WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Streetlight Manifesto - They Broke Him Down Chords | Ver. 1
[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
C
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
[Chorus 1]
C G
And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down
Dm F
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
F C
Cause I knew that it wouldn't be long 'til they broke me down
[Interlude 1]
C Am Dm F C G F
C Am Dm F 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 F C G F x2
[Verse 4]
Am G
And no one holds a grudge dear
F C
Like I do, I see it through
Am G
And you may not remember
F
It was nothing much at the time
C 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 F
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 F
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!
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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
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And he's leaving as a beggar (and he's leaving as a beggar)
Am
Or a millionaire (or a millionaire)
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But the one thing that I'm sure of (I'm sure of)
C
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 F
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 F
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 F
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 F
So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long
C
'Til they broke me... ...down
