Can't say all the little things

D C E

That I wanna tell you right now

I know you won't understand

D C E

But I gotta tell you somehow

A D

And on and on and on I go

C E

Connect the neck to what's below I know

A D C

Now your body language is broken

Broken english

[repeat INTRO]

VERSE II

A D C

Lost inside communication breakdown

Better just read my lips

A D C

Coming in clearer when we get down

Iceberg just the tip

A D C

My words get lost

Can you read the look that's on my face?

A D C

Wires get crossed

In communion with the human race

[repeat CHORUS]

BRIDGE

F Am F E

[repeat CHORUS]

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