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Broken Wings by Mr. Mister
Broken Wings
[Intro:]
G#m, F#m, C#m
[Verses]
G#m
Baby
don't understand
why we can't just
hold on
F#m, C#m
to each other's hands
G#m
This time might be
the last if fear
unless
I make it all too clear
F#m C#m
I need you so. Uuooh!
G# G#
Take these broken wings
F#
And learn to fly again
A
learn to live so free.
G#
And when we hear
G#
the voices sing
F#
The book of love
A
will open up and let us in.
G# G#, G#m
Take these broken wings -
G#m
Baby
I think tonight we can take
what was wrong and
F#m C#m
make it right.
G#m
Baby
it's all I know
that you're half of
the flesh
F#m C#m
And blood that makes me whole
need you so.
G# G#
So take these broken wings
F#
And learn to fly again
A
learn to live so free.
G#
And when we hear
G#
the voices sing
F#
The book of love
A
will open up and let us in.
(Interlude: E, D) x3
Let us in - let us in -
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version 2
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Steve Farris does not actually play full chords in this song, but these are the root
I think that the tuning is half-step down.
[Intro]
Am G D
[Verse 1]
Am
G D
Baby, don't understand... why we can't just hold on to each other's hands...
Am
G D
This time might be the last I fear unless I make it all too clear, I need you so... whoa
oh!!!
[Chorus]
Dm C
Bb
Take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free!!!
Dm
Bb
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in!!!
Dm Am
Take these Broken Wings!!!
[Verse 2]
Am
G D
Baby, I think tonight... we can take what was wrong and make it right... Hmmm!!!
Am
G D
Baby, it's all I know... that you're half of the flesh and blood makes me whole! I need
so!
[Chorus]
Dm C
Bb
So take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free!!!
Dm
Bb
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in!
Dm C
Bb
Take these Broken Wings, you've got learn to fly, learn to live... live so free!
Dm
Bb Gm
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in... Yea yeah!
[Bridge]
2x ( Gm Bb F Eb Bb/D )
(Let us in...)
[Verse 3]
Am
Baby, that's all I know, that's you're half of the flesh and blood makes me whole,
G D
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!
[Chorus]
Dm C
Bb
So take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free!!!
Dm
Bb
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in!
Dm C
Bb
Take these Broken Wings, you've got learn to fly, learn to live... live so free!
Dm
Bb Gm
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in... Yea yeah!
[Solo/Ending]
eb|---6---8---6-|---5---8---6-|
Bb|-6---6---8---|-6---6---8---|
Gb|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|
Eb|-------------|-------------|
x3; x1 (repeat until fade out)
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version 3
Capo at 1st fret to equal original key of Ab.
[Verse 1]
G5 F5 C5
16 8 8 (beats)
G5 F5 C5
Baby, don`t understand why we can`t just hold on to each other`s hands
G5 F5 C5
This time might be the last I fear unless I make it all too clear, I need you so whoa
[Chorus]
Cm A# G#
Take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free
Cm A# G#
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in
Cm G5
Take these Broken Wings
[Verse 2]
G5 F5 C5
Baby, I think tonight we can take what was wrong and make it right Hmmm
G5 F5
Baby, it`s all I know that you`re half of the flesh and blood that makes me whole
C5
Need you so
[Chorus]
Cm A# G#
So take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free
Cm A# G# F5
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in yeah yeah
G# D# C# F5 G# D# C#
Let us in Let us in
G5
Baby, it`s all I know that you`re half of the flesh and blood makes me whole
F5 C5
Yeah yeah
Cm A# G#
So take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free
Cm A# G#
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in
Cm A# G#
Take these Broken Wings, you`ve got to learn to fly, learn to live to love so free
Cm A#
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up for us
G# F5
and let us in Yea yea
D# F5 D# F5
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Try hammering on while strumming to match the bass line of the original song.
Em D D A A
Baby, don`t understand why we can`t just hold on to each other`s hands
Em D D A A
This time might be the last I fear unless I make it all too clear, I need you so whoa
Am G F
Take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free
Am G F
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in
Am Em Em
Take these Broken Wings
Em D D A A
Baby, I think tonight we can take what was wrong and make it right Hmmm
Em D D
Baby, it`s all I know that you`re half of the flesh and blood that makes me whole
A A
Need you so
Am G F
So take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free
Am G F Dm
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in, yeah yeah
[Instrumental Break]
Dm Dm Dm Dm
F F C Bb
Let us innnnn
Dm Dm Dm Dm
F F C Bb
Let us innnnn
Em
Baby, it`s all I know that you`re half of the flesh and blood that makes me whole
D A
Yeah yeah ye-ah!, Ye-ah yeah!
Am G F
So take these Broken Wings, and learn to fly again, learn to live so free
Am G F
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in
Am G F
Take these Broken Wings, you`ve got to learn to fly, learn to live to love so free
Am G
When we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up for us
F
and let us in, Yeah yeah...
[Outro]
Dm Dm Dm C Bb
Dsus4 Dsus4/C
(To play the melody in the outro, arpeggiate a Dsus4 to a Dsus4/C,
with the C being the bass note on the Dsus4)
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version 5
Tuning: E A D G B E
|G#sus2 | % | % | % |
|F#sus2 | % |C#sus2 | % |
[Verse 1]
G#sus2
Baby, don't understand
|F#sus2 | % |C#sus2 | % |
Why we can't just hold on to each other's hands?
G#sus2
This time might be the last if fear unless
|F#sus2 | % |C#sus2 | % |
I make it all too clear I need you so, ohh
[Chorus]
C#m7
Take these broken wings
B6 A
And learn to fly again, learn to live so free
C#m7
When we hear the voices sing
B6 A
The book of love will open up and let us in
C#m7 G#sus2
Take these broken wi . . . . . ngs
[Verse 2]
G#sus2
Baby, I think tonight
|F#sus2 | % |C#sus2 | % |
We can take what was wrong and make it right oooo
G#sus2
Baby, it's all I know that you're half of the flesh
F#sus2 C#sus2
And blood that makes me whole, I need you so
[Chorus]
C#m7
So take these broken wings
B6 A
And learn to fly again, learn to live so free
C#m7
When we hear the voices sing
B6 A
The book of love will open up and let us in
|F#m7 | % | % | % |
ya ya Let us
|A | % |E |D C#m|
in . . . . . . . .
|F#m7 | % | % | % |
Let us
|A | % |E |D |
in . . . . . . . .
G#sus2
Baby, it's all I know that you're half of the flesh
And blood that makes me whole
F#sus2 C#sus2
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yesh yeah
[Chorus]
C#m7
So take these broken wings
B6 A
And learn to fly again, learn to live so free
C#m7
And when we hear the voices sing
B6 A
The book of love will open up and let us in
C#m7
Take these broken wings
B6 A
You got to learn to fly, learn to live and love so free
C#m7
When we hear the voices sing
B6 A
The book of love will open up for us and let us in
|F#m7 | % | % | % |E D |
Yeah, yeah,
|F#m7 | % | % | % |E D |
yeeeeah
|F#m7 | % | % | % |E D |
oooooo
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