Bent Chords by Matchbox Twenty

Tempo:
127.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#m

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bent chords
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[G#m] [D#] [B]
[A] [C#m] [F#]
[B]
I [F#m]
[G#] [F#] hope I fall [Bm] a long way, [E] pick me up and [F#m] dust me off.
[E] [F#m]
[E] If I get [Bm] too tired to make it,
[E] keep my breath so I [F#m] can walk.
[Bm] If I need some other love then,
[E] give me more than I [F#m] can steal.
[E] [F#m] When my smile [Bm] gets older from here, [E]
wait around [A] I'll smile again.
[G#m] Shouldn't be so [F#] complicated, just hold [B] me in then.
But if [E] hold me again, can you help me convince?
I'm so scared that I'll [A]
never get put back [E] together.
Keep breaking [A] me in, and this is how we really help.
With [E] you and [D] me, it's all the others.
[A] [G#] [F#]
If I couldn't [Bm] sleep, could you sleep?
[E] Could you paint me better?
[F#m]
[Bm] Could you sympathize with my needs?
[E]
I know you think I [A] need a lot.
I started [G#m] out clean [F#] but I'm cheating.
Just [B] fallin' in, or just [A] breakin' my skin.
Can [E] you help me [A] convince?
I'm so [E] scared that I'll [A]
never get put back [E] together.
Keep breaking [A] me in, and this is how we really help.
With you and [D] me, it's all the others.
[A] [G#] [F#m]
[D]
[F#m] Stopping [D] down here, to never [F#m] go numb.
I [D] feel all your [F#m] pieces.
Stopping down here, keepin' me [B] on the scene.
I'm [D] so scared that I'll never [B] get put back together.
[F#m]
[B]
I'm [F#m] so scared that I'll never get put back together.
It [C#m] [A] shouldn't [C#m] be so [F#] complicated.
Just touch me [B] again, or just [A] touch me again.
Can you help me convince?
I'm so scared [E] that I'll [D]
[A] never get put back [E] together.
Keep breaking [A] me in, and this is how we really help.
With you and [E] me, [F#m] living without [E] understanding.
Here I go there [A] again.
Can you help me convince?
I'm so scared that I'll never get put back [E] together.
Yeah, you're breaking me [A] in, and this is how [E] we really help.
[A] With you and me.
With [D]
you and
[A] [D]
me.
[A] [D]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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To learn Matchbox Twenty - Bent chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bm, E, A, E, F#m and Bm in sequence. Set your pace at 63 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 127. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[G#m] _ [D#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[G#] _ [F#] _ hope I fall [Bm] a long way, _ _ _ [E] _ pick me up and [F#m] dust me off.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] If I get [Bm] too tired to make it, _ _
_ [E] _ keep my breath so I [F#m] can walk.
[Bm] If I need some other love then, _
_ [E] _ give me more than I [F#m] can steal.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ When my smile [Bm] gets older from _ here, [E] _ _
wait around [A] I'll smile again.
[G#m] Shouldn't be so [F#] complicated, just hold [B] me in then.
But if [E] hold me again, can you help me convince?
I'm so scared that I'll [A]
never get put back [E] together.
Keep breaking [A] me in, and this is how we really help.
With [E] you and [D] me, it's all the others.
_ _ _ [A] _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
If I couldn't [Bm] sleep, could you sleep? _
_ [E] _ Could you paint me better?
[F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Could you _ sympathize with my needs?
_ _ [E] _
I know you think I [A] need a lot.
I started [G#m] out clean [F#] but I'm cheating.
Just [B] fallin' in, or just [A] breakin' my skin.
Can [E] you help me [A] convince?
I'm so [E] scared that I'll [A]
never get put back [E] together.
Keep breaking [A] me in, and this is how we really help.
With you and _ [D] me, it's all the others.
_ _ [A] _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ Stopping [D] down here, to never [F#m] go numb.
I [D] feel all your _ _ [F#m] pieces.
_ _ Stopping down here, _ keepin' me [B] on the scene.
I'm [D] so scared that I'll never [B] get put back _ _ _ _ together. _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm [F#m] so scared that I'll never get put back together.
It [C#m] _ [A] _ shouldn't [C#m] be so _ [F#] complicated.
Just touch me [B] again, or just [A] touch me again.
Can you help me convince?
I'm so scared [E] that I'll [D]
[A] never get put back [E] together.
Keep breaking [A] me in, and this is how we really help.
With you and [E] me, [F#m] living without _ [E] understanding.
Here I go there [A] again.
Can you help me convince?
I'm so scared that I'll never get put back [E] together.
Yeah, you're breaking me [A] in, and this is how [E] we really help.
[A] With you and me. _
_ _ With [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you _ and _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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The Mad Season album includes this song.

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