They Broke Him Down chords by Streetlight Manifesto

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
C majorC


Verse 1:

           C majorC
Did I mention we were dreaming

           E MajorE
When the devil came to town

          A minorAm
I was awoken by the screaming

          G+G
But nobody heard a sound

            FF
And the lies we told at breakfast

                A minorAm
Won't match the lies we had for lunch

             E MajorE
And the lies we serve for dinner (for dinner)

     FF
Yeah for dinner (for dinner)

      G+G
They're the tallest of the bunch


Verse 2:

           C majorC
Did you notice he was cold (Did you notice he was cold)

            E MajorE
When he finally lost control, of the ghost

          A minorAm
And the epilogue I dreaded (and the epilogue I dreaded)

            G+G
Now seemed likely to console

            C majorC
And I'm still not understanding (and I'm still not understanding)

              A minorAm
The things he did before he left

              E MajorE
And the one thing that will haunt me (will haunt me)

    FF
It will haunt me (it will haunt me)

    G+G             C majorC
Right before his final breath, he said

Interlude:
C majorC E MajorE A minorAm G+G FF A minorAm E MajorE FF


Chorus 1:

          C majorC            G+G
And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down

     DmDm                    FF
He said "I'll never be your saint you see, cause I won't be hanging around"

         C majorC            G+G
So they broke him down, yeah they broke him down

  DmDm
So I stood there and I held my breath

    FF                        C majorC
Cause I knew that it wouldn't be long 'til they broke me down


Interlude 1:
C majorC A minorAm DmDm FF C majorC G+G FF
C majorC A minorAm DmDm FF C majorC G+G FF F minorFm


Verse 3:

           C majorC
Did I mention we were flailing (did I mention we were flailing)

           E MajorE
When the angels came around (when the angels came around)

                 A minorAm
And they just sat there, they were waiting (and they just sat there, they were waiting)

          G+G
For the first of us to drown (for the first of us to drown)

          FF
And I started going under (and I started going under)

          C majorC
But I didn't hold my breath (but I didn't hold my breath)

              E MajorE
Cause the last thing that I needed (I needed)

   FF
Oh I needed (I needed)

  G+G
Was to owe a holy debt

  C majorC
Oh no


Interlude 2:
C majorC A minorAm DmDm FF C majorC G+G FF x2


Verse 4:

A minorAm          G+G
And no one holds a grudge dear

   FF       C majorC
Like I do, I see it through

A minorAm        G+G
And you may not remember

    FF
It was nothing much at the time

   C majorC           E MajorE
But I kept it bottled inside


     A minorAm          E MajorE
Oh and we all know how that goes

        A minorAm       FF
Yeah I'd given up on letting go

     C majorC         E MajorE
So here we are, with nothing left here

        FF
And now you've left me here

     G+G
And I was last to know


Chorus 2:

          C majorC
And they broke him down (and they broke him down)

          G+G
yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)

  DmDm                  FF
So I can't be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around

          C majorC
And they broke him down (and they broke him down)

          G+G
yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)

  DmDm                     FF
So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long


Bridge:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF x2


Bridge:

    C majorC
Holy smoke!

       E MajorE
Some say he'd given up the ghost

            A minorAm
But I think he's in the background (somewhere in the background)

       G+G
Hiding in his favorite photograph

           FF
And he's leaving as a beggar (and he's leaving as a beggar)

     A minorAm
Or a millionaire (or a millionaire)

              E MajorE
But the one thing that I'm sure of (I'm sure of)

   C majorC
I am sure of (I'm sure of)

   G+G
Is he found some comfort there


Chorus 3:

          C majorC
And they broke him down (and they broke him down)

          G+G
yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)

  DmDm                  FF
So I can't be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around

          C majorC
And they broke him down (and they broke him down)

          G+G
yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)

  DmDm                     FF
So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long


          C majorC
Until they broke me down (and they broke him down)

          G+G
yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)

  DmDm                   FF
So I can't be your saint you see because I won't be hanging around

          C majorC
And they broke him down (and they broke him down)

          G+G
yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)

  DmDm                     FF
So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long

                C majorC
'Til they broke me...    ...down