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They Broke Him Down

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Step 1 / 37Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 4.
Standard Tuning
These chord progressions are very Toh Kay's style so it wasn't too hard to figure out
Side note: chords shown are just the formations, not the actual note values.
Did I mention he was dCreaming
When the devil came to E7town
I was awoken by the Amscreaming
But nobody heard a Gsound
And the lies we tell at Fbreakfast
Won't match the lies we share for Amlunch
And the lies we serve for Edinner
They’re the tallest of the Fbunch, Gyeah
Did I mention he was Ccold
When he finally lost E7control of the ghost
And the epilogue I Amdreaded
Now seemed likely to cGonsole
And I'm still not Funderstanding
The things he did before he Amleft
And the one thing that will Ehaunt me
Is right before his final Fbreath, when he Gsaid
"Oh they broke me Cdown, yeah they broke Gme down
So DmI can't be your saint you see, cause I Amwon't be hanging Garound
And they broke him Cdown, yeah they broke Ghim down
So DmI stood there and I held my breath cause I Amknew that it wouldn't be Glong
Till they broke me Cdown
[Instrumental] x4
C G F
Did I mention we were fClailing?
When the angels came aE7round
And they just sat there, they we were wAmaiting
For the first of us to dGrown
And I started going Funder
But I didn’t hold my Ambreath
Cause the last thing that I Eneeded
Was to owe a holy Fdebt
Oh Gno
"Oh they broke me Cdown, yeah they broke Gme down
So DmI can't be your saint you see, cause I Amwon't be hanging Garound
And they broke him Cdown, yeah they broke Ghim down
So DmI stood there and I held my breath cause I Amknew that it wouldn't be Glong
Till they broke me Cdown
AmAnd no one holds a Ggrudge dear
Like FI do, I see it CthroughG  Am  
And you may not Gremember
It was Fnothing much at the time
CBut I kept it bottled Ginside
   EOh and we Fall know how that goes
   EI'd given Fup on letting go
  CSo here we Amare, with nothing Eleft, dear
And now you've Fleft here
And I was Glast to know
Holy smCokes
Some say he'd given up the E7ghost, but he wouldn't do that
I think he's hiding in the Ambackground
Of his favorite pGhotographs
And he's living as a Fbeggar
Or maybe a millioAmnaire
But the one thing that I'm Esure of
Is he found some comfort Fthere, that's faiGr
Because they broke him Cdown, oh they broke hiGm down
So Dmhe can't be my saint no more, he Amwon't be hangin aGround
Oh no
[Instrumental] x4
C G F
And they broke him Cdown, yeah they broke him Gdown
He said "DmI can't be your saint no more because I Amwon't be hangin Garound"
And they broke him Cdown, yeah they broke hiGm down
So DmI stood there and I held my breath because I Fknew that it wouldn't be long
Before they broke me Cdown
[Solo]
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B|5-------------9~----------------------5/7/9---9h10-7--7h9p7-7-5----/-5--7-5-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------6~-/--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|
  /2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|9~--11~--13p11--9--11--9~-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

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They Broke Him Down

by Toh Kay

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4.

Standard Tuning

These chord progressions are very Toh Kay's style so it wasn't too hard to figure out

Side note: chords shown are just the formations, not the actual note values.

Did I mention he was dreaming

When the devil came to town

I was awoken by the screaming

But nobody heard a sound

And the lies we tell at breakfast

Won't match the lies we share for lunch

And the lies we serve for dinner

F G

They’re the tallest of the bunch, yeah

Did I mention he was cold

When he finally lost control of the ghost

And the epilogue I dreaded

Now seemed likely to console

And I'm still not understanding

The things he did before he left

And the one thing that will haunt me

F G

Is right before his final breath, when he said

C G

"Oh they broke me down, yeah they broke me down

Dm Am G

So I can't be your saint you see, cause I won't be hanging around

C G

And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down

Dm Am G

So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long

Till they broke me down

[Instrumental] x4

C G F

Did I mention we were flailing?

When the angels came around

And they just sat there, they we were waiting

For the first of us to drown

And I started going under

But I didn’t hold my breath

Cause the last thing that I needed

Was to owe a holy debt

Oh no

C G

"Oh they broke me down, yeah they broke me down

Dm Am G

So I can't be your saint you see, cause I won't be hanging around

C G

And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down

Dm Am G

So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long

Till they broke me down

Am G

And no one holds a grudge dear

F C G Am

Like I do, I see it through

And you may not remember

It was nothing much at the time

C G

But I kept it bottled inside

E F

Oh and we all know how that goes

E F

I'd given up on letting go

C Am E

So here we are, with nothing left, dear

And now you've left here

And I was last to know

Holy smokes

Some say he'd given up the ghost, but he wouldn't do that

I think he's hiding in the background

Of his favorite photographs

And he's living as a beggar

Or maybe a millionaire

But the one thing that I'm sure of

F G

Is he found some comfort there, that's fair

C G

Because they broke him down, oh they broke him down

Dm Am G

So he can't be my saint no more, he won't be hangin around

Oh no

[Instrumental] x4

C G F

C G

And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down

Dm Am G

He said "I can't be your saint no more because I won't be hangin around"

C G

And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down

Dm F

So I stood there and I held my breath because I knew that it wouldn't be long

Before they broke me down

[Solo]

e|---/12---11p9-----9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7------------------------------/--------|

B|5-------------9~----------------------5/7/9---9h10-7--7h9p7-7-5----/-5--7-5-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------6~-/--------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|

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

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

G|9~--11~--13p11--9--11--9~-|

D|--------------------------|

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

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

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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