Broken Love Song
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Em B Bm A7 (intro)
Em B Bm A7
Take a broken love song, keep it by your side
Em B Bm A7
Never be lonely, find a place to hide
Em B Bm A7
By the west way, inside the scrubs
Em B Bm A7 Em
How long must we wait, for they're killing us? Killing us
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Em B Bm A7
Still
Em B Bm A7
Through my cell window, hear the loft boys sing
Em B Bm A7
Come on you R's, carried on the wind
Em B
Every morning, I'll be singing like a caged bird who might say
Bm A7
John, Paul, George and Ringo help pass the hours away
Em B Bm A
Free as a bird would I be, another dawn creeps up on me on me
Em
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
B Bm E G
Letters from faceless haters who'd love to see my swinging in my cell
A B Bm
Oh I never saw a man who looked like such a wistful eye,
E G A
as the fear of blue prisoners call the sky
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Bm F#m
They are the loneliest
Em
Still
How to play Broken Love Song
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.