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Broken Strings by James Morrison
Broken Strings
Tuning: E A D G B E
Tuning: Standard
(Chords used)
Gb Ab Bbm Fm Ebm
e|--2---4----1---1----2---|
B|--2---4----2---1----4---|
G|--3---5----3---1----3---|
D|--4---6----3---3----4---|
A|-----------1---3--------|
E|-----------1---1--------|
[Verse 1]
Bbm
Let me hold you
Db
For the last time
Gb
It's the last chance to feel again
Bbm
But you broke me
Db Gb Ebm
Now I can't feel anything
Bbm
When I love you,
Db
It's so untrue
Gb
I can't even convince myself
Bbm
When I'm speaking,
Db Gb Ebm
It's the voice of someone else
[Pre-Chorus]
Gb Ab Bbm
Oh it tears me up
Gb Ab Fm
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
Gb Ab Fm Gb Db
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Ebm Bbm
You can't play on broken strings
Db Ab
You can't feel anything
Ebm Bbm
That your heart don't want to feel
Db Ab
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Gb
Oh the truth hurts
Bbm
And lies worse
Db Ab
How can I give anymore
Ebm Bbm Ab
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse 2]
Bbm Db
Oh what are we doing
Gb
We are turning into dust
Bbm Db Gb Ebm
Playing house in the ruins of us
Bbm Db
Running back through the fire
Gb
When there's nothing left to save
Bbm Db Gb Ebm
It's like chasing the very last train when it's too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Gb Ab Bbm
Oh it tears me up
Gb Ab Fm
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
Gb Ab Fm Gb Db
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Ebm Bbm
You can't play on broken strings
Db Ab
You can't feel anything
Ebm Bbm
That your heart don't want to feel
Db Ab
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Gb
Oh the truth hurts
Bbm
And lies worse
Db Ab
How can I give anymore
Ebm Bbm Ab
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse 3]
Bbm Db
But we're running through the fire
Gb
When there's nothing left to save
Bbm Db
It's like chasing the very last train
Gb Ebm
When we both know it's too late (too late)
[Chorus]
Ebm Bbm
You can't play on broken strings
Db Ab
You can't feel anything
Ebm Bbm
That your heart don't want to feel
Db Ab
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Gb
Well the truth hurts
Bbm
And lies worse
Db Ab
How can I give anymore
Ebm Bbm Ab
When I love you a little less than before
Ebm Bbm Ab
Oh when I love you a little less than before
[Outro]
Bbm Db
Let me hold you for the last time
Gb Ebm
It's the last chance to feel again
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version 2
Standard tuning.
Capo on 1st.
[Verse]
Am
Let me hold you
C
For the last time
F
It's the last chance to feel again
Am
But you broke me
C F Dm
Now I can't feel anything
Am
When I love you,
C
It's so untrue
F
I can't even convince myself
Am
When I'm speaking,
C F Dm
It's the voice of someone else
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Oh it tears me up
F G Em
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
F G Em F C
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
That your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Oh the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am G
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse]
Am C
Oh what are we doing
F
We are turning into dust
Am C F Dm
Playing house in the ruins of us
Am C
Running back through the fire
F
When there's nothing left to save
Am C F Dm
It's like chasing the very last train when it's too late
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Oh it tears me up
F G Em
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
F G Em F C
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
That your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Oh the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am G
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse]
Am C
But we're running through the fire
F
When there's nothing left to save
Am C
It's like chasing the very last train
F Dm
When we both know it's too late (too late)
[Chorus]
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
That your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Well the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am G
When I love you a little less than before
Dm Am G
Oh when I love you a little less than before
[Outro]
Am C
Let me hold you for the last time
F Dm
It's the last chance to feel again
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version 3
Capo 1st Fret (Chords relative to Capo)
alternative first Verse:
hold Am and alter the bass-note, finger-picking
Am Am/C Am/F
E|-0----0----0----0---|-0----0----0----0---|-0----0----0----0---|
B|-1----1----1----1---|-1----1----1----1---|-1----1----1----1---|
G|---2----2----2----2-|---2----2----2----2-|---2----2----2----2-|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-0------------------|-3------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-1------------------|
Am/F
E|-0----0----0----0---|
B|-1----1----1----1---|
G|---2----2----2----2-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-1------------------|
Am
Let me hold you
Am/C
For the last time
Am/F Am/F
It's the last chance to feel again
Am
But you broke me
Am/C Am/F Am/F
Now I can't feel anything
Am
