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Bent by Matchbox Twenty
Bent
Verse:
F#m Bm
If I fall along the way
E F#m
pick me up and dust me off.
F#m Bm
and if I get too tired to make it
E A
be my breath so I can walk
F#m Bm
If I need some other love
E F#m
give me more than I can stand
F#m Bm
and when my smile gets old and faded
E A
wait around I''''''''ll smile again
F#m
shouldn''''''''t be so complicated
E
just hold me and then
A
just hold me again
Chorus:
A
can you help me I''''''''m bent
D
I''''''''m so scared that I''''''''ll never
E
get put back together
A
you''''''''re breaking me in
D
and this is how we will end
E D
with you and me bent
Verse:
F#m Bm
If I couldn''''''''t sleep could you sleep
E F#m
could you paint me better off
F#m Bm
could you sympathize with my needs
E A
I know you think I need a lot
F#m
I started out clean but I''''''''m jaded
E
just phoning it in
A
just breaking the skin
Repeat Chorus
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version 2
Capo 1st Fret
INTRO:
Em7 A7 C Em (2 times)
Em Am
If I fall along the way
D G – D/F#
Pick me up and dust me off
Em Am
And if I get too tired to make it
D Em
Be my breath so I can walk
Em Am
If I need some other love then
D G – D/F#
You give me more than I can stand
Em Am
And when my smile gets old and faded
D G
Wait around I''''ll smile again
G D/F# Em
Shouldn’t be so complicated
Am
Just hold me and then
C G
Just hold me again
CHORUS:
G D/F# Em7
Can you help me I''''m bent
C
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
Get put back together
C G
Keep breaking me in
D/F# Em7
And this is how we will end
C G – D/F#
With you and me bent
Em Am
If I couldn''''t sleep could you sleep
D G – D/F#
Could you paint me better off
Em Am
Could you sympathize with my needs
D G
I know you think I need a lot
G D/F# Em
I started out clean but I''''m jaded
Am
Just phoning it in
C G
Just breaking the skin
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT INTRO
Em7 A7 C Em (2 times)
G D/F# Em
Shouldn’t be so complicated
Am
Just touch me and then
C G
Just touch me again
REPEAT CHORUS
End on C
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo 2nd fret
022000 x42000 x32000 022000
022000 x42000 x32000 022000
(Em) Am Am7
If I fall along the way
D Em
Then pick me up and dust me off
Am Am7
And if I get too tired to make it
D Em
Then be my breath so I can walk
Am Am7
And if I need some other love then
D Em
You give me more than I can stand
Am Am7
And when my smile gets old and faded
D G
Then wait around I''''ll smile again
(G) D/F# Em
It shouldn''''t be so complicated
Am
Just hold me and then
D G
Well just hold me again
(G) D/F# Em
Can you help me, I''''m bent?
Cmaj7
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
Get put back together
Cmaj7 G
Keep breaking me in
(G) D/F# Em
And this is how we will end
Cmaj7
With you and me bent
G D/F# Em
(Em) Am Am7
If I couldn''''t sleep could you sleep?
D Em
Could you paint me better off?
Am Am7
Could you sympathize with my needs?
D G
I know you think I need a lot
(G) D/F# Em
I started out clean but I''''m jaded
Am
Just phoning it in
D G
Just breaking the skin
(G) D/F# Em
Can you help me, I''''m bent?
Cmaj7
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
Get put back together
Cmaj7 G
Keep breaking me in
(G) D/F# Em
And this is how we will end
Cmaj7
With you and me bent
G D/F# Em
022000 x32000
022000 x32000
022000 x32000
022000 x32000
022000 x32000
Start bending me
022000
It''''s never enough
x32000
''''Til I feel all your pieces
022000 x32000
Start bending me
Keep bending me
x42000 x32000 022000
Until I''''m completely broken in
(022000) x42000 x32000 022000
022000 x42000 x32000 022000
(G) D/F# Em
It shouldn''''t be so complicated
Am
Just touch me and then
D G
Well, just touch me again
(G) D/F# Em
Can you help me, I''''m bent?
