Broken Bones chords by Rev Theory

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 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 tuning and assume you have tuned down to E flat.

   Em7add9  Dsus  Bm*    Cm* Cadd9* G*  Dsus/F# Em7  Em6   Em9  Em
 E|---3------0-----x-----x-----3----3-----x-----0-----2-----3----0--|
 B|---3------3-----3-----x-----3----3-----3-----3-----0-----0----0--|
 G|---0------2-----0-----0-----0----0-----2-----0-----0-----0----0--|
 D|---2------0-----4-----2-----2----0-----0-----2-----2-----2----2--|
 A|---2------x-----2-----3-----3----2---- x-----2-----2-----2----2--|
 E|---0------x-----x-----x-----x----3-----2-----0-----0-----0----0--|

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

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

(Chorus 1)
 G*    Dsus/F#                Em7    Cadd9*
call...ing       hoping you'll hear... me
       Cadd9*    Dsus2     Em7add9       Em6
We all need somebody   to believe in something  and I won't-
 G*    Dsus/F#        Em7    Cadd9*
fear this   when I am fall...ing
       Cadd9*    Dsus2        Em6 (1 strum, let ring)
We all need somebody  that can mend...      these broken-

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

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

(Chorus 2 - Power Chords Start not shown here)
G*     Dsus/F#                Em7    Cadd9*
-call...ing       hoping you'll hear... me
       Cadd9*       Dsus2     Em7add9       Em6       Em7add9
We all need somebody   to believe in something  and I won't-
G*      Dsus/F#        Em7    Cadd9*
fear this   when I am  fall...ing
       Cadd9*      Dsus2     Em6 (strummed into bridge)
We all need somebody  who can mend...   these broken-

(Bridge w/solo not shown on top - 4 beats on each chord)
 Em7               Dsus2           Cadd9*          Dsus2
-bones...        bones...                          Yeah... I'm not-
 Em7               Dsus2           Cadd9*          Dsus2
-coming home now I know...   I'm so far away   so far from home... I'm not-
 Em7               Dsus2           Cadd9*          Dsus2
-coming home now  I know...  I'm so far away   I'm so far away...

(Pre-Outtro - acoustic guitar only)
Em7add9        Dsus          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#                Em7      Cadd9*
-call...ing       hoping you'll hear... me
       Cadd9*       Dsus2     Em7add9         Em6
We all need... somebody    to believe in something  And I won't-
G*      Dsus/F#        Em7     Cadd9*
-fear... this     when I am fall...ing
       Cadd9*      Dsus2       Em6(strummed into bridge)
We all need somebody  that can mend...    these broken-

(Chorus 4 - Outtro)
G*                 Dsus2           Em7add9       Cadd9*
-Bones And I can't win  And I can't fight I keep holding on too-
Cadd9*               Dsus2     Em6   Em9  Em6   Em
-tight  Running away from the world  outside...
G*                 Dsus2            Em7add9       Cadd9*
    And I can't win       and I can't fight  I keep holding on too-
Cadd9*             Dsus2      Em6 (one strum, let ring)
-tight  Running away from the world outside...