When I love you, it's so untrue
F
I can't even convince myself
Am
When I'm speaking,
C F Dm
It's the voice of someone else
F G Am
Oh it tears me up
F G Em
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
F G Em
I try to forgive, but it's not enough
F Em
to make it all okay
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
that your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Oh the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am
When I love you a little less
G
than before
Am C
Oh what are we doing
F
We are turning into dust
Am C F Dm
Playing house in the ruins of us
Am C
Running back through the fire
F
When there's nothing left to save
Am C
It's like chasing the very last train
F Dm
when it's too late
F G Am
Oh it tears me up
F G Em
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
F G Em
I try to forgive, but it's not enough
F Em
to make it all okay
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
that your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Oh the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am
When I love you a little less
G
than before
F Am
But we're running through the fire
C F
When there's nothing left to save
F Am
It's like chasing the very last train
C Em
When we both know it's too late (too late)
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
that your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Oh the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am
When I love you a little less
G
than before
Dm Am
When I love you a little less
G
than before
Am C
Let me hold you for the last time
G F
It's the last chance to feel again
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version 4
[Verse 1]
Bm
Let me hold you
D
For the last time
G
It's the last chance to feel again
Bm
But you broke me
D G Em
Now I can't feel anything
Bm
When I love you,
D
It's so untrue
G
I can't even convince myself
Bm
When I'm speaking,
D G Em
It's the voice of someone else
[Pre-Chorus]
G A Bm
Oh it tears me up
G A F#m
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
G A F#m G D
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Em Bm
You can't play on broken strings
D A
You can't feel anything
Em Bm
That your heart don't want to feel
D A
I can't tell you something that ain't real
G
Oh the truth hurts
Bm
And lies worse
D A
How can I give anymore
Em Bm A
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse 2]
Bm D
Oh what are we doing
G
We are turning into dust
Bm D G Em
Playing house in the ruins of us
Bm D
Running back through the fire
G
When there's nothing left to save
Bm D G Em
It's like chasing the very last train when it's too late
[Pre-Chorus]
G A Bm
Oh it tears me up
G A F#m
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
G A F#m G D
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Em Bm
You can't play on broken strings
D A
You can't feel anything
Em Bm
That your heart don't want to feel
D A
I can't tell you something that ain't real
G
Oh the truth hurts
Bm
And lies worse
D A
How can I give anymore
Em Bm A
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse 3]
Bm D
But we're running through the fire
G
When there's nothing left to save
Bm D
It's like chasing the very last train
G Em
When we both know it's too late (too late)
[Chorus]
Em Bm
You can't play on broken strings
D A
You can't feel anything
Em Bm
That your heart don't want to feel
D A
I can't tell you something that ain't real
G
Well the truth hurts
Bm
And lies worse
D A
How can I give anymore
Em Bm A
When I love you a little less than before
Em Bm A
Oh when I love you a little less than before
[Outro]
Bm D
Let me hold you for the last time
G Em
It's the last chance to feel again
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version 5
NO CAPO VERSION
Standard tuning
[Verse]
Bbm/F#
Let me hold you
C#
For the last time
F#
It s the last chance to Feel again
Bbm/F#
But you broke me
C# F# Ebm
Now I Can t Feel anything
Bbm/F#
When I love you
C#
It s so untrue
F#
I Can t even Convince myself#
Bbm/F#
When I m speaking
C# F# Ebm
It s the voice of someone else
[Pre-Chorus]
F# AB Bbm/F#
Oh it tears me up
F# AB Fm
I try to hold on but it hurts too much
F# AB Fm F# C#
I try to Forgive but it s not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Ebm Bbm/F#
You Can t play on broken strings
C# AB
You Can t Feel anything
Ebm Bbm/F#
That your heart don t want to Feel
C# AB
I Can t tell you something that ain t real
F#
Oh the truth hurts
Bbm/F#
And lies worse
C# AB
How Can I give anymore
Ebm Bbm/F# AB
When I love you a little less than before
Bbm/F# C#
Oh what are we doing
F#
We are turning into dust
Bbm/F# C# F# Ebm
Playing house in the ruins of us
Bbm/F# C#
Running back through the fire
F#
When there s nothing left to save
Bbm/F# C# F# Ebm
It s like chasing the very last train when it s too late
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
Bbm/F# C#
But we re running through the Fire
F#
When there s nothing left to save
Bbm/F# C#
It s like Chasing the very last train
F# Ebm
When we both know it s too late (too late)
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
Bbm/F# C#
Let me hold you F#or the last time
F# Ebm
It s the last Chance to Feel again
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version 6
Bm
