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|
