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Breaking the Silence-4
Breaking Benjamin
Dark Before Dawn
 D#----x----   D---x----   C---x----
   ----8----    ---7----    ---5----
   ----8----    ---7----    ---5----
   ----8----    ---7----    ---5----
   ----6----    ---5----    ---3----
   ----x----    ---x----    ---x----
Intro: D#,D,D#,D,C,D#,D,D#, D(x2)
Verse:
    D#     DI'll keep my sigD#hts D#on waking dreams
    D      DI gave my life to the D#vile D#beneath 
    D      DI am but onD#e of D#a dying breed
    D      DIt kills this woD#rld bD#ut it won't kill meD  
Chorus:
D(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)
BbI'm breaking the silence I'm Cfalling apart for you
D(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)
BbI'm chasing the righteous becComing a part of you
Intro (x2)
Verse 2:
    D#    DFake plastic lD#ife D#full of wasted years
    D    DLove lost inside D#diaD#bolic fear
    D    DI feel no D#faulD#t for the fault I feel
    D    DHope drains this D#worlD#d but it won't drain meD  
Chorus:
D(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)
BbI'm breaking the silence I'm faClling apart for you
D(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)
BbI'm chasing the righteous becComing a part of you
Break: 
Run
D,F#,C, G#(x4)
D,F#,C, G#(pm x4)
Chorus:
D(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)
BbI'm breaking the silence I'm faClling apart for you
D(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)
BbI'm chasing the righteous becoCming a part of you
BbI'm breaking the silence I'm fCalling down with yoDu

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Breaking The Silence

by Breaking Benjamin

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Chords in this song · guitar

Breaking the Silence-4

Breaking Benjamin

Dark Before Dawn

D# D C

----x---- ---x---- ---x----

----8---- ---7---- ---5----

----6---- ---5---- ---3----

----x---- ---x---- ---x----

D# D D# D C D# D D# D

Intro: ,,,,,,,, (x2)

Verse:

D# D D# D#

I'll keep my sights on waking dreams

D D D# D#

I gave my life to the vile beneath

D D D# D#

I am but one of a dying breed

D D D# D# D

It kills this world but it won't kill me

Chorus:

(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)

Bb C

I'm breaking the silence I'm falling apart for you

(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)

Bb C

I'm chasing the righteous becoming a part of you

Intro (x2)

Verse 2:

D# D D# D#

Fake plastic life full of wasted years

D D D# D#

Love lost inside diabolic fear

D D D# D#

I feel no fault for the fault I feel

D D D# D# D

Hope drains this world but it won't drain me

Chorus:

(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)

Bb C

I'm breaking the silence I'm falling apart for you

(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)

Bb C

I'm chasing the righteous becoming a part of you

Break:

Run

D F# C G#

,,, (x4)

D F# C G#

,,, (pm x4)

Chorus:

(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)

Bb C

I'm breaking the silence I'm falling apart for you

(Wake up the victim of violence, shut the breath of the lifeless)

Bb C

I'm chasing the righteous becoming a part of you

Bb C D

I'm breaking the silence I'm falling down with you

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