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Breaking Us In Two

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[Verse 1]
F#Don't you feel like E/F#trying something F#new D  E  
F#Don't you feel like E/F#breaking out or D/Bbreaking us in Atwo
DYou don't do the Ethings that I do, Dyou want to do things EI can't do
DAlways something Ebreaking us in F#twoD  E  
[Verse 2]
F#You and I could E/F#never live aF#loneD  E  
F#But don't you feel like E/F#breaking out just D/Bone day on your Aown
DWhy does what I'm Esaying hurt you, DI didn't say that Ewe were through
DAlways something Ebreaking us in F#two
[Bridge]
D/BThey say two Ehearts should beat as Done for A/F#us
DWe'll fight it Eout to see it F#through
C/AI say that Dwon't be too much Amfun for Emus
Though it's Coh so nice to get advice it's F#sus/Boh so hard to C#sus4doC#  
[Verse 3]
F#Could we be much E/F#closer if we F#triedD  E  
F#We could stay at E/F#home and stare inD/Bto each other's Aeyes
DMaybe we could Elast an hour, Dmaybe then we'd Esee right through
DAlways something Ebreaking us in F#twoD  E  

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Breaking Us In Two

by Joe Jackson

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Chords in this song · guitar

E/F#

D/B

A/F#

C/A

F#sus/B

C#sus4

[Verse 1]

F# E/F# F# D E

Don't you feel like trying something new

F# E/F# D/B A

Don't you feel like breaking out or breaking us in two

D E D E

You don't do the things that I do, you want to do things I can't do

D E F# D E

Always something breaking us in two

[Verse 2]

F# E/F# F# D E

You and I could never live alone

F# E/F# D/B A

But don't you feel like breaking out just one day on your own

D E D E

Why does what I'm saying hurt you, I didn't say that we were through

D E F#

Always something breaking us in two

[Bridge]

D/B E D A/F#

They say two hearts should beat as one for us

D E F#

We'll fight it out to see it through

C/A D Am Em

I say that won't be too much fun for us

C F#sus/B C#sus4 C#

Though it's oh so nice to get advice it's oh so hard to do

[Verse 3]

F# E/F# F# D E

Could we be much closer if we tried

F# E/F# D/B A

We could stay at home and stare into each other's eyes

D E D E

Maybe we could last an hour, maybe then we'd see right through

D E F# D E

Always something breaking us in two

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