Bent Matchbox Twenty tabbed by Geoff Kennedy F#m is played over this riff *begin note bent up half step (should sound like 10th fret, then go down to 9th) e---------------------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------------------- g---------------------------------------------------------------------- d--9---10^9---10^9--7--6--------------6-7-9---10^9---10^9---7--6------- a------------------------7---9----7-9-----------------------------9---- e--------------------------9------------------------------------------- F#m Bm If I fall along the way E F#m Pick me up and dust me off Bm and if I get too tired to make it E F#m be my breath so I can walk Bm If I need some other love E F#m give me more than I can stand Bm and when my smile gets old and faded E A wait around I'll smile again G#m F#m shouldn't be so complicated Bm just hold me and then E just hold me again A E can you help me I'm bent D I'm so scared that I'll never E get put back together A you're breaking me in F#m and this is how we will end D with you and me bent d---------- a---------- e----5--4-- F#m Bm If I couldn't sleep could you sleep E F#m could you paint me better off Bm could you sympathize with my needs E A I know you think I need a lot G#m F#m I started out clean but I'm jaded Bm just phoning it in E just breaking the skin A E can you help me I'm bent D I'm so scared that I'll never E get put back together A you're breaking me in F#m and this is how we will end D with you and me bent F#m D F#m D start bending me F#m It's never enough D I feel all your pieces F#m D start bending me Bm E Keep bending me until I'm completely broken in F#m is played over this riff *begin note bent up half step (should sound like 10th fret, then go down to 9th) e---------------------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------------------- g---------------------------------------------------------------------- d--9---10^9---10^9--7--6--------------6-7-9---10^9---10^9---7--6------- a------------------------7---9----7-9---------------------------------- e--------------------------9------------------------------------------- A G#m F#m shouldn't be so complicated Bm just touch me and then E just touch me again A E can you help me I'm bent D I'm so scared that I'll never E get put back together A you're breaking me in F#m and this is how we will end D with you and me bending E without understanding, hell I'll go there again A E can you help me I'm bent D I'm so scared that I'll never E get put back together A you're breaking me in F#m and this is how we will end D with you and me bent