• Song:

    Broken Strings

  • Artist:

    James Morrison

  • Album:

    Broken Strings (Interna...

Broken Strings
James Morrison & Nelly Furtado

tabbed by Klaus Jansen

Capo 1st Fret (Chords relative to Capo)

alternative first Verse:

hold Am and alter the bass-note, finger-picking


   Am (x02210@1)                Am/C (032210@1)               Am/FE|-0----0----0----0---|-0----0----0----0---|-0----0----0----0---| (102210@1)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------------------|


       AmLet (x02210@1)me hold you
        Am/CFor (032210@1)the last time
         Am/F (102210@1)               Am/FIt's (102210@1)the last chance to feel again
        Am (x02210@1)              
But you broke me
      Am/C (032210@1)        Am/F (102210@1)        Am/FNow (102210@1)I can't feel anything


       AmWhen (x02210@1)I love you, it's so untrue
        FI (133211@1)can't even convince myself
         AmWhen (x02210@1)I'm speaking,
         C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)     DmIt's (xx0231@1)the voice of someone else


      F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)AmOh (x02210@1)it tears me up
  F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)        EmI (022000@1)try to hold on, but it hurts too much
  F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)          EmI (022000@1)try to forgive, but it's not enough
   F (133211@1)               Emto (022000@1)make it all okay

    
          Dm (xx0231@1)           AmYou (x02210@1)can't play on broken strings
          C (x32010@1)     GYou (320003@1)can't feel anything
          Dm (xx0231@1)                Amthat (x02210@1)your heart don't want to feel
        C (x32010@1)                           GI (320003@1)can't tell you something that ain't real


       FOh (133211@1)the truth hurts
    AmAnd (x02210@1)lies worse
    C (x32010@1)           GHow (320003@1)can I give anymore
       Dm (xx0231@1)              AmWhen (x02210@1)I love you a little less 
     Gthan (320003@1)before


   Am (x02210@1)        COh (x32010@1)what are we doing
   FWe (133211@1)are turning into dust
        Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1) DmPlaying (xx0231@1)house in the ruins of us


        Am (x02210@1)             CRunning (x32010@1)back through the fire
          FWhen (133211@1)there's nothing left to save
          Am (x02210@1)             CIt's (x32010@1)like chasing the very last train
          F (133211@1)        Dmwhen (xx0231@1)it's too late

      F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)AmOh (x02210@1)it tears me up
  F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)        EmI (022000@1)try to hold on, but it hurts too much
  F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)              EmI (022000@1)try to forgive, but it's not enough
   F (133211@1)               Emto (022000@1)make it all okay


          Dm (xx0231@1)           AmYou (x02210@1)can't play on broken strings
          C (x32010@1)     GYou (320003@1)can't feel anything
          Dm (xx0231@1)                Amthat (x02210@1)your heart don't want to feel
        C (x32010@1)                           GI (320003@1)can't tell you something that ain't real


       FOh (133211@1)the truth hurts
    AmAnd (x02210@1)lies worse
    C (x32010@1)           GHow (320003@1)can I give anymore
       Dm (xx0231@1)              AmWhen (x02210@1)I love you a little less 
     Gthan (320003@1)before


          F (133211@1)                 AmBut (x02210@1)we're running through the fire
             C (x32010@1)             FWhen (133211@1)there's nothing left to save
          F (133211@1)              AmIt's (x02210@1)like chasing the very last train
        C (x32010@1)                EmWhen (022000@1)we both know it's too late (too late)


          Dm (xx0231@1)           AmYou (x02210@1)can't play on broken strings
          C (x32010@1)     GYou (320003@1)can't feel anything
          Dm (xx0231@1)                Amthat (x02210@1)your heart don't want to feel
        C (x32010@1)                           GI (320003@1)can't tell you something that ain't real


       FOh (133211@1)the truth hurts
    AmAnd (x02210@1)lies worse
    C (x32010@1)           GHow (320003@1)can I give anymore
       Dm (xx0231@1)              AmWhen (x02210@1)I love you a little less 
     Gthan (320003@1)before
      Dm (xx0231@1)              AmWhen (x02210@1)I love you a little less 
     Gthan (320003@1)before


       Am (x02210@1)                  CLet (x32010@1)me hold you for the last time
         G (320003@1)                 FIt's (133211@1)the last chance to feel again

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