They Broke Him Down

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