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Clean Break

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Dminor

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1/38

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 38Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
(improvise around the following chords and melody, the timing is notated only approximately)
e|------Dm------------Gm63-----------Bbdim7---------0--Dm---------------------|
B|------------3-----3-----------------------3--------------------|
G|------2--------2--3-----------0-----0-----2--2-----------------|
D|0-2-3-3--0--------2-----0-2-3----2--------3-----0-------0--2-3-|
A|---------------------------------1-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|Dm------------Bbdim7-----0-----------A----0---A+1---A70---Dm------------------|
B|------3-----2--------3-------2---------------3-----------------|
G|2--------2--3------------3---2-------------------2-------------|
D|3--0--------2----------------2-----------------------3---2---0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Make it a Dmclean Gmbreak
Make it a A7fast Dmcut
Don't wanna Dmfeel the Gmache
Don't wanna A7keep the Dmrot
[Verse]
GmParts of me I don't need Dmany more can go
Don't Gmbother with the table, we can A7do it on the floor
A7God knows I am sure
[Chorus]
Make it a Dmclean Gmbreak
Make it a A7fast Dmcut
Don't wanna Dmfeel the Gmache
Don't wanna A7keep the Dmrot
[Verse]
No Gmneed for anaesthetic, oh and Dmno more last regrets
Just Gmsterilise the scalpel and let's A7get this over with
We've got A7muscle to transect
[Solo]
(2x)
Dm Gm A7 Dm
[Chorus]
If GmI come to, and still feel you Dmcreeping in my skin
It's Gmback I lie under the knife and A7start over again
Can't aA7bide no phantom limbs
[Chorus]
(3x)
Make it a Dmclean Gmbreak
Make it a A7fast Dmcut
Don't wanna Dmfeel the Gmache
Don't wanna A7keep the Dmrot

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Clean Break

by Jenny Owen Youngs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm6

Bbdim7

A+

[Intro]

(improvise around the following chords and melody, the timing is notated only approximately)

Dm Gm6 Bbdim7 Dm

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

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

G|------2--------2--3-----------0-----0-----2--2-----------------|

D|0-2-3-3--0--------2-----0-2-3----2--------3-----0-------0--2-3-|

A|---------------------------------1-----------------------------|

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

Dm Bbdim7 A A+ A7 Dm

e|-----------------0---------------0---1---0---------------------|

B|------3-----2--------3-------2---------------3-----------------|

G|2--------2--3------------3---2-------------------2-------------|

D|3--0--------2----------------2-----------------------3---2---0-|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

[Chorus]

Dm Gm

Make it a clean break

A7 Dm

Make it a fast cut

Dm Gm

Don't wanna feel the ache

A7 Dm

Don't wanna keep the rot

[Verse]

Gm Dm

Parts of me I don't need any more can go

Gm A7

Don't bother with the table, we can do it on the floor

God knows I am sure

[Chorus]

Dm Gm

Make it a clean break

A7 Dm

Make it a fast cut

Dm Gm

Don't wanna feel the ache

A7 Dm

Don't wanna keep the rot

[Verse]

Gm Dm

No need for anaesthetic, oh and no more last regrets

Gm A7

Just sterilise the scalpel and let's get this over with

We've got muscle to transect

[Solo]

(2x)

Dm Gm A7 Dm

[Chorus]

Gm Dm

If I come to, and still feel you creeping in my skin

Gm A7

It's back I lie under the knife and start over again

Can't abide no phantom limbs

[Chorus]

(3x)

Dm Gm

Make it a clean break

A7 Dm

Make it a fast cut

Dm Gm

Don't wanna feel the ache

A7 Dm

Don't wanna keep the rot

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