The Break
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Intro: B5 D5 E5 F#5 E5 D5 B5 D5 E5 F#5 E5 D5
Verse
B5 D5
They told me that the wiring
E5 F#5 E5 D5
Was somehow all mis-fir-ing
B5 D5 E5 F#5 E5 D5
And screwing up the signals in my brain
A5 B5 D5
And then they told me chemistry
E5 F#5 E5 D5
The juice and not the circuitry
B5 D5 A5 B5
Was mixing up and making me in-sane
[Refrão]
Em C9
What happens when the burn has healed
Bm D
But the skin has not regrown?
Em Bm/D C D/C C
What happens when the cast, at last, comes off
Am7 Bm7/A Am7
And then you find the break
F#5 A5 B5
Was always in another bone?
C#5 B5 A5 F#5 A5 E5 F#5
Verse
B5 D5
They tried a million meds and
E5 F#5 E5 D5
They strapped me to their beds and
B5 D5
They shrugged and told me,
E5 F#5 E5 D5
"That's the way it goes"
A5 B5 D5
But finally you hit it!
E5 F#5 E5 D5
I asked you just what did it
B5 D5 A5 B5
You shrugged and said that no one really knows
[Refrão]
Em C9 Bm D
What happens if the medicine wasn't really in control?
Em Bm/D C D/C C
What happens if the cut, the burn, the break
Am7 Bm7/A Am7
Was never in my brain
F#sus F#
Or in my blood, but in my soul?
Outro
Em G9/D C9
What happens if the cut, the burn, the break
Am7
Was never in my brain
F#m7 E9/G# Asus
Or in my blood, but in my soul?
F#m7 E9/G# Asus
How to play The Break
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B5. 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.