Broken From The Start chords by Jon Foreman

Chords with lyrics

Jon Foreman - Broken From the Start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgnMDXMjYHM <- youtube link to Broken From the Start


B5B5	xxx402
D2 	xx0230
A2	x02200
G+G 	320033
A augmentedA	x00230
G2	3x0030
G2*	3x0033
D MajorD	xx0323
A*	x02030
A augmentedA	x02220
A minorAm	x02210
F#F#	244222
B minorBm	x24432

(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Verse 1
B5B5
  Life is a gift like fresh cut roses
A2
  Cut from the branch and brought inside
     D MajorD
It's a slow contradiction, beauty in a vase
	 B5B5
When our cords are cut that's when we start to die  (oh)

Lately death and life get so confusing
I can't tell the difference here tonight
Lately every breath feels like I'm kissing death
And when time is dead I cease to be alive


Chorus:
G2*
    If you hide yourself  deep inside,   deep inside
G2*
   In time you've got nothing left to hide,  there's nothing left inside
G+G
   Tonight, honey,  I'm gonna break your heart
A augmentedA
Mine was broken from the start
B5B5
Broken from the start  (Oh)

Verse 2
Choice is the only thing we're given
For one to live another dies
One road says, "Hello"
The other says, "Goodbye"
And the rose that you don't choose begin to die (Oh, oh)

Chorus 2
If you hide yourself deep inside
Deep inside
In time you've got nothing left to hide, it dries up inside ← (note lyric change)
Tonight, honey, I'm gonna break your heart
Mine was broken from the start
Broken from the start
G+G
Broken from the start
B5B5
Broken from the start

Verse 3
They won't pay a cent to hear you laughing
They might pay a little to hear you cry
    D MajorD
If you do it long enough
	  B minorBm
They might even pay attention
     B5B5
But they still won't pay respect until you die, die


Chorus 3
If you hide yourself deep inside, deep inside
In time you've got nothing left to hide, it’s all dead inside
Tonight, honey, I'm gonna break your heart
Mine was broken from the start
Broken from the start

B5B5


If you are a beginner: Don't let it intimidate you! Let it be a challenge!
Steps to master:
- Listen to the track until it's familiar
- practice switching between chords smoothly and quickly (start slow and clean)
- then try to play the song with the track
- Then play the song without the track until you are comfortable
- finally play it with the track again.
- have fun with it!

If you don't know how to read chord charts: example D MajorD xx0232 means →
xx  : You Do Not let the E MajorE or the A augmentedA strings ring (mute with your thumb or don't strum
those strings.)
 0  : The D MajorD string is open meaning you leave it alone.
  2 : Fret the G+G string in the 2nd fret,
  3 : the BB in the 3rd
   2: and the e in the 2nd. That's the basic concept. :)

Don't let the two bar chords here - F#F# and B minorBm - intimidate you either. You only have to
play them once! Work on finger strength after training your fingers to switch between
the shapes quickly and smoothly. Start slow and clean. Don't worry too much if it sounds
bad at first – finger strength will come in time.
A augmentedA good way to make sure you're playing it correctly is to pick each note individually.

Don't let weird chord names drive you off either: it's not that bad. And when you learn
new chords you get better at playing the guitar. The number of songs you will be able to
play will broaden now.

Short chord lesson:

D2/A means it's a D2 chord with an A augmentedA in the bass. So instead of muting the A augmentedA string, let
her rip! :P

The 5 in B5B5 comes from the 5th note played in the BB major scale – which is F#. Fretting
the e string at 2 is F#F# the G+G string at 4 is BB and BB open is B. So you're playing BB BB
F#F# or B5. Same concept for D2, G2, and A2 except is the 2nd notes in the major scales.