Before It Breaks Chords by Brandi Carlile

[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[C#m] _ [E] Around here, [A] it's the hardest [E] time of year [A] Waking [E] up, the days [A] are even gone
Will [C#m] the color [E] of my cold, Lord, [A] help me kill it [E] off the cold?
[A] Will the raindrops [E] sting my eyes or [A] keep them closed?
[C#m]
[A] I don't feel [E] alive, _ [B] _ my [F#m] _
[C#m] [A] quietest friend Have [E] I the moonlight, [B] have I let you in?
Say [A] it ain't so, say I'm [E] happy again
_ _ [C#m]
Say [B] it's over, [E] say I'm dreaming [A] Say I'm better than [F#m] you, say you're [E] sorry I can't [A] take it _
[C#m] Say you'll [B] wait, [E] say you won't [A] Say you love me, say [F#m] you don't
I [E] can make my own [A] _ mistakes _ Let it burn before [E] it breaks _ _
[A] _ _ I'm [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ [E] alright, [A] don't I always seem [E] to be?
[A] Oh, not swinging on [E] the stars [B] Don't I wear them on my sleeves?
[A] But when [E] I look at my crossroads [F#m] It [A] happens every day
[F#m] I would say the way [E] you turn I'm gonna turn the other way
_ _ [C#m] Say [B] it's over, [E] say I'm dreaming [A] Say I'm better [F#m] than you, [E] say you're sorry [A] I can't take it
_ [C#m] Say [B] you'll wait, [E] say you won't [A] Say you love me, [F#m] say you don't
I can [E] make my [A] own mistakes
_ Learn to let it burn [E] before it breaks
I'm alright, don't I always seem [A] to _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
be?
Oh, _ [C#m] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
not swinging [C#m] on _ [E] _ [A] the stars [E] Don't I wear them [C#m] on [E] my sleeves?
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Say [F#] it's over, [B] [E] say I'm dreaming [A] Say I'm better [F#m] _
than you, say you're [E] sorry I [A] can't take it
_ [C#m] _
Say [B] you'll wait, [E] say you won't [A] Say you love me, say you [F#m] don't
I can [E] make my [A] own mistakes Let _ it burn before it [E] breaks _ _
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