Chords for Cold War Kids - Broken Open
Tempo:
112.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I lock my keys in the car, I'm pleading for some change.
The meter treats me like a stranger now, [D] flashing zeros.
I'm juggling a drink to four while tugging [Bm] on a leash
that you pull [D] and jogging my memory for the way to your door.
[Bm] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [G] [D] [A] Lost trusted [G] friend, [D] I was [A] through by a [F#m] car [G] st.
[D] head.
[E]
[G] [D]
It's [Bm] easier to say that I'm doing okay [A] than bother to explain.
[G] [D] The water rising, I throw out your crystal ball in your weather vane.
The [Bm] castle don't bring bad, it's head.
He just [D] paint to light, it's so easy to overflow.
I have been, [Bm] [G]
[D] was [G] a perfect [Bm] gentleman.
[G]
Now I'm smashing [F#m] champagne, [G] dying [D] cans feel like [A] [D] [G] celebrating.
I [A] have been, [Bm] [G]
[D] took to [A] China with [Bm] bare [G] hands.
[D] When you ask [A] me if [F#m] I'd like [G] to [D] dance, I've been [A] broken, [D] oh [G]
man.
[D] [A]
[D] Throw the meter, throw the flow.
[A]
[D]
It feels so strange to feel good when I [Bm] was the fire you were wood.
[D] So when I was petrified, you understood.
I have been broken, [G]
[D] this was not my [Bm] master plan.
[G]
[D] I was [A] comfortable [F#m] watching [G] the stand.
I've [A] [F#m] been [G] broken, [D] all my [E] agents exposed.
[G]
I [D] was [G] once content alone.
Now you [A] are no more than [G]
[D] [A] a broken [G] heart.
Throw the meter, throw [D] the flow.
[A]
[G] Throw the meter, throw [D] the [G] flow.
[A]
[G] Throw the meter, [Em] throw [D] the flow.
[A]
[G] Throw the [E] meter, throw the [D] flow.
[Bm] [A]
[G] Throw
[D] [A]
[G] [F#]
[Em] [D] [A] [A]
[G] the meter, throw [D] the flow.
[B] [A] [G]
The meter treats me like a stranger now, [D] flashing zeros.
I'm juggling a drink to four while tugging [Bm] on a leash
that you pull [D] and jogging my memory for the way to your door.
[Bm] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [G] [D] [A] Lost trusted [G] friend, [D] I was [A] through by a [F#m] car [G] st.
[D] head.
[E]
[G] [D]
It's [Bm] easier to say that I'm doing okay [A] than bother to explain.
[G] [D] The water rising, I throw out your crystal ball in your weather vane.
The [Bm] castle don't bring bad, it's head.
He just [D] paint to light, it's so easy to overflow.
I have been, [Bm] [G]
[D] was [G] a perfect [Bm] gentleman.
[G]
Now I'm smashing [F#m] champagne, [G] dying [D] cans feel like [A] [D] [G] celebrating.
I [A] have been, [Bm] [G]
[D] took to [A] China with [Bm] bare [G] hands.
[D] When you ask [A] me if [F#m] I'd like [G] to [D] dance, I've been [A] broken, [D] oh [G]
man.
[D] [A]
[D] Throw the meter, throw the flow.
[A]
[D]
It feels so strange to feel good when I [Bm] was the fire you were wood.
[D] So when I was petrified, you understood.
I have been broken, [G]
[D] this was not my [Bm] master plan.
[G]
[D] I was [A] comfortable [F#m] watching [G] the stand.
I've [A] [F#m] been [G] broken, [D] all my [E] agents exposed.
[G]
I [D] was [G] once content alone.
Now you [A] are no more than [G]
[D] [A] a broken [G] heart.
Throw the meter, throw [D] the flow.
[A]
[G] Throw the meter, throw [D] the [G] flow.
[A]
[G] Throw the meter, [Em] throw [D] the flow.
[A]
[G] Throw the [E] meter, throw the [D] flow.
[Bm] [A]
[G] Throw
[D] [A]
[G] [F#]
[Em] [D] [A] [A]
[G] the meter, throw [D] the flow.
