Broken Bones chords by Rev Theory

Chords with lyrics

Broken Bones by Rev Theory

(Chorded by S. Wimberly and D. Dudley)
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When we looked into this song, we noticed that none of the tabs or chord charts we found were close enough for our liking, so we decided to chart it with what we believe is much closer voicings of the chords used and corrects several oversimplified versions with completely incorrect chords shown. Play it with feeling and listen to the record for the changes and strumming patterns which are unique. Careful to pluck or strum only the number of strings indicated for an accurate rendition of the great song. This is intended primarily for the acoustic guitar component of the song but some chords are used on the distorted electric other than the standard power chords you hear on the recording.

Tune one half step down to E MajorE flat. We are not sure of the exact name of some of these chords so we put an * by them to indicate that it's some variant of that base. These notations are all relative to std E MajorE tuning and assume you have tuned down to E MajorE flat.

  Em7add9 DsusDsus Bm*  Cm* Cadd9* G* Dsus/F# E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6  Em9Em9 E minorEm
 E MajorE|---3------0-----x-----x-----3----3-----x-----0-----2-----3----0--|
 BB|---3------3-----3-----x-----3----3-----3-----3-----0-----0----0--|
 G+G|---0------2-----0-----0-----0----0-----2-----0-----0-----0----0--|
 D MajorD|---2------0-----4-----2-----2----0-----0-----2-----2-----2----2--|
 A augmentedA|---2------x-----2-----3-----3----2---- x-----2-----2-----2----2--|
 E MajorE|---0------x-----x-----x-----x----3-----2-----0-----0-----0----0--|

(Intro - softly, two plucks of open low E MajorE string before rest of chord)
Em7add9     DsusDsus    Bm*    Cm*
Em7add9     DsusDsus    Bm*    Cm*

(Verse 1)
Em7add9     DsusDsus    Bm*    Cm*
 Walking a fine line between wrong and right and I know...
Em7add9     DsusDsus    Bm*    Cm*
 There is a part of me... that I try to hide...
Em7add9    DsusDsus       Bm*     Cm*
 But I can't win and I can't fight I keep holding on too-
Em7add9       DsusDsus     Bm*    Cm* (1 strum, let ring)
tight   running away from the world outside... Now I am-

(Chorus 1)
 G*  Dsus/F#        E minor 7Em7  Cadd9*
call...ing    hoping you'll hear... me
    Cadd9*  Dsus2Dsus2   Em7add9    Em6Em6
We all need somebody  to believe in something and I won't-
 G*  Dsus/F#    E minor 7Em7  Cadd9*
fear this  when I am fall...ing
    Cadd9*  Dsus2Dsus2    Em6Em6 (1 strum, let ring)
We all need somebody that can mend...   these broken-

(Clean electric not shown here over intro pattern - 2 bars)
Em7add9     DsusDsus    Bm*    Cm*
-bones...
Em7add9     DsusDsus    Bm*    Cm*

(Verse 2)
Em7add9      DsusDsus    Bm*  Cm*
Caught in the confines of the simple life  and I am...
Em7add9      DsusDsus    Bm*  Cm*
holding my head high... in the rising tide
Em7add9    DsusDsus       Bm*      Cm*
 And I can't win and I can't fight I keep holding on too-
Em7add9      DsusDsus    Bm*    Cm*
tight  running away from the world outside... Now I am-

(Chorus 2 - Power Chords Start not shown here)
G*   Dsus/F#        E minor 7Em7  Cadd9*
-call...ing    hoping you'll hear... me
    Cadd9*    Dsus2Dsus2   Em7add9    Em6Em6    Em7add9
We all need somebody  to believe in something and I won't-
G*   Dsus/F#    E minor 7Em7  Cadd9*
fear this  when I am fall...ing
    Cadd9*   Dsus2Dsus2   Em6Em6 (strummed into bridge)
We all need somebody who can mend...  these broken-

(Bridge w/solo not shown on top - 4 beats on each chord)
 E minor 7Em7        Dsus2Dsus2      Cadd9*     Dsus2Dsus2
-bones...    bones...             Yeah... I'm not-
 E minor 7Em7        Dsus2Dsus2      Cadd9*     Dsus2Dsus2
-coming home now I know...  I'm so far away  so far from home... I'm not-
 E minor 7Em7        Dsus2Dsus2      Cadd9*     Dsus2Dsus2
-coming home now I know... I'm so far away  I'm so far away...

(Pre-Outtro - acoustic guitar only)
Em7add9    DsusDsus     Bm*       Cadd9*   Cadd9* (1 strum, let ring)
 And I can't win and I can't fight I keep holding on too tight... Now I am-

(Chorus 3 - Power chords come back in)
G*   Dsus/F#        E minor 7Em7   Cadd9*
-call...ing    hoping you'll hear... me
    Cadd9*    Dsus2Dsus2   Em7add9     Em6Em6
We all need... somebody  to believe in something And I won't-
G*   Dsus/F#    E minor 7Em7   Cadd9*
-fear... this   when I am fall...ing
    Cadd9*   Dsus2Dsus2    Em6(strummed into bridge)
We all need somebody that can mend...  these broken-

(Chorus 4 - Outtro)
G*         Dsus2Dsus2      Em7add9    Cadd9*
-Bones And I can't win And I can't fight I keep holding on too-
Cadd9*        Dsus2Dsus2   Em6Em6  Em9Em9 Em6Em6  E minorEm
-tight Running away from the world outside...
G*         Dsus2Dsus2      Em7add9    Cadd9*
  And I can't win    and I can't fight I keep holding on too-
Cadd9*       Dsus2Dsus2   Em6Em6 (one strum, let ring)
-tight Running away from the world outside...