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Put It Down Before You Break It

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[Intro]
 GM7(2x)
[Verse]
GM7So it’s bitterness Ainstead
How should I feel about it
There’s a D/F#word for this F#m7but I can’t place GM7it
And now you're wakiAng up
And there’s a different person
It D/F#looks the same F#m7but something’s not quite Aright
I’m open to some wrong but I just don’t feel GM7this
A GM7
[Chorus]
GPut it down, Ababy put it down
GPut it down bAefore you break it
GPut it down, Ababy put it down
GPut it down bAefore it down before it breaks you
D/F# G D/F# G
[Verse]
GM7You said call round at Atwo
I'll make us both the breakfast
I've D/F#came at two but I F#m7couldn't raise GM7you
But now I'm throwing Aup
Because the things I'm thinking
The D/F#things I've tried to F#m7keep from sinking Ain
The words still come out wrong
But the bitterness is GM7gone
A GM7
[Chorus]
GPut it down, Ababy put it down
GPut it down bAefore you break it
GPut it down, Ababy put it down
GPut it down bAefore it down before it breaks you
D/F# G
GPut it down, Ababy put it down
GPut it down bAefore you break it
GPut it down, Ababy put it down
GPut it down bAefore it down before it breaks you
D/F# G D/F#

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Put It Down Before You Break It

by Bill Ryder-Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

GM7

D/F#

F#m7

[Intro]

GM7

(2x)

[Verse]

GM7 A

So it’s bitterness instead

How should I feel about it

D/F# F#m7 GM7

There’s a word for this but I can’t place it

And now you're waking up

And there’s a different person

D/F# F#m7 A

It looks the same but something’s not quite right

GM7

I’m open to some wrong but I just don’t feel this

A GM7

[Chorus]

G A

Put it down, baby put it down

G A

Put it down before you break it

G A

Put it down, baby put it down

G A

Put it down before it down before it breaks you

D/F# G D/F# G

[Verse]

GM7 A

You said call round at two

I'll make us both the breakfast

D/F# F#m7 GM7

I've came at two but I couldn't raise you

But now I'm throwing up

Because the things I'm thinking

D/F# F#m7 A

The things I've tried to keep from sinking in

The words still come out wrong

GM7

But the bitterness is gone

A GM7

[Chorus]

G A

Put it down, baby put it down

G A

Put it down before you break it

G A

Put it down, baby put it down

G A

Put it down before it down before it breaks you

D/F# G

G A

Put it down, baby put it down

G A

Put it down before you break it

G A

Put it down, baby put it down

G A

Put it down before it down before it breaks you

D/F# G D/F#

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