Let me hold you
Bm
For the last time
G G
It's the last chance to feel again
Bm
But you broke me
Bm G
Now I can't feel anything
Bm
When I love you,
Bm
It's so untrue
G G
I can't even convince myself
Bm
When I'm speaking,
D G Em
It's the voice of someone else
G A Bm
Oh it tears me up
G A F#m
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
G A F#m G D
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
Em Bm
You can't play on broken strings
D A
You can't feel anything
Em Bm
That your heart don't want to feel
D A
I can't tell you something that ain't real
G
Oh the truth hurts
Bm
And lies worse
D A
How can I give anymore
Em Bm A
When I love you a little less than before
Bm D
Oh what are we doing
G D
We are turning into dust
Bm D G Em
Playing house in the ruins of us
Bm D
Running back through the fire
G D
When there's nothing left to save
Bm D G Em
It's like chasing the very last train when it's too late
G A Bm
Oh it tears me up
G A F#m
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
G A F#m G D
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
Em Bm
You can't play on broken strings
D A
You can't feel anything
Em Bm
That your heart don't want to feel
D A
I can't tell you something that ain't real
G
Oh the truth hurts
Bm
And lies worse
D A
How can I give anymore
Em Bm A
When I love you a little less than before
G Bm
But we're running through the fire
D G
When there's nothing left to save
Bm D
It's like chasing the very last train
D G
When we both know it's too late (too late)
Em Bm
You can't play on broken strings
D A
You can't feel anything
Em Bm
That your heart don't want to feel
D A
I can't tell you something that ain't real
G
Oh the truth hurts
Bm
And lies worse
D A
How can I give anymore
Em Bm A
When I love you a little less than before
Bm D
Let me hold you for the last time
A G
It's the last chance to feel again
------------------
version 7
C D Em
Oh it tears me up
C D Bm
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
C D Bm C
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
Am Em
You can't play on broken strings
G D
You can't feel anything
Am Em
That your heart don't want to feel
G D
I can't tell you something that ain't real
C
Oh the truth hurts
Em
And lies worse
G D
How can I give anymore
Am Em D
When I love you a little less than before
Em G
But we're running through the fire
C
When there's nothing left to save
Em G
It's like chasing the very last train
C Am
When we both know it's too late (too late)
Am Em
You can't play on broken strings
G D
You can't feel anything
Am Em
That your heart don't want to feel
G D
I can't tell you something that ain't real
C
Well the truth hurts
Em
And lies worse
G D
How can I give anymore
Am Em D
When I love you a little less than before
Am Em D
Oh when I love you a little less than before
Em G
Let me hold you for the last time
C Am
It's the last chance to feel again
------------------
version 8
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bbm
[Verse 1]
Bbm
Let me hold you for the last time
Gb
It's the last chance to feel again
Bbm Db Gb Ebm
But you broke me, now I can't feel anything
Bbm
When I love you, it's so untrue
Gb
I can't even convince myself
Bbm Db Gb Ebm
When I'm speaking it's the voice of someone else
[Pre-Chorus]
Gb Ab Bbm
Oh, it tears me up
Gb Ab Fm
I tried to hold on but it hurts too much
Gb Ab Fm
I tried to forgive but it's not enough
Gb Db/F
To make it all okay
[Chorus]
Ebm Bbm
You can't play on broken strings
Db Ab
You can't feel anything
Ebm Bbm
That your heart don't want to feel
Db Ab
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Gb Bbm
Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
Db Ab
How can I give anymore
Ebm Bbm Ab
When I love you a little less than before?
[Verse 2]
Bbm
Oh, what are we doing?
Gb
We are turning into dust
Bbm Db Gb Ebm
Playing house in the ruins of us
Bbm
Running back through the fire
Gb
When there's nothing left to save
Bbm Db
It's like chasing the very last train
Gb Ebm
When it's too late, too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Gb Ab Bbm
Oh, it tears me up
Gb Ab Fm
I tried to hold on but it hurts too much
Gb Ab Fm
I tried to forgive but it's not enough
Gb Db/F
To make it all okay
[Chorus]
Ebm Bbm
You can't play on broken strings
Db Ab
You can't feel anything
Ebm Bbm
That your heart don't want to feel
Db Ab
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Gb Bbm
Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
Db Ab
How can I give anymore
Ebm Bbm Ab
When I love you a little less than before?
[Bridge]
Gb Bbm
But we're running through the fire
Db Gb
When there's nothing left to save
Gb Bbm
It's like chasing the very last train
Db Fm
When we both know it's too late, too late
[Chorus]
Ebm Bbm
You can't play on broken strings
Db Ab
You can't feel anything
Ebm Bbm
That your heart don't want to feel
Db Ab
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Gb Bbm
Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
Db Ab
How can I give anymore
Ebm Bbm Ab
When I love you a little less than before?
Ebm Bbm Ab
Oh, you know that I love you a little less than before
[Outro]
Bbm Db
Let me hold you for the last time
Ab Gb
It's the last chance to feel again
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