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Broken Strings

James Morrison
ChordsKeyCCapoFret 1beginner
4.9(2k)

Chords in this song6

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Verse

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 

Pre-Chorus

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 

Chorus

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

Verse

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 

Pre-Chorus

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 

Chorus

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

Bridge

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)

Chorus

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
Well the truth hurts
And lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before
Oh when I love you a little less than before

Outro

Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again

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