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[Intro]
A F#m G E A F#m G E
[Verse 1]
ATake the F#mspell away Gand turn me Eback into a AmanF#m  G  E  
AGive me F#mcredits, Gyou know I'm Edoin' all I Bcan
BmGrab onto somethin' that you G7think you can hold
BmGrab onto somethin' 'cause you're G7growin' old
[Chorus]
BbYes, I've been Cbroken Dtoo
BbYes, I've been Cbroken Dtoo
Just like Eyou
[Verse 2]
ASo bring your F#msoul to me Gand leave it Ehere for just a AwhileF#m  G  E  
AShow the F#mend to me Gand see if EI can fake a Bsmile
BmGrab onto somethin' that you G7think you can hold
BmGrab onto somethin' 'cause you're G7growin' old
[Chorus]
BbYes, I've been Cbroken Dtoo
BbYes, I've been Cbroken Dtoo
Just like Eyou
[Bridge]
BI don't have to fearF#m7, nobody else is here
BDon't have to see, I F#m7know what I wanna be
BDon't have to make an F#m7explanation to ByouF#m7  
AIt's true, the Em7deeper the drillin' goes
AShows how much the Em7best of the better knows
AThat's why the bird with Bthe broken wing never C#flew
[Chorus]
BbAnd I've been Cbroken Dtoo
Just like Eyou
[Instrumental]
A F#m G E A F#m G E
A F#m G E B
[Verse 3]
BmGrab onto somethin' that you G7think you can hold
BmGrab onto somethin' 'cause you're G7growin' old
[Chorus]
BbYes, I've been Cbroken Dtoo
BbYes, I've been Cbroken Dtoo
Just like Eyou
ASo bring your F#msoul to meG  E  A  

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Broken

by The Guess Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#m7

Em7

[Intro]

A F#m G E A F#m G E

[Verse 1]

A F#m G E A F#m G E

Take the spell away and turn me back into a man

A F#m G E B

Give me credits, you know I'm doin' all I can

Bm G7

Grab onto somethin' that you think you can hold

Bm G7

Grab onto somethin' 'cause you're growin' old

[Chorus]

Bb C D

Yes, I've been broken too

Bb C D

Yes, I've been broken too

Just like you

[Verse 2]

A F#m G E A F#m G E

So bring your soul to me and leave it here for just a while

A F#m G E B

Show the end to me and see if I can fake a smile

Bm G7

Grab onto somethin' that you think you can hold

Bm G7

Grab onto somethin' 'cause you're growin' old

[Chorus]

Bb C D

Yes, I've been broken too

Bb C D

Yes, I've been broken too

Just like you

[Bridge]

B F#m7

I don't have to fear, nobody else is here

B F#m7

Don't have to see, I know what I wanna be

B F#m7 B F#m7

Don't have to make an explanation to you

A Em7

It's true, the deeper the drillin' goes

A Em7

Shows how much the best of the better knows

A B C#

That's why the bird with the broken wing never flew

[Chorus]

Bb C D

And I've been broken too

Just like you

[Instrumental]

A F#m G E A F#m G E

A F#m G E B

[Verse 3]

Bm G7

Grab onto somethin' that you think you can hold

Bm G7

Grab onto somethin' 'cause you're growin' old

[Chorus]

Bb C D

Yes, I've been broken too

Bb C D

Yes, I've been broken too

Just like you

A F#m G E A

So bring your soul to me

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