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[Intro: ]C
verse 1
C Fm C
Broad-shouldered beasts fill the sky
C Fm C
Manhattan beats at the night
Am F
But you are wrapped up in wire
C Fm C
Curled up in fright
C Fm C
So I took you to the city for the night
C Fm C
To dance under dizzy silver lights
Am
But for a moment, you were wild
F C Fm C
With abandon like a child, just a moment
F C
But wasn't it you who said I was not free
F C
And wasn't it you who said I needed peace
E F
And now it's you who's floored by fear of it all
[Refrão]
C F
And it's alright
C F
Take it out on me
Am F
And it's alright
C
Take it out on me x2
C Fm C
verse 2
C Fm C
These apartment walls are paper thin
C Fm C
And no one is trying to listen in
Am
What to hear our doubts
F C Fm C
Hear our whispered shouts, they don't care
F C
Wasn't it you who said I was not free
F C
And wasn't it you who said I needed peace
E F
And now it's you who's floored by fear of it all
[Refrão]
C F
And it's alright
C F
Take it out on me
Am F
And it's alright
Am F
Take it out on me x2
C
Bridge
F
But when you feel the world
Fm
wrapping round your neck
Am F
Feel my hand round yours
Gb
And when you feel the world
F
wrapping round your neck
C
Don't succumb
C
[Refrão]
C F
And it's alright
C F
Take it out on me
Am F
And it's alright
Am F
Take it out on me x2
C F
C F
Am F
And it's alright
Am F
Take it out on me
C
How to play Broad
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.