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Broken One

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Cmajor

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1/51

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 51Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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and people who don't want to change the tuning on their guitars.
Capo 4
Standard Tuning
INTRO (fingerpicked)
e|-C-0-3-0-------0-----0-3-0-----F------------|
B|--------3-1-3-------------3-1-----1-----1-|
G|------------------0-------------2-----0---|
D|------------------------------3-----------|
A|-3--------------3-------------------3-----|
E|------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
e|-C0-3-0-------0----0-3-0------F-------|
B|-------3-1-3------------3-1-----1---|
G|------------------------------2-----|
D|----------------------------3-------|
A|----------------------------------3-|
E|------------------------------------|
   One-        me-  One-            cold-
e|-C0-3-0-------0----0-3-0--G--3--3-3-|
B|-------3-1-3---------------0--0-0-|
G|---------------------------0--0-0-|
D|-------------------------0-0--0-0-|
A|------------------------------2-2-|
E|------------------------------3-3-|
   Then-       me-       a-lone-
One day you're gonna miss me
One day you're gonna wake up cold.
Then you'll wish that you could kiss me when you're old and you're alone.
 CSo cry if you want to.F  
 CYeah, you can come unFmaj7done 
 FBut you gotta have a Gheart to have a broken one.
F-C-G-C  
(Play intro notes while strumming chords)
VERSE
 CYou can take your accusations.F  
 CYou can have all your Fmaj7records Cback.
 CYou can have an opinion or a heart atGtack,
F
 C'Cause if you lose a kindred spirit, Fmaj7  
 Cyou'll find another Fone.
                                                       G     F  C-G-C  
 But you've gotta to pull the trigger to have a smoking gun.
CHORUS (no fingerpicking this time)
(Play intro notes while strumming chords)
(Solo ends on a C. walk up through notes D and E to...)
 GOh my girl, it must be Fso tight in Cyour skin 
 G'Cause there's no room to breathe- this Ffantasy you're living Gin.
 CI need a new perpective, 
I need a Ffresh Cstart.
I need a girl like you like a stolen Gcar 
 CBecause we all love the joyride 
 Cuntil you wind up Fdead.
                                                 G      F  C-G-C  
You see, you don't need a heart to have a swollen head 
CHORUS (again no fingerpicking)
CHORDS:
C: x32010
Fmaj7: x03210
F: 133211
G: 320003

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Broken One

by Luke Doucet

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

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and people who don't want to change the tuning on their guitars.

Capo 4

Standard Tuning

INTRO (fingerpicked)

C F

e|--0-3-0-------0-----0-3-0-----------------|

B|--------3-1-3-------------3-1-----1-----1-|

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

D|------------------------------3-----------|

A|-3--------------3-------------------3-----|

E|------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

C F

e|-0-3-0-------0----0-3-0-------------|

B|-------3-1-3------------3-1-----1---|

G|------------------------------2-----|

D|----------------------------3-------|

A|----------------------------------3-|

E|------------------------------------|

One- me- One- cold-

C G

e|-0-3-0-------0----0-3-0----3--3-3-|

B|-------3-1-3---------------0--0-0-|

G|---------------------------0--0-0-|

D|-------------------------0-0--0-0-|

A|------------------------------2-2-|

E|------------------------------3-3-|

Then- me- a-lone-

One day you're gonna miss me

One day you're gonna wake up cold.

Then you'll wish that you could kiss me when you're old and you're alone.

C F

So cry if you want to.

C Fmaj7

Yeah, you can come undone

F G

But you gotta have a heart to have a broken one.

F C G C

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(Play intro notes while strumming chords)

VERSE

C F

You can take your accusations.

C Fmaj7 C

You can have all your records back.

C G

You can have an opinion or a heart attack,

C Fmaj7

'Cause if you lose a kindred spirit,

C F

you'll find another one.

G F C G C

But you've gotta to pull the trigger to have a smoking gun.

CHORUS (no fingerpicking this time)

(Play intro notes while strumming chords)

(Solo ends on a C. walk up through notes D and E to...)

G F C

Oh my girl, it must be so tight in your skin

G F G

'Cause there's no room to breathe- this fantasy you're living in.

I need a new perpective,

F C

I need a fresh start.

I need a girl like you like a stolen car

Because we all love the joyride

C F

until you wind up dead.

G F C G C

You see, you don't need a heart to have a swollen head

CHORUS (again no fingerpicking)

CHORDS:

: x32010

Fmaj7

: x03210

: 133211

: 320003

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