[B] [A] [G]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I lock my keys in the car, I'm pleading for some change.
The meter treats me like a stranger now, [D] _ _ _ flashing zeros.
_ _ _ I'm juggling a drink to four while tugging [Bm] on a leash
that you pull [D] and jogging my memory for _ the way to your door.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Lost trusted [G] friend, _ [D] I was [A] through by a [F#m] car [G] st.
[D] head.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ It's [Bm] easier to say that I'm doing okay [A] than bother to explain.
[G] _ [D] The water rising, _ _ _ I throw out your crystal ball in your weather vane.
The [Bm] castle don't bring bad, it's head.
He just [D] paint to light, it's so easy _ to _ overflow. _ _ _ _
I have been, _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[D] was [G] a perfect [Bm] gentleman.
_ [G] _
Now I'm smashing [F#m] champagne, [G] dying [D] cans feel like [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] celebrating.
I [A] have been, _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[D] took to [A] China with [Bm] bare [G] hands.
[D] When you ask [A] me if [F#m] I'd like [G] to [D] dance, I've been [A] broken, [D] oh [G]
man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Throw the meter, throw the flow.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It feels so strange to feel good when I [Bm] was the fire you were wood.
[D] So when I was _ petrified, _ _ you understood. _ _ _ _
I have been broken, _ _ [G] _
[D] this was not my [Bm] master plan.
[G] _
[D] I was [A] comfortable [F#m] watching [G] the stand.
I've [A] _ [F#m] been [G] broken, [D] all my [E] agents _ exposed.
[G] _
I [D] was [G] once content _ alone. _
Now you [A] are no more than [G] _ _
_ [D] [A] a broken [G] heart. _
_ _ Throw the meter, throw [D] the flow.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] Throw the meter, throw [D] the _ [G] flow.
[A] _ _
_ _ [G] Throw _ the meter, [Em] throw [D] the flow.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Throw the [E] meter, throw the [D] _ flow.
[Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ Throw _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [A] _
_ [G] _ the _ _ meter, throw [D] the flow.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I lock my keys in the car, I'm pleading for some change.
The meter treats me like a stranger now, [D] _ _ _ flashing zeros.
_ _ _ I'm juggling a drink to four while tugging [Bm] on a leash
that you pull [D] and jogging my memory for _ the way to your door.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Lost trusted [G] friend, _ [D] I was [A] through by a [F#m] car [G] st.
[D] head.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ It's [Bm] easier to say that I'm doing okay [A] than bother to explain.
[G] _ [D] The water rising, _ _ _ I throw out your crystal ball in your weather vane.
The [Bm] castle don't bring bad, it's head.
He just [D] paint to light, it's so easy _ to _ overflow. _ _ _ _
I have been, _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[D] was [G] a perfect [Bm] gentleman.
_ [G] _
Now I'm smashing [F#m] champagne, [G] dying [D] cans feel like [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] celebrating.
I [A] have been, _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[D] took to [A] China with [Bm] bare [G] hands.
[D] When you ask [A] me if [F#m] I'd like [G] to [D] dance, I've been [A] broken, [D] oh [G]
man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Throw the meter, throw the flow.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It feels so strange to feel good when I [Bm] was the fire you were wood.
[D] So when I was _ petrified, _ _ you understood. _ _ _ _
I have been broken, _ _ [G] _
[D] this was not my [Bm] master plan.
[G] _
[D] I was [A] comfortable [F#m] watching [G] the stand.
I've [A] _ [F#m] been [G] broken, [D] all my [E] agents _ exposed.
[G] _
I [D] was [G] once content _ alone. _
Now you [A] are no more than [G] _ _
_ [D] [A] a broken [G] heart. _
_ _ Throw the meter, throw [D] the flow.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] Throw the meter, throw [D] the _ [G] flow.
[A] _ _
_ _ [G] Throw _ the meter, [Em] throw [D] the flow.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Throw the [E] meter, throw the [D] _ flow.
[Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ Throw _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [A] _
_ [G] _ the _ _ meter, throw [D] the flow.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _