Walter Trout – Broken Chords on Piano and Ukulele

Walter Trout – Broken Chords on Piano and Ukulele

ChordsGAmDmCBbF

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These are Broken by Walter Trout on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
            Am
Pieces of myself
Dm                  Am
Just seem to break away
Dm                  Am
And I lose a little more
G                    Dm
I lose a little more every
day
And my kaleidoscopic
 Am   Dm
 mind
                   Am  Dm
It will not let me see
            Am     G
What I left behind
                     Dm
And what is there in front
      G
 of me
             Am
Now I find myself
          G
down here
                Am
Down here on my knees
G                     Am
Won't somebody put me back
                Dm
 together please
Dm
Put me back together because

[Chorus]
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
   F
 anymore
          Am   Dm
I just wanna feel

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[Verse 2]
               Am
But everything seems
         Dm
so unreal
And the world just
 Am
 melts away
G
It's like my heart is
Dm
made of steel
And I've been here for
Am      Dm
so long
             Am     Dm
Tryin' to be strong
                Am
But sometimes I can't
 hold on
G
That's when all my
 Dm                G
 strength is gone
       Am          G
Losing all control
                Am      G
Tryin' not lose my soul
           Am
Now I need someone to come
              Dm
 and hear me when I say
Dm
Hear me when I say

[Chorus]
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
    F
 anymore
[Guitar Solo]
Am   Dm   Am   Dm
Am   G    Dm   Am
Dm   Am   Dm   Am
G    Dm   C    Bb
C    Bb   C    Bb
F

[Verse 3]
G     Am           Dm
Now I pay the cost
             Am            Dm
And I'm only tryin' to see
                Am        G
Just how much I have lost
               Dm
From the way I used to be
             Am        Dm
And now it's every day
                   Am   Dm
These pieces break away
             Am          G
And all that I have left
            Dm
Is out here on display

[Out-Chorus]
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
   F
anymore
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
    F
 anymore
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
C                 Bb
 I don't wanna be broken
   Am
 anymore

Watch: Walter Trout feat. Beth Hart - Broken (Official Lyric Video)

From Walter Trout on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Broken: key, chords and progression

Broken by Walter Trout keeps coming home to D minor (one flat: B♭). You need 6 chords: G, Am, Dm, C, Bb and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Dm – Am – G (v – i – v – IV in D minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, Em, Am, G, F, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Broken chords: questions

What key is Broken in?

Broken by Walter Trout is centred on D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Broken?

Broken uses 6 chords: G, Am, Dm, C, Bb, F.

What is the chord progression of Broken?

The main progression is Am – Dm – Am – G (v – i – v – IV).

Is Broken easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, Em, Am, G, F, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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