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Breaking The Habit Tab

by Linkin Park


Tabs & Chords: "BREAKING THE HABIT" - LiNKiN PaRK
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Song: BREAKING THE HABIT
Band: LiNKiN PaRK
Album: Meteora
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Posted by Rohan Dasgupta
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Riff1:

e|---------|   e|---------|
b|---------|   b|---------|
g|---2-0---|x6 g|---------|
D|-2-----4-|   D|-2-1-4-2-|
A|---------|   A|---------|
E|---------|   E|---------|


Riff2: Riff1 continues ... +

e|---------|---------|
b|---------|---------|
g|-4-45-44-|-4-47-44-|x4
D|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|


P.S.: I find it really difficult to express timings through tabs ... so I've placed the 
of each word under it only so that one who knows the tune can pick it up easily ...


Verse1: Riff1 stops ... Riff2 continues ... +

   Em                    G           Em        G           Em
   Memories consume like opening the wound I'm picking me apart again
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-0--------------------------------------------------------------0--|
g|-----0----2------------00-0------------------0---0---0---0----2----|
D|-------------2----2------------4---2-----2--------------4----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Em                 G               Em     G             Em
   You all assume I'm safe here in my room Unless I try to start again
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-0---------------------------------------------------------------0--|
g|-----0---2----------0----0----0------------0----0-0------0-----2----|
D|-----------2---2-----------------4--2----2------------4-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff2 continues for the rest of the song except for the Chorus parts and Bidge2 ...


Bridge1:

   D               Em             D              Em
   I don't want to be the one the battles always choose
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-3-3-----3----1--0--------------3-3-----3-1----0-----|
g|--------------------0---0---0------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

    D              Em           D              Em
   'Cause inside I realise that I'm the one confused
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--3-----3-3----1-0------------3---3---3---1--0----|
g|-------------------00----0------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Chorus1:

     Em                      C               Em            D
   I don't know what's worth fighting for or why I have to scream
e|---3-----3----2------0---------0-----------3---3-2----0--2-----|
b|-0-------------------------3--------0---0----------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

   Em                  C            Em               D
   I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean
e|---3-----3----2---0----0----------3---3----2-0-----2---|
b|-0------------------3----0----0------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

   Em                 C              Em            D
   I don't know how I got this way I know it's not alright
e|---3-----3----2---0-----0----------3----3----2---0-2----|
b|-0------------------3--------0---0----------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

          Em  D        C D       Em  D        C D     Em
   So I'm breaking the habit I'm breaking the habit tonight
e|--------3---2----0---3-2-------3---2----0---3-2---0-0----|
b|-0--0----------------------0-----------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Verse2: Tabs & Chords same as Verse1

Clutching my cure I tightly lock the door I try to catch my breath again
I heard much more than anytime before I have no options left again


Repeat Bridge1


Repeat Chorus1


Bridge2:

   Em                   D     Em                    D
   I'll paint it on the walls 'cause I'm the one at fault
e|------3-----3--3--5---5------------3---3---3---5--5----|
b|-0---------------------------0-------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

   Em                D        Em             D
   I'll never fight again and this is how it ends
e|------3-3---3-----5-5-------3----3--3---5--5----|
b|-0----------------------0-----------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


Chorus2: Tabs & Chords same as Chorus1

I don't know what's worth fighting for or why I have to scream
But now I have some clarity to show you what I mean
I don't know how I got this way I'll never be alright
So, I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight


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Thank You.

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