Cmaj7
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
Get put back together
Cmaj7 G
Keep breaking me in
(G) D/F# Em
And this is how we will end
Cmaj7
With you and me landing
D
Without understanding
Cmaj7 G
Hell, I''''d go there again
(G) D/F# Em
Can you help me, I''''m bent?
Cmaj7
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
Get put back together
Cmaj7 G
Keep breaking me in
(G) D/F# Em
And this is how we will end
Cmaj7
With you and me
(Cmaj7)
Bent
G D Em
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version 4
Chords:
Em7: X22033
A7: 042000 (I''''m calling this A7 for simplicity, though it''''s not actually)
Cmaj7: 03200X
Am: X03320
D: X00232
D/F#: 200033
Capo on Second Fret
Intro:
Em7 A7 Cmaj7 Em7 x2
Verse:
Am
If I fall along the way
D Em7
pick me up and dust me off
Em7 Am
And if I get too tired to make it
D Em7
be my breath so I can walk
Am
If I need some other love
D Em7
give me more than I can stand
Em7 Am
And when my smile gets old and faded
D G
wait around I''''ll smile again
(G) D/F# Em7
Shouldn''''t be so complicated
(Em7) Am
Just hold me and then
D G
just hold me again
Chorus:
(G) D/F# Em7
Can you help me I''''m bent?
Cmaj7
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
get put back together
Cmaj7 G
You''''re breaking me in
(G) D/F# Em7
and this is how we will end
Cmaj7
with you and me bent
Verse:
Am
If I couldn''''t sleep could you sleep?
D Em7
could you paint me better off?
Em7 Am
Could you sympathize with my needs?
D G
I know you think I need a lot
(G) D/F# Em7
I started out clean but I''''m jaded
(Em7) Am
just phoning it in
D G
just breaking the skin
Repeat Chorus
Em7 A7
Em7 A7
Em7 Cmaj7
Start bending me
Em7
It''''s never enough
Cmaj7
''''Til I feel all your pieces
Em7 Cmaj7
Start bending me
A7
Keep bending me unitl
Cmaj7 Em7
Until I''''m completely broken in
(Em7) A7 Cmaj7 Em7
(Em7) A7 Cmaj7 Em7
G D/F# Em7
It shouldn''''t be so complicated
Am
Just touch me and then
D G
Well, just touch me again
(G) D/F# Em7
Can you help me I''''m bent?
Cmaj7
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
Get put back together
Cmaj7 G
Keep breaking me in
(G) D/F# Em7
And this is how we will end
(Em7) Cmaj7
With you and me lending
D
Without understanding,
C G
hell, I''''ll go there again
(G) D Em7
Can you help me I''''m bent?
(Em7) C
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
D
Get put back together
Cmaj7 G
Keep breaking me in
(G) D/F# Em7
And this is how we will end
C
With you and me bent.
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version 5
capo 2nd
ones sound great, however this is without the capo
intro:
in F#m
the ^ indicates to start bent up to sound like that fret
and then release the bend to finish on the actual fret
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D--9^7-------7-9---10^9---10^9--7--6-----------|
A----6---7-9-------------------------7---7h9---|
E--------------------------------------9-------|
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D-------7-9---10^9---10^9--7--6------|
A---7-9-------------------------9-9--|
E------------------------------------|
F#m Bm
If I fall along the way
E F#m
Pick me up and dust me off
Bm
and if I get too tired to make it
E F#m
be my breath so I can walk
Bm
If I need some other love
E F#m
give me more than I can stand
Bm
and when my smile gets old and faded
E A
wait around I''''ll smile again
A/G# F#m
shouldn''''t be so complicated
Bm
just hold me and then
E
just hold me again
A E
can you help me I''''m bent
D
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
E
get put back together
A
you''''re breaking me in
F#m
and this is how we will end
D
with you and me bent
D----------
A----------
E----5--4--
F#m Bm
If I couldn''''t sleep could you sleep
E F#m
could you paint me better off
Bm
could you sympathize with my needs
E A
I know you think I need a lot
A/G# F#m
I started out clean but I''''m jaded
Bm
just phoning it in
E
just breaking the skin
A E
can you help me I''''m bent
D
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
E
get put back together
A
you''''re breaking me in
F#m
and this is how we will end
D
with you and me bent
F#m
F#m D
F#m D
start bending me
F#m
It''''s never enough
D
I feel all your pieces
F#m D
start bending me
B7/D# D
Keep bending me until I''''m completely broken in
F#m is played over this riff
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D-------7-9---10^9---10^9--7--6------------|
A---7-9-------------------------7---7h9----|
E----------------------------------9-------|
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D-------7-9---10^9---10^9--7--6--7--6--4---|
