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Broken Wing

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Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 Bm-   x24432
 A/C#- x465xx
 C#m-  x46654
Intro:   A   D   F#m   E   Dx2
Verse 1:
  DIt ain't hard to get Alost
When you forEget Where
you Bmcome from A/C#Turn
that Ddial to the right
Push that Apedal down
Don't say goodEbye
Just for a Ddrive
Along C#mfor the Eride
Chorus 1:
  AIt'd be real nice just
to fly aEway And escape
F#meverything But little
Dbird looks like
you've got a Abroken
wing Now anything so
Eeasy it might not make
you F#mweak But it Dsure
won't make me beAlieveD  F#m  E  D  
Verse 2:
It's Dhell you say and 
it gets worse you Aknow
How many more Edays am
I gonna wake up when
there's no Bmplace
I wanna go?   A/C#If
that Dsunshine's really
gonna kill us all why
is Aevery day so cold?
Why is Eeverything
so fucking Dcold? 
It never C#mmelts aEway
Chorus 2:
  AIt'd be real nice just
to fly aEway And escape
F#meverything But little
Dbird looks like
you've got a Abroken
wing Now anything so
Eeasy it might not make
you F#mweak But it
sure won't make me-
Bridge:
-beBmlieve That's the Dtop
of your Alungs and the
bottom of your Bmheart
It's at the Dtop of
your Alungs It's at the
bottom of your Bmheart
It's A/C#at as Ddeep as
         Bm   F#m   E  A--
your heart goes
Chorus 3:
  AI understand the things
that Ekeep you up And I
know that you still F#mfeel
And I know your heart
is Dhemorrhaging You
need some time to Aheal
And now the traffic
lights there Eon your
street flash yellow
all the F#mtime
And the mirror in
the Dbathroom
It looks cracked
in the wrong-
Bridge:
-C#mlight But walk out
Dthrough your threshold
AThrough your lungs and
Emove on down the sDtairs
   F#mAnd let the Ethings you
love come Dback to you in
Atime we'll all get BmthereE  
Chorus 4:
  AIt'd be real nice just
to fly aEway And escape
F#meverything But little
Dbird looks like
you've got a Abroken
wing Now anything so
Eeasy it might not you
you F#mweak But it Dsure
               E  A(hold)
won't make me believe

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Broken Wing

by Alkaline Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/C#

C#m

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- x24432

A/C#

- x465xx

C#m

- x46654

A D F#m E D

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

D A

It ain't hard to get lost

When you forget Where

Bm A/C#

you come from Turn

that dial to the right

Push that pedal down

Don't say goodbye

Just for a drive

C#m E

Along for the ride

Chorus 1:

It'd be real nice just

to fly away And escape

F#m

everything But little

bird looks like

you've got a broken

wing Now anything so

easy it might not make

F#m D

you weak But it sure

A D F#m E D

won't make me believe

Verse 2:

It's hell you say and

it gets worse you know

How many more days am

I gonna wake up when

there's no place

A/C#

I wanna go? If

that sunshine's really

gonna kill us all why

is every day so cold?

Why is everything

so fucking cold?

C#m E

It never melts away

Chorus 2:

It'd be real nice just

to fly away And escape

F#m

everything But little

bird looks like

you've got a broken

wing Now anything so

easy it might not make

F#m

you weak But it

sure won't make me-

Bridge:

Bm D

-believe That's the top

of your lungs and the

bottom of your heart

It's at the top of

your lungs It's at the

bottom of your heart

A/C# D

It's at as deep as

Bm F#m E A

your heart goes

Chorus 3:

I understand the things

that keep you up And I

F#m

know that you still feel

And I know your heart

is hemorrhaging You

need some time to heal

And now the traffic

lights there on your

street flash yellow

F#m

all the time

And the mirror in

the bathroom

It looks cracked

in the wrong-

Bridge:

C#m

-light But walk out

through your threshold

Through your lungs and

E D

move on down the stairs

F#m E

And let the things you

love come back to you in

A Bm E

time we'll all get there

Chorus 4:

It'd be real nice just

to fly away And escape

F#m

everything But little

bird looks like

you've got a broken

wing Now anything so

easy it might not you

F#m D

you weak But it sure

E A

(hold)

won't make me believe

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