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Breaking Inside

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Step 1 / 96Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 3rd!
For verses play
[Intro]
Gtr I: (capo on 3rd)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|
D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------0----------0-------0----------|
[Verse]
Gtr I: (capo on 3rd)
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|------0---------0--------0---------0----|
D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------0-------0----------|
E|--0-------0----------0-------0----------|--3-------3-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|------0---------0--------0---------0----|
D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------0-------0----------|
E|--0-------0----------0-------0----------|--3-------3-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|
D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|
A|---------------------0------0-----------|
E|--3------3------------------------------|
[Verse]
Emadd9I caught a chill and it's still frozen on my skin
I think about Cmaj7why I'm alone by myDsus2self, no one else to explain
How far do I Emadd9go, no one knows, if the end is so much better why don't we just live forever?
Don't Cmaj7tell me I'm the last one in lDine
Don't Cmaj7tell me I'm too late this tAsus2ime
[Chorus]
I don't wanna Glive to waste another Dday
Underneath the Ashadow of mistakes I've Emade
'Cause I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking inBside
I don't wanna Gfall and say I lost it Dall
'Cause maybe there's a Apart of me that hit the Ewall
Leaving Gpieces of mAe beBhind
And I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking inEsus2side
[Verse]
Out Emadd9here nothing's clear except the moment I decided to move on and I ignited
DisapCmaj7pear into the fear
You know there Dsus2ain't no coming back when you're still carrying the past
You can't eEmadd9rase, separate, cigarette in my hand, hope you all understand
Cmaj7I won't be the last one in lDine
I Cmaj7finally figured out what's mAsus2ine
[Chorus]
I don't wanna Glive to waste another Dday
Underneath the Ashadow of mistakes I've Emade
'Cause I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking inBside
I don't wanna Gfall and say I lost it Dall
'Cause maybe there's a Apart of me that hit the Ewall
Leaving Gpieces of mAe beBhind
Leaving Gpieces of mAe beBhind
And I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking inside
[Solo]
Em   Dsus2   G   A
G   A   B
G   A   Esus2
Cmaj7I won't be the last one in lDine
I Cmaj7finally figured out what's mAsus2ine
[Chorus]
I don't wanna Glive to waste another Dday
Underneath the Ashadow of mistakes I've Emade
'Cause I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking inBside
I don't wanna Gfall and say I lost it Dall
'Cause maybe there's a Apart of me that hit the Ewall
Leaving Gpieces of mAe beBhind
Leaving Gpieces of mAe beBhind
And I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking inside
G   D   A   E
And I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking
And I Gfeel like I'm brAeaking insEsus2ide

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Breaking Inside

by Shinedown

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emadd9

Cmaj7

Dsus2

Asus2

Esus2

Capo on 3rd!

For verses play

[Intro]

Gtr I: (capo on 3rd)

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

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

G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|

D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|

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

E|--0-------0----------0-------0----------|

[Verse]

Gtr I: (capo on 3rd)

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

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

G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|------0---------0--------0---------0----|

D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|

A|----------------------------------------|---------------------0-------0----------|

E|--0-------0----------0-------0----------|--3-------3-----------------------------|

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

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

G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|------0---------0--------0---------0----|

D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|

A|----------------------------------------|---------------------0-------0----------|

E|--0-------0----------0-------0----------|--3-------3-----------------------------|

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

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

G|------0---------0--------0---------0----|

D|----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4--|

A|---------------------0------0-----------|

E|--3------3------------------------------|

[Verse]

Emadd9

I caught a chill and it's still frozen on my skin

Cmaj7 Dsus2

I think about why I'm alone by myself, no one else to explain

Emadd9

How far do I go, no one knows, if the end is so much better why don't we just live forever?

Cmaj7 D

Don't tell me I'm the last one in line

Cmaj7 Asus2

Don't tell me I'm too late this time

[Chorus]

G D

I don't wanna live to waste another day

A E

Underneath the shadow of mistakes I've made

G A B

'Cause I feel like I'm breaking inside

G D

I don't wanna fall and say I lost it all

A E

'Cause maybe there's a part of me that hit the wall

G A B

Leaving pieces of me behind

G A Esus2

And I feel like I'm breaking inside

[Verse]

Emadd9

Out here nothing's clear except the moment I decided to move on and I ignited

Cmaj7

Disappear into the fear

Dsus2

You know there ain't no coming back when you're still carrying the past

Emadd9

You can't erase, separate, cigarette in my hand, hope you all understand

Cmaj7 D

I won't be the last one in line

Cmaj7 Asus2

I finally figured out what's mine

[Chorus]

G D

I don't wanna live to waste another day

A E

Underneath the shadow of mistakes I've made

G A B

'Cause I feel like I'm breaking inside

G D

I don't wanna fall and say I lost it all

A E

'Cause maybe there's a part of me that hit the wall

G A B

Leaving pieces of me behind

G A B

Leaving pieces of me behind

G A

And I feel like I'm breaking inside

[Solo]

Em Dsus2 G A

G A B

G A Esus2

Cmaj7 D

I won't be the last one in line

Cmaj7 Asus2

I finally figured out what's mine

[Chorus]

G D

I don't wanna live to waste another day

A E

Underneath the shadow of mistakes I've made

G A B

'Cause I feel like I'm breaking inside

G D

I don't wanna fall and say I lost it all

A E

'Cause maybe there's a part of me that hit the wall

G A B

Leaving pieces of me behind

G A B

Leaving pieces of me behind

G A

And I feel like I'm breaking inside

G D A E

G A

And I feel like I'm breaking

G A Esus2

And I feel like I'm breaking inside

About Breaking Inside Chords by Shinedown

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