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Broken Lives

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
CmOpen your eyes and Abit'll make it easier to Fmfight through the dark times, Bbthe dark times
CmHold the light and Abit'll make it easier to Fmshine through the dark times, Bbthe dark times
[Riff] x2
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------5~-|
A|3-----------6-5-|------1-3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
CmI remember a time Cmwhen I was young and blind
FmCouldn't take the fall Fmfrom anything at all
CmI blamed it on everybody else (FmI blamed it on everybody else)
AbLike the New World Order, the IlCmluminati, as Eblong as it wasn't Bbme
I was afrAbaid of the mirror, Cmof what I would see
BbI didn't wanna see me
[Chorus]
CmOpen your eyes and Abit'll make it easier to Fmfight through the dark times, Bbthe dark times
CmHold the light and Abit'll make it easier to Fmshine through the dark times, Bbthe dark times
AbIf the sky is always Cmraining black, Ebif the world is always Bbstabbing you in the back
AbOpen your eyes Eband you will find Bbthat we Cmall live broken lives
[Riff] x2
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------5~-|
A|3-----------6-5-|------1-3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 2]
N.C.
We all live broken lives
CmI was in this hole Cmof the people's love
FmHung up on why, FmI didn't have their lives
CmI blamed it on everybody else, FmI blamed it on everybody
Like coAbrrupt politicians or the shCmitty economy, as Eblong as it wasn't Bbme
One day I Ablived in my head and Cmlooked into the mirror
BbI was staring at me
[Chorus]
CmOpen your eyes and Abit'll make it easier to Fmfight through the dark times, Bbthe dark times
CmHold the light and Abit'll make it easier to Fmshine through the dark times, Bbthe dark times
AbIf the sky is always Cmraining black, Ebif the world is always Bbstabbing you in the back
AbOpen your eyes Eband you will find Bbthat we Cmall live broken lives
[Solo]
 Ab   Eb   Fm    Fmx6 
[Outro]
FmRemember we Aball go down in Ebflames
We fell to live Fmup to invincible mains
Without a Abheart and stuck in our Ebminds
We Fmcan't forget how we Fmall live broken lives
 Ab   Eb   Fm   Fmx2

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Broken Lives

by Our Last Night

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[Intro]

Cm Ab Fm Bb

Open your eyes and it'll make it easier to fight through the dark times, the dark times

Cm Ab Fm Bb

Hold the light and it'll make it easier to shine through the dark times, the dark times

[Riff] x2

e|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|-------------5~-|

A|3-----------6-5-|------1-3-------|

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

[Verse 1]

Cm Cm

I remember a time when I was young and blind

Fm Fm

Couldn't take the fall from anything at all

Cm Fm

I blamed it on everybody else (I blamed it on everybody else)

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Like the New World Order, the Illuminati, as long as it wasn't me

Ab Cm

I was afraid of the mirror, of what I would see

I didn't wanna see me

[Chorus]

Cm Ab Fm Bb

Open your eyes and it'll make it easier to fight through the dark times, the dark times

Cm Ab Fm Bb

Hold the light and it'll make it easier to shine through the dark times, the dark times

Ab Cm Eb Bb

If the sky is always raining black, if the world is always stabbing you in the back

Ab Eb Bb Cm

Open your eyes and you will find that we all live broken lives

[Riff] x2

e|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|-------------5~-|

A|3-----------6-5-|------1-3-------|

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

[Verse 2]

N.C.

We all live broken lives

Cm Cm

I was in this hole of the people's love

Fm Fm

Hung up on why, I didn't have their lives

Cm Fm

I blamed it on everybody else, I blamed it on everybody

Ab Cm Eb Bb

Like corrupt politicians or the shitty economy, as long as it wasn't me

Ab Cm

One day I lived in my head and looked into the mirror

I was staring at me

[Chorus]

Cm Ab Fm Bb

Open your eyes and it'll make it easier to fight through the dark times, the dark times

Cm Ab Fm Bb

Hold the light and it'll make it easier to shine through the dark times, the dark times

Ab Cm Eb Bb

If the sky is always raining black, if the world is always stabbing you in the back

Ab Eb Bb Cm

Open your eyes and you will find that we all live broken lives

[Solo]

Ab Eb Fm Fm

[Outro]

Fm Ab Eb

Remember we all go down in flames

We fell to live up to invincible mains

Ab Eb

Without a heart and stuck in our minds

Fm Fm

We can't forget how we all live broken lives

Ab Eb Fm Fm

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