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Tried my best to make an acoustic version out of such an atmospheric track
Still a pretty solid song, though.
As I walked Aout one Dmorning F#mfair,E  D  
I found Amyself drawn thoughtlessEly
Back to the Aplace we Dused to F#mlive,E  D  
And you still Ado, now without Eme.
DAround the back, away from the F#mroad,
DBehind the bins, beneath your wF#mindow,
I Efound the hulk, the Arusting F#mbulk
Of a Dshattered old Apiano.
DSomeone had torn out some of the F#mkeys
DWith cruel care, not thoughtlessF#mly,
EIn such a way that one could Aonly F#mplay
DMinor Amelodies.
So I Dsat down in my F#msadness, beBmneath Ayour Ewindow,
And I played Dsad songs on the F#mminor keys of a BmbroAken Epiano;
A Dsinner amongst saved men on the banks of the muddy Thames.A  
As I have Awandered Dthrough this F#mcity,E  D  
Like a Achild lost in the London Efog,
From Highgate AHill, down Dto the F#mriver,E  D  
Then washed downAstream past the EIsle of Dogs,
DI've had time enough to think F#mupon
DThe question of what kind of F#msongs
That Eyou would choose to Alisten F#mto
DNow that AI am gone.
DAnd as I drift beneath that F#mbridge,
DJust down the road from where you F#mlive,
I've Eoften thought I Amight have F#mcaught
DYour voice upon the Awind.
But as I Astroked those Dbroken F#mkeysE  D  
You did not Ajoin in Eharmony.
So I Dsat down in my F#msadness, beBmneath Ayour Ewindow,
And I played Dsad songs on the F#mminor keys of a BmbroAken Epiano;
A Dsinner amongst saved men on the banks of the muddy Thames.A  
A E D
A--E--D--on the banks of the muddy Thames.
A--E--D--on the banks of the muddy Thames.
A E D
A E D
A E D

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Broken Piano

by Frank Turner

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F#m

Tried my best to make an acoustic version out of such an atmospheric track

Still a pretty solid song, though.

A D F#m E D

As I walked out one morning fair,

A E

I found myself drawn thoughtlessly

A D F#m E D

Back to the place we used to live,

A E

And you still do, now without me.

D F#m

Around the back, away from the road,

D F#m

Behind the bins, beneath your window,

E A F#m

I found the hulk, the rusting bulk

D A

Of a shattered old piano.

D F#m

Someone had torn out some of the keys

D F#m

With cruel care, not thoughtlessly,

E A F#m

In such a way that one could only play

D A

Minor melodies.

D F#m Bm A E

So I sat down in my sadness, beneath your window,

D F#m Bm A E

And I played sad songs on the minor keys of a broken piano;

D A

A sinner amongst saved men on the banks of the muddy Thames.

A D F#m E D

As I have wandered through this city,

A E

Like a child lost in the London fog,

A D F#m E D

From Highgate Hill, down to the river,

A E

Then washed downstream past the Isle of Dogs,

D F#m

I've had time enough to think upon

D F#m

The question of what kind of songs

E A F#m

That you would choose to listen to

D A

Now that I am gone.

D F#m

And as I drift beneath that bridge,

D F#m

Just down the road from where you live,

E A F#m

I've often thought I might have caught

D A

Your voice upon the wind.

A D F#m E D

But as I stroked those broken keys

A E

You did not join in harmony.

D F#m Bm A E

So I sat down in my sadness, beneath your window,

D F#m Bm A E

And I played sad songs on the minor keys of a broken piano;

D A

A sinner amongst saved men on the banks of the muddy Thames.

A E D

------on the banks of the muddy Thames.

A E D

------on the banks of the muddy Thames.

A E D

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