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Special chords used (relative to Capo):
      A7        Abmaj7           G6      Bm7      D9/F#             Gb6
e-----x------------x-------------x-------x----------0---------------0------
B-----5------------3-------------3-------0----------1---------------3------
G-----0------------0-------------0-------2----------2---------------0------
D-----x------------x-------------0-------0----------0---------------1------
A-----4------------3-------------2-------2----------0---------------2------
E-----5------------4-------------3-------x----------2---------------x------
[Intro]
A7 Abmaj7     G6   Am  Bm7 C     G
A7 Abmaj7     G6   Am  Bm7 C     G  G
[Verse 1]
GRemember when you Amtold me Bm7to be a Cgood sonEm  
Cause Lord Gknows I wCasnt one Am  
You D9/F#showed me the wGayA7  Abmaj7  G6  
You used the word lAmove, you Bm7dont have to Ctell me twice Em  
Oh and it Gsure sCounded nice Am  
But it was just someEmthing to Dsay
[Chorus]
CI came to you busted ,  Gb6gave you my trust andG  
You Bm7made me bEmetter while you bGroke my hCeartG  
I guess you just put me back A7together
So you could Abmaj7tear me back apaG6rtA7  Abmaj7  G6  
[Instrumental]
Am  Bm7 C   G   G
[Verse 2]
GRemember when the Amstars told Bm7us a seCcretEm  
EverythGing we nCeededAm  
Was nD9/F#ever              eGnoughA7  Abmaj7  G6  
You gave me a Amlot of Bm7things to be aCfraid ofEm  
You showed Gme what youre Cmad ofAm  
And it sure wasnt EmloveD  
[Chorus]
CI came to you busted ,  Gb6gave you my trust andG  
You Bm7made me bEmetter while you bGroke my hCeartG  
I guess you just put me back A7together
So you could Abmaj7tear me back apaG6rt
[Bridge]
D/F#All this hurt inside,      CIm no good in Gnevermind
D/F#You know I loved every last one of your A7liesC  G  
[Instrumental]
Am   C    G       A7       Abmaj7       G6
Am   C    G   G
[Chorus 2]
CYou led me straight through hell,     Gb6But I loved the way it felt G  
You Bm7made me bEmetter while you bGroke my hCeartG  
I guess you just put me back A7add4together
So you could Abmaj7tear me back apaG6rtA7  Abmaj7  G6  
[Outro]
Am   C    G

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Tear Me Back Apart

by John Moreland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abmaj7

Bm7

D9/F#

Gb6

D/F#

A7add4

Special chords used (relative to Capo):

A7 Abmaj7 G6 Bm7 D9/F# Gb6

e-----x------------x-------------x-------x----------0---------------0------

B-----5------------3-------------3-------0----------1---------------3------

G-----0------------0-------------0-------2----------2---------------0------

D-----x------------x-------------0-------0----------0---------------1------

A-----4------------3-------------2-------2----------0---------------2------

E-----5------------4-------------3-------x----------2---------------x------

[Intro]

A7 Abmaj7 G6 Am Bm7 C G

A7 Abmaj7 G6 Am Bm7 C G G

[Verse 1]

G Am Bm7 C Em

Remember when you told me to be a good son

G C Am

Cause Lord knows I wasnt one

D9/F# G A7 Abmaj7 G6

You showed me the way

Am Bm7 C Em

You used the word love, you dont have to tell me twice

G C Am

Oh and it sure sounded nice

Em D

But it was just something to say

[Chorus]

C Gb6 G

I came to you busted , gave you my trust and

Bm7 Em G C G

You made me better while you broke my heart

I guess you just put me back together

Abmaj7 G6 A7 Abmaj7 G6

So you could tear me back apart

[Instrumental]

Am Bm7 C G G

[Verse 2]

G Am Bm7 C Em

Remember when the stars told us a secret

G C Am

Everything we needed

D9/F# G A7 Abmaj7 G6

Was never enough

Am Bm7 C Em

You gave me a lot of things to be afraid of

G C Am

You showed me what youre mad of

Em D

And it sure wasnt love

[Chorus]

C Gb6 G

I came to you busted , gave you my trust and

Bm7 Em G C G

You made me better while you broke my heart

I guess you just put me back together

Abmaj7 G6

So you could tear me back apart

[Bridge]

D/F# C G

All this hurt inside, Im no good in nevermind

D/F# A7 C G

You know I loved every last one of your lies

[Instrumental]

Am C G A7 Abmaj7 G6

Am C G G

[Chorus 2]

C Gb6 G

You led me straight through hell, But I loved the way it felt

Bm7 Em G C G

You made me better while you broke my heart

A7add4

I guess you just put me back together

Abmaj7 G6 A7 Abmaj7 G6

So you could tear me back apart

[Outro]

Am C G

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