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[Intro]
Eb   Bb  Cm   Ab
Eb   Bb  Cm   Ab
[Verse]
   EbDon't wanna give you pBbromises that I Cmcan't keAbep
  EbI don't wanna wBbaste your tCmime
  EbA little after Bbmidnight just Cmbefore I slAbeep
   EbThere's nothing bBbut you on mCmy mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I bet you don't Fknow how I'm fAbeeling
'Cause we Cmhaven't seen eAbach other in a wBbhile
[Chorus]
Maybe Ebyou, you are the Bbwave I've been Absearching Cmfor
Take me awEbay where I Bbneed no morCme
'Cause when I Absay goodbye I Bbthought I was Cmsure
Now I'm more Abbroken than I've Bbever been bEbefore
Eb   Bb  Cm   Ab
Eb   Bb  Cm   Ab
[Verse]
  EbA hundred converBbsations just to Cmreassure mAbe
  EbThat I've done the Bbbest I canCm  
  EbBut I see me as a Bbstranger in Cmmy own Abskin
  EbI feel like only Bbhalf a Cmman
[Pre-Chorus]
I bet you don't Fknow how I'm fAbeeling
'Cause we Cmhaven't seen Abeach other in a wBbhile
[Chorus]
Maybe Ebyou, you are the Bbwave I've been Absearching Cmfor
Take me awEbay where I Bbneed no morCme
'Cause when I Absay goodbye I Bbthought I was Cmsure
Now I'm more Abbroken than I've Bbever been bEbefore
Eb   Bb  Cm   Ab
Eb   Bb  Cm   Ab
[Bridge]
I've Ebseen the light that Bbmaybe you're
The wCmave that I've been sAbearching for
I've Ebseen the light that Bbmaybe you're
The wCmave that I've been sAbearching for
I've Ebseen the light that Bbmaybe you're
The wCmave that I've been sAbearching for
I've Ebseen the light that Bbmaybe you're
The wCmave that I
[Chorus]
Maybe Ebyou, you are the Bbwave I've been Absearching Cmfor
Take me awEbay where I Bbneed no morCme
'Cause when I Absay goodbye I Bbthought I was Cmsure
Now I'm more Abbroken than I've Bbever been bEbefore

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Broken

by Zak Abel

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Eb Bb Cm Ab

[Verse]

Eb Bb Cm Ab

Don't wanna give you promises that I can't keep

Eb Bb Cm

I don't wanna waste your time

Eb Bb Cm Ab

A little after midnight just before I sleep

Eb Bb Cm

There's nothing but you on my mind

[Pre-Chorus]

F Ab

I bet you don't know how I'm feeling

Cm Ab Bb

'Cause we haven't seen each other in a while

[Chorus]

Eb Bb Ab Cm

Maybe you, you are the wave I've been searching for

Eb Bb Cm

Take me away where I need no more

Ab Bb Cm

'Cause when I say goodbye I thought I was sure

Ab Bb Eb

Now I'm more broken than I've ever been before

Eb Bb Cm Ab

[Verse]

Eb Bb Cm Ab

A hundred conversations just to reassure me

Eb Bb Cm

That I've done the best I can

Eb Bb Cm Ab

But I see me as a stranger in my own skin

Eb Bb Cm

I feel like only half a man

[Pre-Chorus]

F Ab

I bet you don't know how I'm feeling

Cm Ab Bb

'Cause we haven't seen each other in a while

[Chorus]

Eb Bb Ab Cm

Maybe you, you are the wave I've been searching for

Eb Bb Cm

Take me away where I need no more

Ab Bb Cm

'Cause when I say goodbye I thought I was sure

Ab Bb Eb

Now I'm more broken than I've ever been before

Eb Bb Cm Ab

[Bridge]

Eb Bb

I've seen the light that maybe you're

Cm Ab

The wave that I've been searching for

Eb Bb

I've seen the light that maybe you're

Cm Ab

The wave that I've been searching for

Eb Bb

I've seen the light that maybe you're

Cm Ab

The wave that I've been searching for

Eb Bb

I've seen the light that maybe you're

The wave that I

[Chorus]

Eb Bb Ab Cm

Maybe you, you are the wave I've been searching for

Eb Bb Cm

Take me away where I need no more

Ab Bb Cm

'Cause when I say goodbye I thought I was sure

Ab Bb Eb

Now I'm more broken than I've ever been before

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