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Sworn And Broken

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Tuning: standard
Chords: standard except "G/F#" (previously incorrectly G/B): 2 0 0 0 3 3
[Intro]
     G       A       G   A(slow acoustic)
       D         A   G(drums start)
G      G/F#      A
[Verse 1]
DWinter's seAtting in agGain,
and it feGels      G/F#like the end is neAar.
DSenseless sAense and I'm aGlone,
Watching the seGconds       G/F#passing byA.
[Chorus 1]
Come JanuarGy, I sAwear this wBmorld,
Won't be the onGe    Athat we once liBmved on.
Took and oGath         Afor a pBmromise sworn and broken.
AAll that's gGone   Daway.
G         A
WhDen Monday morAning you can't wakGe up,
still dreaming oGf        G/F#what could have beAen.
DSomething gAood has gone and lGeft you,
it's another tGear       G/F#one more deAnial.
[Chorus 2]
Come JanuarGy, I sAwear this wBmorld,
won't be the oGne      Athat we once lBmived on.
Took and oGath      Aanother pBmromise sworn and broken.
AAll that's gGone,
BmAll that's gone before you'vAe changed.
    G   AD R U M
    G   AF I L L S
G   A
[Verse 3]
DWell Monday mAorning you don't wGake up,
still dreaming oGf        G/F#what could have beAen.
DSomething gAood has gone and lGeft you,
it's another tGear       G/F#one more deAnial.
[Chorus 3]
Come JanuarGy, I sAwear this wBmorld,
won't be the onGe       Athat we once liBmved on.
Took and oGath       Aanother pBmromise sworn and broken.
AAll that's gGone,
BmAll that's gone before,
BmAll that's gone before,
BmAll that's gone before has cAhanged.

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Sworn And Broken

by Screaming Trees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Tuning: standard

Chords: standard except "G/F#" (previously incorrectly G/B): 2 0 0 0 3 3

[Intro]

G A G A

(slow acoustic)

D A G

(drums start)

G G/F# A

[Verse 1]

D A G

Winter's setting in again,

G G/F# A

and it feels like the end is near.

D A G

Senseless sense and I'm alone,

G G/F# A

Watching the seconds passing by.

[Chorus 1]

G A Bm

Come January, I swear this world,

G A Bm

Won't be the one that we once lived on.

G A Bm

Took and oath for a promise sworn and broken.

A G D

All that's gone away.

G A

D A G

When Monday morning you can't wake up,

G G/F# A

still dreaming of what could have been.

D A G

Something good has gone and left you,

G G/F# A

it's another tear one more denial.

[Chorus 2]

G A Bm

Come January, I swear this world,

G A Bm

won't be the one that we once lived on.

G A Bm

Took and oath another promise sworn and broken.

A G

All that's gone,

Bm A

All that's gone before you've changed.

G A

D R U M

G A

F I L L S

G A

[Verse 3]

D A G

Well Monday morning you don't wake up,

G G/F# A

still dreaming of what could have been.

D A G

Something good has gone and left you,

G G/F# A

it's another tear one more denial.

[Chorus 3]

G A Bm

Come January, I swear this world,

G A Bm

won't be the one that we once lived on.

G A Bm

Took and oath another promise sworn and broken.

A G

All that's gone,

All that's gone before,

Bm A

All that's gone before has changed.

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