Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
A minorAm C majorC FF
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G
Verse 1:
A minorAm C majorC FF
I wrote a song on a broken guitar / And I played it for them
A minorAm C majorC FF
They told me it was out of touch / I thought I had my finger on the pulse
A minorAm C majorC FF G+G
Of the nation's youth, of a girl like you / Of a few home truths I thought you already knew
Verse 2:
A minorAm C majorC FF
I wrote a song on a broken guitar / In the house with the broken A.C.
A minorAm C majorC FF
And it was pouring out of me / And I know you're gonna think it's all about you
A minorAm C majorC FF
Cause you don't care about the truth / I know you only ever wanna feel good
A minorAm C majorC DmDm G+G
As the party dwindled, I heard Broken Social Scene / On a hi-fi stereo
Bridge:
A minorAm C majorC G+G
She slipped from my hands and fell to the floor / Couldn't stand for me to touch her anymore
A minorAm C majorC G+G
My baby broke her back trying to get away / The broken record tried to play
Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC FF
It was an RCA, I had a lot to say / But I couldn't get it out
A minorAm C majorC FF
So I was dry-heavin', I was barely breathin' / In the wet death of a Summer day
Instrumental:
A minorAm C majorC FF
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G
Verse 3:
A minorAm C majorC FF
I wrote a song on a broken guitar / And it was gonna be an instant classic
A minorAm C majorC FF
Only the kids, they'd never catch it / You know they only ever wanna feel good
A minorAm C majorC DmDm G+G
As the party dwindled, I heard Broken Social Scene / On a hi-fi stereo
Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC FF
And it was an RCA, it was an RCA, And I had a lot to say / But I couldn't get it all out
A minorAm C majorC FF
So I was dry-heavin' I was barely breathin' / In the wet death of a Summer day
Outro:
A minorAm C majorC FF
And all on a broken guitar!
A minorAm C majorC FF
And they told me it was out of touch
A minorAm C majorC FF
And they told me it was out of touch
A minorAm C majorC FF
And they told me it was out of touch / I thought I had my finger on the pulse