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Breaker Keeper

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[Intro]
C  G  Em  D  C  G  D
[Verse 1]
  CRed on the Gcarpet floor
  EmIs all forDgiven or forever Cstored
In each Glie we tell
  DAnd in each Emsilence that we choose not tCo fillG  D  
  CTruth is a Gpart of me died
  EmWhen you said "DI don't really want to be Calive"
GTime stood still
  DAnd it Emhasn't really moved CsinceG  D  
[Chorus]
   EmAs the torrents bend the CtiGred Dpines
BmI cave Emin to what I Ccan't Gmake Dright
EmMy shield, Cmy shroud
  GDoes it clear or does it Dcloud?
My Emshield, Bmmy shrCoud
Does it Gclear or does it Dcloud?
DMy breaker, my keeper
DMy breaker, my keepeCr
 G  Em  D  C  G  D
[Verse 2]
  CYour sorrow, Gyour martyrdom
  EmLord knows DI harbour some of the Csame darkGness in my Dmind
Now the Emspaces seem to grow beCtween the lightG  D  
  CFrightened, Gfearful wordsEm, all that you swear
You Dbelieve, you didn't Cdeserve all Gyou decryD  
Well it's Emall been burned so deep Cinside my mindG  D  
[Chorus]
   EmAs the torrents bend the CtiGred Dpines
BmI cave Emin to what I Ccan't Gmake Dright
EmMy shield, Cmy shroud
  GDoes it clear or does it Dcloud?
My Emthread, Bmmy way Cout
My only Ghope and all my Ddoubt
DMy breaker, my keeper
[Bridge]
I was a Emshoe horn, I was a crowbar
I was Cyour Ohio GBlue Tip
I was Dyour old man, I was Ema best friend
I was Cthere and that is Dall
I was a Emshoe horn, I was a crowbar
I was Cyour Ohio GBlue Tip
I was your Dold man, I was a Embest friend
I was Cthere and that is Dall
[Outro]
DMy breaker, my keeper
DMy breaker, my keeper
DMy breaker, my keeper
DMy breaker, my keepeCr
 G  Em  D  C  G  D

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Breaker Keeper

by Bear's Den

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Em D C G D

[Verse 1]

C G

Red on the carpet floor

Em D C

Is all forgiven or forever stored

In each lie we tell

D Em C G D

And in each silence that we choose not to fill

C G

Truth is a part of me died

Em D C

When you said "I don't really want to be alive"

Time stood still

D Em C G D

And it hasn't really moved since

[Chorus]

Em C G D

As the torrents bend the tired pines

Bm Em C G D

I cave in to what I can't make right

Em C

My shield, my shroud

G D

Does it clear or does it cloud?

Em Bm C

My shield, my shroud

G D

Does it clear or does it cloud?

My breaker, my keeper

D C

My breaker, my keeper

G Em D C G D

[Verse 2]

C G

Your sorrow, your martyrdom

Em D C G D

Lord knows I harbour some of the same darkness in my mind

Em C G D

Now the spaces seem to grow between the light

C G Em

Frightened, fearful words, all that you swear

D C G D

You believe, you didn't deserve all you decry

Em C G D

Well it's all been burned so deep inside my mind

[Chorus]

Em C G D

As the torrents bend the tired pines

Bm Em C G D

I cave in to what I can't make right

Em C

My shield, my shroud

G D

Does it clear or does it cloud?

Em Bm C

My thread, my way out

G D

My only hope and all my doubt

My breaker, my keeper

[Bridge]

I was a shoe horn, I was a crowbar

C G

I was your Ohio Blue Tip

D Em

I was your old man, I was a best friend

C D

I was there and that is all

I was a shoe horn, I was a crowbar

C G

I was your Ohio Blue Tip

D Em

I was your old man, I was a best friend

C D

I was there and that is all

[Outro]

My breaker, my keeper

D C

My breaker, my keeper

G Em D C G D

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