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Broken From The Start

Jon Foreman
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
(Oh,  oh, oh, oh, oh)
Life  is a gift  like fresh cut roses
Cut  from the branch  and brought inside
 It's a slow  contradiction,  it's beauty  in a vase
 When our cords  are cut that's when  we start to die  (oh)
 Lately death and life get so confusing
 I can't tell the difference here tonight
 Lately every breath feels like I'm kissing death
 And when time is dead I cease to be alive
If  you hide  yourself deep  inside
Deep  inside
In  time  you've got nothing  left to hide
There's  nothing left inside
Tonight,  honey
I'm  gonna break your heart
Mine  was broken  from the start
Broken  from the start  (Oh)
 Same as Verse 1)
 Choice is the only thing we're given
 For one to live another dies
 One road says, "Hello"
 The other says, "Goodbye"
 And the rose that you don't choose begin to die (Oh, oh)
 Same as Chorus 1 except where noted)
 If you hide yourself deep inside
 Deep inside
 In time you've got nothing left to hide
 It dries up inside
 Tonight, honey
 I'm gonna break your heart
 Mine was broken from the start
Broken  from the start
Broken  from the start
Broken  from the start
 Same as other verses except where noted)
 They won't pay a cent to hear you laughing
 They might pay a little to hear you cry
 If you do it long enough
 <- - - NOTE THIS CHANGE
 They might even pay attention
 But they still won't pay respect until you die, die
 Same as Chorus 1)
 If you hide yourself deep inside
 Deep inside
 In time you've got nothing left to hide
 It’s all dead inside
 Tonight, honey
 I'm gonna break your heart
 Mine was broken from the start
 Broken from the start
 Enjoy.

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Readable chord sheet for Broken From The Start by Jon Foreman

[B5](Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

[B5]Life is a [D5]gift like fresh cut ro[Asus2]ses
[B5]Cut from the [D5]branch and brought in[Asus2]side
It's a sl[G]ow contradict[D5]ion[A], it's beau[G]ty in a vase[D5]   [A]
When our [G]cords are cut that's [Asus4]when we start to [B5]die   (oh)
Lately death and life get so confusing
I can't tell the difference here tonight
Lately every breath feels like I'm kissing death
And when time is dead I cease to be alive

[G]If you hi[A]de yourself [D5]dee[A]p ins[G]ide
[D5]Dee[A]p ins[G]ide
[G]In ti[A]me you've got [D5]not[A]hing left to [G]hide
[D5]The[A]re's nothing left ins[G]ide
[G]Tonig[A]ht, honey
[Am]I'm gonna break your [G]heart
[G]Mine was [A]broken from the [G]start
[A]Broken from the s[B5]tart    (Oh)

Same as Verse 1)
Choice is the only thing we're given
For one to live another dies
One road says, "Hello"
The other says, "Goodbye"
And the rose that you don't choose begin to die (Oh, oh)

Same as Chorus 1 except where noted)

If you hide yourself deep inside
Deep inside
In time you've got nothing left to hide
It dries up inside
Tonight, honey
I'm gonna break your heart
Mine was broken from the start
[A]Broken from the [G]start
[A]Broken from the [G]start
[A]Broken from the [B5]start

Same as other verses except where noted)
They won't pay a cent to hear you laughing
They might pay a little to hear you cry
If you do it long enough
[F#m]                 [Bm]            <- - - NOTE THIS CHANGE
They might even pay attention
But they still won't pay respect until you die, die

Same as Chorus 1)

If you hide yourself deep inside
Deep inside
In time you've got nothing left to hide
It’s all dead inside
Tonight, honey
I'm gonna break your heart
Mine was broken from the start
Broken from the start

Enjoy.

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