• Song:

    Broken Crown

  • Artist:

    Mumford And Sons

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Broken Crown - Mumford and Sons
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Tabbed by: Caleb Willman
Email: calebwillman@live.com

Tuning:DADFAE

This is how I play the song. It sounds pretty accurate to me. listen to the song to get 
timing right.

Intro:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-12------12--14------12--16------16--16------16----------------|
D|------0----------0----------0-------------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12-12-12------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-11------11--12------11--14------14--14------14----------------|
D|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-9----9-12-11-9-7--7h9---9--7----7--2-4-5-2--0----0--0----0----|
D|----0------------------0-------0----------------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-------------7--7-7---7-7-7---2-3-5-2--0-0-0---0-0-0-----|

Verse:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-12------12----11------11--16-14-12------12--------------------|
D|------0-------------0-----------------0------------------------|x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12------10-10-10----15-14-12-12-12----------------------|
   Touch my mouth          And hold my tongue
   I will not be           Your chosen one

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h1---1-1----1-1----1-1----1----------------------------------|
F|-----2------2------2------2----0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-----|
D|----------------------------------0------0------0------0-------|x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------|
   I'll be home safely tucked away
   You can't tempt me if...the day

Repeat same verse pattern with these lyrics.

The pull on my flesh was just too strong
It stifled the choice and the air in my lungs
Better not to breathe than to breathe a lie
Cause when I open my body I breathe alive

Play intro again

The next part is strumming, the slash denotes a strummed chord. You can pick this like 
the intro if you prefer.

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-12--14--16----11--12--14----9--12-11-9-7--7----2-4-5-2-0------|
D|--0---0---0-----0---0---0----0-------------0------------0------|
A|--0---0---0-----0---0---0----0-------------0------------0------|
D|-12--12--12----10--10--10----8-------------7----2-3-5-2-0------|
    /   /   /     /   /   /    /             /            /

This section is strumming as well. Picking is optional.

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-12-11-9-7----------5------4------2------4------2------0-------|
D|--0--0-0-0----------0------0------0------0------0------0-------|
A|--0--0-0-0----------0------0------0------0------0------0-------|
D|-12-10-8-7----------5------3------2------3------2------0-------|
           /          /      /      /      /      /      /
           I will not speak ooooooooooooooooooof your   sin
           There was a way ooooooooooooooooooout for    him
           The mirror shooooooooooooooooooooooooooooows not
           Your values areeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all   shot

Bridge:
Strum each of these chords once, Fingerpick the last one until end of bar.

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----4---2---4----2----4------7---4---0--5----------------------|
D|----0---0---0----0----0------0---0---0--0----------------------|
A|----0---0---0----0----0------0---0---0--0----------------------|
D|----3---2---3----2----3------7---3---0--5----------------------|
  But oh, my heart was flawed  I knew my weakness
  So hold my hand con-sign     me not to darkness

Strum this section with vigor.

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--12--14--16----11--12--14----8---12-11-8--7----2--4--5--2--0--|
D|---0---0---0-----0---0---0----0------------0-------------------|
A|---0---0---0-----0---0---0----0------------0-------------------|
D|--12--12--12----10--10--10----9------------7----2--3--5--2--0--|
     /   /   /     /   /   /    /            /

Verse again: You can strum these chords instead of fingerpicking if desired.

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-12------12----11------11--16-14-12------12--------------------|
D|------0-------------0-----------------0------------------------|x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12------10-10-10----15-14-12-12-12----------------------|
  Crawl on my belly till the sun goes down
  I'll never wear your       bro-ken crown

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h1---1-1----1-1----1-1----1----------------------------------|
F|-----2------2------2------2----0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-----|
D|----------------------------------0------0------0------0-------|x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------|
   I took the road... it all away
   In this twilight... speak of grace

Repeat above section once

Now for the trumpets. Strum these chords.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--5------7------4------2------0--------------------------------|
D|--0------0------0------0------0--------------------------------|x2
A|--0------0------0------0------0--------------------------------|
D|--5------7------3------2------0--------------------------------|
    /      /      /      /      /


E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--7--4--2--5--2----2--4--5--2--0~~---------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0~~---------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0~~---------------------------|
D|-5--7--3--2--5--2----2--3--5--2--0~~---------------------------|
   /  /  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

Outro:
Play softly

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-12------12----11------11--16-14-12------12--------------------|
D|------0-------------0-----------------0------------------------|x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12------10-10-10----15-14-12-12-12----------------------|
  Crawl on my belly till the sun goes down
  I'll never wear your       bro-ken crown

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h1---1-1----1-1----1-1----1----------------------------------|
F|-----2------2------2------2----0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-----|
D|----------------------------------0------0------0------0-------|x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------|
   I'll take the road... it all away
   In this twilight... seal our fate



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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