• Song:

    Breakeven

  • Artist:

    The Script

  • Album:

    The Script (Standart Ed...

I will be playing this song for a gig in which my band only consists of a
drummer, vocalist and guitarist (that'd be me). The problem? This song needs 
at least two guitarists. 
So, I wrote this tab (A.) For other bands who are in the same dilemma I am 
(one guitar and a well-layered piece) and (B.)so I could have a printed copy 
of my version.

Place your capo on the 3rd fret on the top 5 strings, leaving low E open so 
it looks like this:

e|-------capo-on-3rd----------|
B|-------capo-on-3rd----------|
G|-------capo-on-3rd----------|
D|-------capo-on-3rd----------|
A|-------capo-on-3rd----------|
E|-----------open-------------|


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			     Breakeven - The Script
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Tabbed by: Jack Thornton
Email: snapplejack2005@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

Chords Used:
Em7   |x20000|
G     |320003|
D     |xx0232|
Cadd9 |x30010|

Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------------------------|
D|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8----7---7-----8----8----8-----| x4
A|----------------------------8---8----10---10---10---10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Now here's where the capo-ed trickery bit comes in. Without the capo, you'd 
play it like this:

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----3---3---3---3---|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-3---3----1---1-----|

But since you've already got the capo on the third fret on the G string, you 
play it like this:

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----0---0---0---0---|Play it twice, then through
D|--------------------|the first half of the verse
A|--------------------|
E|-3---3----1---1-----|

Verse:
Now, during the second half of the verse, you switch to chords; The whole 
reason why your guitar was capo-ed!

Em7              D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)  Cadd9Her (x32030@1)best days will be some of my worst

Em7                  D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)    Cadd9She (x32030@1)finally met a man that's gonna put her first

Em7                   D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)   Cadd9While (x32030@1)I'm wide awake she's got no trouble sleeping

Em7                D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)   Cadd9'Cuz (x32030@1)when a heart breaks no it don't breakeven (even, no)

Chorus:
Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                 Em7
What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you

Cadd9 (x32030@1)     G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)               Em7
What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're ok

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7
    I'm falling to pieces ya

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7 
    I'm falling to pieces

Verse 2:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----0---0---0---0---|Play Twice, then through the verse
D|--------------------|until: "'Cuz when a heart breaks
A|--------------------|no it don't breakeven"
E|-3---3----1---1-----|

Play chords on that final line:

Em7                D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)   Cadd9'Cuz (x32030@1)when a heart breaks no it don't breakeven

Chorus:
Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                 Em7
What am I going to do when the best part of me was always you

Cadd9 (x32030@1)     G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)               Em7
What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're ok

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7 
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7 
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Bridge: Em7 D G Cadd9 x2

Verse 3:
    Em7                        D (xx0232@1)           
You got his heart and my heart and none of the pain

G (320003@1)                     Cadd9You (x32030@1)took your suitcase, I took the blame.
 
        Em7                       D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)    Cadd9Now (x32030@1)I'm trying to make sense of what little remains, oh

Cadd9 (strum all the way through this line)
Cos you left me with no love, no love to my name.

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----0---0---0---0---|Play it twice, then through
D|--------------------|rest of the verse
A|--------------------|
E|-3---3----1---1-----|

Chorus:
Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                 Em7
What am I going to do when the best part of me was always you

Cadd9 (x32030@1)     G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)               Em7
What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7 
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em7 
    I'm falling to pieces yeah

Outro:
Cadd9 G D Em7 whilst fading out OR
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----0---0---0---0---|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-3---3----1---1-----|

They both work fine.
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