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The Roches - Broken Places
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Did you know meEm  
Long agoC  
Were we close beGfore the sorDrow?
BmIf you thought of leaving any Ctraces
AmI'll be sifting through the Dbroken placesG  
[Verse 2]
Did I know youEm  
Once upon a timeC  
You dreamed of me Gand now I'mD  
BmSearching for myself in strangers' Cfaces
AmStumbling onto further Dbroken placesG  
[Verse 3]
She turns purpleEm  
Am I blueC  
Can't she fathom Gwhat I Ddo
BmTrying to get in her better Cgraces
AmTouching her in all the Dbroken placesG  
[Verse 4]
I get crazyEm  
Not sure whyC  
Solace beckons Guntil DI
BmGo tearing off again on wild Cchases
AmCrashing into same old Dbroken placesG  
[Verse 5]
I am young soEm  
Who's to sayC  
But for now I Ghave no Dway
Of Bmknowing how much healing time eCrases
AmCertain of these secret Dbroken placesG  
[Verse 6]
Can't there be aEm  
Little breather?C  
Our love is a Greal seetherD  
BmTwo sore hearts, we plead our hapless Ccases
AmRendezvousing at the Dbroken placesG  
[Verse 7]
I love you forEm  
All of thisC  
Struggling towards GhappiDness
BmWhen the chips are down we play our Caces
AmHiding them in our Dbroken placesG  

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Broken Places

by The Roches

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The Roches - Broken Places

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Did you know me

Long ago

G D

Were we close before the sorrow?

Bm C

If you thought of leaving any traces

Am D G

I'll be sifting through the broken places

[Verse 2]

Did I know you

Once upon a time

G D

You dreamed of me and now I'm

Bm C

Searching for myself in strangers' faces

Am D G

Stumbling onto further broken places

[Verse 3]

She turns purple

Am I blue

G D

Can't she fathom what I do

Bm C

Trying to get in her better graces

Am D G

Touching her in all the broken places

[Verse 4]

I get crazy

Not sure why

G D

Solace beckons until I

Bm C

Go tearing off again on wild chases

Am D G

Crashing into same old broken places

[Verse 5]

I am young so

Who's to say

G D

But for now I have no way

Bm C

Of knowing how much healing time erases

Am D G

Certain of these secret broken places

[Verse 6]

Can't there be a

Little breather?

G D

Our love is a real seether

Bm C

Two sore hearts, we plead our hapless cases

Am D G

Rendezvousing at the broken places

[Verse 7]

I love you for

All of this

G D

Struggling towards happiness

Bm C

When the chips are down we play our aces

Am D G

Hiding them in our broken places

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