A---7-9------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
A A/G# F#m
shouldn''''t be so complicated
Bm
just touch me and then
E
just touch me again
A E
can you help me I''''m bent
D
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
E
get put back together
A
you''''re breaking me in
F#m
and this is how we will end
D
with you and me bending
E
without understanding, hell I''''ll go there again
A E
can you help me I''''m bent
D
I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
E
get put back together
A
you''''re breaking me in
F#m
and this is how we will end
D
with you and me bent
Chords:
F#m Bm E A D A/G# B7/D#
e|-2-----2---0---0---0---0-------------|
B|-2-----3---0---2---2---2-----0-------|
G|-2-----4---1---2---3---2-----2-------|
D|-4-----4---2---2---0---2-----1-------|
A|-4-----2---2---0---------------------|
E|-2---------0-----------4-------------|
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version 6
intro
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-------7h9---9b/\\\\---9b/\\\\--7--6------------------------
---7h9-------------------------7---9------------------
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-------7h9---9b/\\\\---9b/\\\\--7--6-11-11------------------
---7h9--------------------------9--9------------------
--------------------------------9--9------------------
verse
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7------------------
--10---7--10-10--x--10-10--x--10---7------------------
---x---9---x--x--x---x--x--x---x---9------------------
--11---7--11-11--x--11-11--x--11---7--11-11-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7---9--9-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7---9--9-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7--7---------------
--10---7--10-10--x--10-10--x--10---7------------------
---x---9---x--x--x---x--x--x---x---9----9-------------
--11---7--11-11--x--11-11--x--11---7--------7---------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7------7-----------
---9---7---9--9--x---9--9--x---9---7------------------
pre chorus
---6--4--2--/------------------------------------------
---6--4--2--/------------------------------------------
---6--4--2--/------------------------------------------
---8--5--4--/---9999-----------------------------------
---8--5--4--/---9999-------5-7-------------------------
---6--4--2--/---7777---5-7-----------------------------
I''''m not sure about the chorus I just hit 12 on high e with the song
then
go back to A-----5-7----- and hit 12 some more??????
E-5-7---------
the little lick at the end starts like this
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---13-13-13h14p13--------------------------------------
------------------16-14-12-16-14-12--------------------
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version 7
Intro:
FB= Full Bend
R=Release to note
HB=Half Bend
h=hammer on
**The trick to the intro is to prebend the 7 to sound
like a 9. then pluck it and return it back to a 7.
(Guitar 2)---------------------------------------------
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FB--R-------------------------------HB------Hb---------
--7-Let ring--7--------------7h9----9---9---9---9---7--
--**----------6----------7h9---------------------------
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I I
(Guitar 3)---------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------4-4-----4-4-----4-4----
--------------------------------4-4-----4-4-----4-4----
--------------------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2----
(Guitar 2)---------------------------------------------
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-------------------------HB------HB--------------------
-6-----------------7h9---9---9---9---9---7---6----4----
----7-----9----7h9-----------------------------7--4----
-------9------------------------------------------2----
I I
(Guitar 3)---------------------------------------------
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----4-4-----------4-4-------4-4-------4-4---------4----
----4-4-----------4-4-------4-4-------4-4---------4----
----2-2-----------2-2-------2-2-------2-2---------2----
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Verse:
Chords
G1: Bm-x x x 11 10 9
E -x x x 9 9 7
G2+3: B5-2 4 4 x x x
G1: Bm E
G2+3: B5-B5 B5-B5
If I fall along the way Pick me up and dust me off
G1: Bm E
G2+3: B5-B5 Stop
If I get too tired to make it Be my breath so I can walk
G1: Bm E
G2+3: B5-B5 B5-B5
If I need some of your love again Give me more than I can stand
G1: Bm E
G2+3: (below)
When my smile gets old and faded .......
