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About To Break

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I believe this is tuned a half step down, but you can play it in standard tuning 
and it sounds fine.  Simple tune, sounds good acoustic.  
Chords:
G
   320033
D
   xx0232
Am
  x02210
C
   x32010
Em
  022000
[Intro Verse 1] (quiet)
       G                    D         Am
I was walking along on the ocean,
          G               D           Am
I felt a fever burning up all I am,
          G                      D
'Cause if there's one thing that I can't stand,
      Am                  C        G
It's standing next to my fellow man.
        D         Am
Ah-ah-ah. Ah-ah-ah.
              Am      D
It's about to break.  Oh.
[Verse 2]
        G                    D                  Am
For the social worker at the needle exchange.
        G                      D                Am
For the self-medicated and the hard deranged.
        G               D                       Am
For the lesbians at the bakery,
        G              D                        Am
Saying, "Do you really hate me?"
              G       D Am
It's about to break.
[Chorus 1] (loud)
             G        D Am
Break like a fever.
              G       D Am
It's about to break.
             G        D Am
Break like a fever.
[Verse 3] (loud)
       Em                       D                 Am
People looking for themselves inside of mirrors.
    Em          D                                 Am
For not knowing why you're here.
    Em                        D                   Am
The public appearances on the verge of tears.
            Em                  D                 Am
When you're all played out from weed and beer.
[Bridge]
Am
Stand up let me get a look at you.
D
Can't we all take a wider view?
(x2)
[Verse 4] (starts quiet, grows)
        G                 D                 Am
For the evangelist with a stinger-missile,
G            D                              Am
Weapons hot, thinking this will,
         G                D                 Am
We won't make them follow orders,
    G               D                       Am
For Doctors Without Borders.
 Am
()
About to break.
              D
It's about to break.
[Chorus 2] (loud)
(Break Like a fever.)
G               D                Am           C
When I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever)
G              D                  Am             C
You're beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever)
G               D                Am           C
When I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever)
G              D                  Am             C
You're beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever)
      G                       D               Am
For a teenage mother with the baby asleep, (Break like a fever)
    G             D                           Am
For Africa, where life is cheap.
End
 (quiet)
    G                          D              Am
For losing faith in who you're going with,
G             D                               Am
America fades into myth.
tabbed by Chris
comments and corrections welcome!
http://www.flickerfade.com
http://www.mylifetally.com

About To Break chords and lyrics

Free chords for About To Break by Third Eye Blind. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

I believe this is tuned a half step down, but you can play it in standard tuning 
and it sounds fine.  Simple tune, sounds good acoustic.  
Chords:
G   320033
D   xx0232
Am  x02210
C   x32010
Em  022000
[Intro Verse 1] (quiet)
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 1] (loud)
[Verse 3] (loud)
[Bridge]
(x2)
[Verse 4] (starts quiet, grows)
[Chorus 2] (loud)
(Break Like a fever.)
[End] (quiet)
tabbed by Chris
comments and corrections welcome!
http://www.flickerfade.com
http://www.mylifetally.com

About To Break Chords by Third Eye Blind

Learn how to play About To Break by Third Eye Blind with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “About To Break chords”, “About To Break guitar chords”, or “Third Eye Blind About To Break chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy About To Break chords and for experienced players who want accurate About To Break lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, Am, C, Em.

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