I Will Not Be Broken chords by Bonnie Raitt

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Suggested chords:
D7sus2/A x00320
A# diminished A#dim   012020
A#m7b5A#m7b5  012120
Asus2Asus2   002200
F#m11/E  044200
G#m/E   066400
Asus2Asus2   002200

Intro:

A augmentedA BB A augmentedA BB

Verse 1:

A augmentedA      BB        A augmentedA
 That was then and this is now
      BB         A augmentedA
I found my way back here somehow
      BB       A augmentedA
Knew you'd have to let me go
      BB       E MajorE
I told you once I told you so

Chorus:

     F# minorF#m
Take me down
     G# minorG#m
You can hold me but you
A augmentedA           E MajorE
Can't hold what's within
    F# minorF#m      G# minorG#m
Pull me round, push me to the limit
A augmentedA      BB
Maybe I may bend
    C# minorC#m    BB    A augmentedA
But I know where I'm not going
        E MajorE
I will not be broken
       D7sus2/A
I will not be broken

I will not be

Verse 2:

A augmentedA    BB        A augmentedA
 Someone other than who I am
    BB         A augmentedA
I will fight to make my stand
        BB           A augmentedA
Cause what is livin' if I can't live free
     A augmentedA          E MajorE
What is freedom if I can't be me

Chorus:

    F# minorF#m
Take me down
    G# minorG#m
You can hold me but you
A augmentedA          E MajorE
Can't hold what's within
    F# minorF#m      G# minorG#m
Pull me round, push me to the limit
A augmentedA      BB
Maybe I may bend
    C# minorC#m    BB    A augmentedA
But I know where I'm not going
        E MajorE
I will not be broken
       D7sus2/A
I will not be broken

Bridge:

A augmentedA
 I won't let you near it
A# diminished A#dim          E MajorE
 I will let my spirit fly
A#m7b5A#m7b5  A augmentedA
Fly   high

Chorus:

      E MajorE
Oh take me down
    F# minorF#m
Take me down
    G# minorG#m
You can hold me but you
A augmentedA          E MajorE
Can't hold what's within
    F# minorF#m      G# minorG#m
Pull me round, push me to the limit
A augmentedA      BB
Maybe I may bend
    C# minorC#m    BB    A augmentedA
But I know where I'm not going
        E MajorE
I will not be broken

       D7sus2/A
I will not be broken
       E MajorE
I will not be broken

Outro:
        D7sus2/A
I will not be, no, no baby
E MajorE  F#m11/E G#m/E A augmentedA
Ooh, yeah
E MajorE  F#m11/E G#m/E A augmentedA
Fade:

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