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Prechorus:
...wait around I''''ll smile again. shouldn''''t be so complicated
(all Guitars)
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--------------------------5------------4-----------2---
just hold me and then. just hold me again
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---------------------4------------------------9-9------
---------------------4------------------------9-9------
---------------------2--------0---2---4---5---7-7-------
---0---2---4----5--------------------------------------
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Chorus:
can you help me I''''m bent. I''''m so scared that I''''ll never
(Guitar 2)---------------------------------------------
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-7------7-----7------7------7------7-----7-------7-----
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I I
(Guitar 3)---------------------------------------------
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--------9-9----------9-9---------9-9-------------------
--------9-9----------9-9---------9-9--------------7-7--
--------7-7----------7-7---------7-7--------------7-7--
--------------------------------------------------5-5--
get put back together. you''''re breaking me in
(Guitar 2)---------------------------------------------
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-7------7-----7------7---0----2----4----5----7-----7---
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I I
(Guitar 3)---------------------------------------------
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----------7-7------9-9----------9-9--------------------
----------7-7------9-9----------9-9--------------------
----------5-5------7-7----------7-7--------------------
and this is how we will end with you and me bent
(Guitar 2)----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------7-------------------------------
------------------------4-----------------7-let Ring-----------------4-4--
-7-----7-----7-----7----4 Let ring--------5--------------------------4-4--
------------------------2--------------------------------------5--4--2-2--
I I
(Guitar 3)----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--9-9-------9-9----------------------------7-7-----7-7----7-7-------------
--9-9-------9-9---------4-4-------4-4------7-7-----7-7----7-7--------4-4--
--7-7-------7-7---------4-4-------4-4------5-5-----5-5----5-5--------4-4--
------------------------2-2-------2-2--------------------------5--4--2-2--
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After Second Chorus there is a little riff to lead into the Bridge:
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-----7-9--11--11--11
-7/9----------------
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Bridge:
Acoustic Guitar just strumming From a F#m to a D.(use bar chords)
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Outro:
After last chorus they just keep playing a D chord
and this solo:
M=mute
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-9-m-9-m-9h10p9----------------------------------------
---------------11-9------------------------------------
--------------------11-9-------------------------------
-------------------------12---15p14-12-12-12h14--------
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-------------------------------------------Hb----------
--7h9-/11-11p9----------------7h9-/11-11p9-11----------
---------------7---------------------------------------
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()Background guitar
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--------------------------------------(/11-13-14)------
-/11-9-11----------------------------------------------
----------11-9-11-9-7-9--------------------------------
------------------------9------------------------------
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--------------------------------------(/11-13-14)------
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--7h9-/11-11p9-----------------------------------------
---------------7---------------------------------------
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version 8
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--4-----4-----4-----4---2--1----------------4-----4-----4-----4---2--1---------
D--------------------------------2-------4---------------------------------2----
A------------------------------------4------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THAT''''S THE INTRO. THESE ARE THE VERSE CHORDS.
e-9----7-------------ETC.
b-10---9-------------ETC.
g-11---9-------------ETC.
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE RIFF THAT GOES IN BETWEEN THE CHORDS IS THIS:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2--4-----------2---4----------------------------------------------------------
A------------4------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE PRE CHORUS IS THIS
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------4-----4------4------4------4------4----------------------
A----------------------2-----2------2------2------2------2----------------------
E--5---4----2-------------------------------------------------------------------
THE CHORUS COULD BE PLAYED THE SAME WAY OR YOU CAN USE THESE CHORDS INSTEAD:
E,D,E,D,E (BAR CHORDS SUGGESTED)
THE BRIDGE CHORDS ARE:
F#m, DSUS 2
e-2--0
b-2--3
g-2--2
D-4--0
A-4
E-2
THE SOLO IS THE SAME AS THE INTRO. THEN IT JUST HITS THE CHORUS 2 MORE TIMES.
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