Broken Strings
James Morrison & Nelly Furtado
Capo 1st Fret (Chords relative to Capo)
alternative first Verse:
hold Am and alter the bass-note, finger-picking
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B|-1----1----1----1---|-1----1----1----1---|-1----1----1----1---|
G|---2----2----2----2-|---2----2----2----2-|---2----2----2----2-|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-0------------------|-3------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-1------------------|
E|-0----0----0----0---|
B|-1----1----1----1---|
G|---2----2----2----2-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-1------------------|
Let me hold you
For the last time
It's the last chance to feel again
But you broke me
Now I can't feel anything
When I love you, it's so untrue
I can't even convince myself
When I'm speaking,
It's the voice of someone else
Oh it tears me up
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
I try to forgive, but it's not enough
to make it all okay
You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything
that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh the truth hurts
And lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less
than before
Oh what are we doing
We are turning into dust
Playing house in the ruins of us
Running back through the fire
When there's nothing left to save
It's like chasing the very last train
when it's too late
Oh it tears me up
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
I try to forgive, but it's not enough
to make it all okay
You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything
that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh the truth hurts
And lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less
than before
But we're running through the fire
When there's nothing left to save
It's like chasing the very last train
When we both know it's too late (too late)
You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything
that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh the truth hurts
And lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less
than before
When I love you a little less
than before
Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again