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Breaking Up The Girl

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Tuning: Standard
Intro: D- E  D-E  
Verse:
F#mIn a modern Eculture,
F#mMy friend you must be Ecareful,
DThey've a millionE,
DWays to kill youE  
F#mIn this dangerous Eworld,
F#mThere's an art to growing Eold,
             D-E  
Taking chances,
            D-F  
Magic Happens
Chorus:
One mistakeA's all it Bmtakes,
And your liDfe has come Fundone,
Walk awAay cause you're Dbreaking up the Fgirl
It's a Adrag I know it's Bmhard,
But you're Dtearing her Fapart,
Walk awAay cause you're Dbreaking up the Fgirl
Verse:
F#mI am Eafraid that there's F#mmuch to be aEfraid of
     D-               E  D-E  
Here today and gone tomorrow
Don't F#mend up in the guttEer
Just F#mlike the one beforeE  
                D-E  
You're just the same
              D-F  
You're such a loser
Chorus:
One mistakeA's all it Bmtakes,
And your liDfe has come Fundone,
Walk awAay cause you're Dbreaking up the Fgirl
It's a Adrag I know it's Bmhard,
But you're Dtearing her Fapart,
Walk awAay cause you're Dbreaking up the Fgirl
                               D-          E  D-   E  D-   E  D-E  
Gotta let it go because you're breaking up, girl, girl...
Chorus: (shift one fret higher)
One mistakeB's all it C#mtakes,
And your liEfe has come Gundone,
Walk awBay cause you're Ebreaking up the Ggirl
It's a Bdrag I know it's C#mhard,
But you're Etearing her Gapart,
Walk awBay cause you're Ebreaking up the Ggirl
                   E-  F#  E-   F#  E-     F#  E  
Breaking up the girl,    girl,  girl

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Breaking Up The Girl

by Garbage

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

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Tuning: Standard

D E D E

Intro: - -

Verse:

F#m E

In a modern culture,

F#m E

My friend you must be careful,

D E

They've a million,

D E

Ways to kill you

F#m E

In this dangerous world,

F#m E

There's an art to growing old,

D E

Taking chances,

D F

Magic Happens

Chorus:

A Bm

One mistake's all it takes,

D F

And your life has come undone,

A D F

Walk away cause you're breaking up the girl

A Bm

It's a drag I know it's hard,

D F

But you're tearing her apart,

A D F

Walk away cause you're breaking up the girl

Verse:

F#m E F#m E

I am afraid that there's much to be afraid of

D E D E

- -

Here today and gone tomorrow

F#m E

Don't end up in the gutter

F#m E

Just like the one before

D E

You're just the same

D F

You're such a loser

Chorus:

A Bm

One mistake's all it takes,

D F

And your life has come undone,

A D F

Walk away cause you're breaking up the girl

A Bm

It's a drag I know it's hard,

D F

But you're tearing her apart,

A D F

Walk away cause you're breaking up the girl

D E D E D E D E

- - - -

Gotta let it go because you're breaking up, girl, girl...

Chorus: (shift one fret higher)

B C#m

One mistake's all it takes,

E G

And your life has come undone,

B E G

Walk away cause you're breaking up the girl

B C#m

It's a drag I know it's hard,

E G

But you're tearing her apart,

B E G

Walk away cause you're breaking up the girl

E F# E F# E F# E

- - -

Breaking up the girl, girl, girl

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