Streetlight Manifesto – They Broke Him Down (Guitar)
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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C Did I mention we were dreaming E When the devil came to town Am I was awoken by the screaming G But nobody heard a sound F And the lies we told at breakfast Am Won't match the lies we had for lunch E And the lies we serve for dinner (for dinner) F Yeah for dinner (for dinner) G They're the tallest of the bunch
[Verse 2]
C Did you notice he was cold (Did you notice he was cold) E When he finally lost control, of the ghost Am And the epilogue I dreaded (and the epilogue I dreaded) G Now seemed likely to console F And I'm still not understanding (and I'm still not understanding) Am The things he did before he left E And the one thing that will haunt me (will haunt me) F It will haunt me (it will haunt me) G C Right before his final breath, he said
[Interlude]
C E Am G F Am E F G
[Chorus 1]
C G And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down Dm Fm He said "I'll never be your saint you see, cause I won't be hanging around" C G So they broke him down, yeah they broke him down Dm So I stood there and I held my breath Fm C Cause I knew that it wouldn't be long 'til they broke me down
[Interlude 1]
C Am Dm Fm C G F Fm
C Am Dm Fm C G F Fm
[Verse 3]
C Did I mention we were flailing (did I mention we were flailing) E When the angels came around (when the angels came around) Am And they just sat there, they were waiting (and they just sat there, they were waiting) G For the first of us to drown (for the first of us to drown) F And I started going under (and I started going under) C But I didn't hold my breath (but I didn't hold my breath) E Cause the last thing that I needed (I needed) F Oh I needed (I needed) G Was to owe a holy debt C Oh no
[Interlude 2]
C Am Dm Fm C G F Fm x2
[Verse 4]
Am G And no one holds a grudge dear F C G Like I do, I see it through Am G And you may not remember F It was nothing much at the time C G E But I kept it bottled inside Am E Oh and we all know how that goes Am F Yeah I'd given up on letting go C E So here we are, with nothing left here F And now you've left me here G And I was last to know
[Chorus 2]
C And they broke him down (and they broke him down) G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) Dm Fm So I can't be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around C And they broke him down (and they broke him down) G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) Dm Fm So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long
[Bridge]
C G Am F x2
[Bridge]
C Holy smoke! E Some say he'd given up the ghost Am But I think he's in the background (somewhere in the background) G Hiding in his favorite photograph F And he's leaving as a beggar (and he's leaving as a beggar) Am Or a millionaire (or a millionaire) E But the one thing that I'm sure of (I'm sure of) F I am sure of (I'm sure of) G Is he found some comfort there
[Chorus 3]
C And they broke him down (and they broke him down) G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) Dm Fm So I can't be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around C And they broke him down (and they broke him down) G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) Dm Fm So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long C Until they broke me down (and they broke him down) G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) Dm Fm So I can't be your saint you see because I won't be hanging around C And they broke him down (and they broke him down) G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down) Dm Fm So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long C 'Til they broke me... ...down