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This one is in standard tuning.  It is rather easy.  
I made up chord names because there are 
no official names for them.  
The trick to this song, is to mute the A string 
on the ‘C’ chord.
|-C0-|  |-D0-|  |-E0-|  |-B0-|  |-A0-|  e
|-0-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  b
|-4-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  g
|-2-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-4-|  |-2-|  D
|-4-|  |-x-|  |-0-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  A
|-0-|  |-4-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  E
[Intro]
C D E
[Verse 1]
In the Cmoonlight, your Dface it glows
ELike a thousand diamonds, I supCpose
And your Dhair flows like, the Eocean breeze
Not a Cmillion fights could Dmake me hate youE  
You’re invincible, yeah it’s trueC  
It’s in your Deyes where EI find peace
[Chorus]
Is it Abroken, can we Dwork it outE  
Let’s light up the town, scream out Bloud
Is it Abroken, can we Dwork it outE  
I can see in your eyes you’re ready to Bbreak
(mute)          C-  D- E  
Don’t look away
[Verse 2]
So here we Care now in a Dplace where
The Esun Eblends Ein, with the Cocean thinD  
So thin we can Estand
AcCross from each other, Dtogether we’ll wonder
If Ewe will last these Cdays
If I Dasked you to stay would you Etell me
                   C-  D- E  
You would be mine
And Ctime is Dall I ask for
                          E   C-  D- E  
Time, I just need one more day
And Atime, you’ve been Dcrying too long
ATime, and your tears wrote this song
 D-  E- B  
Stay
(soft)                C               D  E  
In the moonlight, your face it glows
[Chorus]
Is it Abroken, can we Dwork it outE  
Let’s light up the town, scream out Bloud
Is it Abroken, can we Dwork it outE  
I can see in your eyes you’re ready to Bbreak
(mute)          C-  D- E  
Don’t look away
[Outro]
 C-  D- E  

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Broken

by Secondhand Serenade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This one is in standard tuning. It is rather easy.

I made up chord names because there are

no official names for them.

The trick to this song, is to mute the A string

on the ‘C’ chord.

C D E B A

|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| e

|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| b

|-4-| |-4-| |-4-| |-4-| |-4-| g

|-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-2-| D

|-4-| |-x-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| A

|-0-| |-4-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| E

[Intro]

C D E

[Verse 1]

C D

In the moonlight, your face it glows

E C

Like a thousand diamonds, I suppose

D E

And your hair flows like, the ocean breeze

C D E

Not a million fights could make me hate you

You’re invincible, yeah it’s true

D E

It’s in your eyes where I find peace

[Chorus]

A D E

Is it broken, can we work it out

Let’s light up the town, scream out loud

A D E

Is it broken, can we work it out

I can see in your eyes you’re ready to break

C D E

(mute) - -

Don’t look away

[Verse 2]

C D

So here we are now in a place where

E E E C D

The sun blends in, with the ocean thin

So thin we can stand

C D

Across from each other, together we’ll wonder

E C

If we will last these days

D E

If I asked you to stay would you tell me

C D E

- -

You would be mine

C D

And time is all I ask for

E C D E

- -

Time, I just need one more day

A D

And time, you’ve been crying too long

Time, and your tears wrote this song

D E B

- -

Stay

C D E

(soft)

In the moonlight, your face it glows

[Chorus]

A D E

Is it broken, can we work it out

Let’s light up the town, scream out loud

A D E

Is it broken, can we work it out

I can see in your eyes you’re ready to break

C D E

(mute) - -

Don’t look away

[Outro]

C D E

- -

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