Broken Boy chords by Cage The Elephant

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bm

Difficulty: Novice

Key: Bm
Tempo: 167 bpm

Rhythm: The rhythm in this song is mostly synth pads and a driving bass guitar playing swing eighths.
Playing power chords (Bm5, D5, G5) during verse can replicate bass feel.


Pre-Intro:
-Experimental noise over Bm and A :)

Intro:
|Bm  |  |Bm  |  |D  |G  |Bm  |  |

Verse:
Bm
  I was born on the wrong side of the train tracks
Bm
  I was raised with a strap across my back
D              G                         Bm
  Lay me on my side or hold me up to the light, yeah
Bm
  I was burned by the cold kiss of a vampire
Bm
  I was bit by the whisper of a soft liar
D                    G                         Bm
  Any good friend of yours is a good friend of mine


Chorus:
G          Bm    G              Bm
    Broken boy,     how does it feel?
G          Bm                     G              Bm
    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?

Interlude:
|Bm  |  |Bm  |  |D  |G  |Bm  |  |


Verse:
Bm
  Tell me why I'm forced to live in this skin
Bm
  Tell me why I’m forced to live in this skin
D                   G           Bm
  I'm an alien, I'm just an ali-en, oh
Bm
  Tell me why I was born to live in this skin
Bm
  Tell me how I’m supposed to be forgiven
D                     G                      Bm
  With my hand in the hive and the sun in my eyes, yeah


Chorus:
G          Bm    G              Bm
    Broken boy,     how does it feel?
G          Bm                     G              N.C. (brake down)
    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?

Break:
N.C. |  |  |

Verse:
Bm
  I was born on the wrong side of the train tracks
Bm
  Always born on the wrong side of the train tracks
D              G                         Bm
  Lay me on my side or hold me up to the light, yeah
Bm
  I was burned by the cold kiss of a vampire
Bm
  I was promised the keys to an empire
D                    G                         Bm
  Any good friend of yours is a good friend of mine, oh

Chorus:
G          Bm    G              Bm
    Broken boy,     how does it feel?
G          Bm                     G              Bm/N.C. (Break down)
    Broken boy, how does it feel?    How does it feel?

Outro:
N.C. |D  |G  A|