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They Broke Him Down

Streetlight Manifesto

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C   [Verse 1]                       C Did I mention we were dreaming                       E When the devil came to town                    Am I was awoken by the screaming                    G But nobody heard a sound                         F And the lies we told at breakfast                                Am Won't match the lies we had for lunch                           E And the lies we serve for dinner (for dinner)          F Yeah for dinner (for dinner)             G They're the tallest of the bunch   [Verse 2]                       C Did you notice he was cold (Did you notice he was cold)                         E When he finally lost control, of the ghost                    Am And the epilogue I dreaded (and the epilogue I dreaded)                         G Now seemed likely to console                        F And I'm still not understanding (and I'm still not understanding)                            Am The things he did before he left                             E And the one thing that will haunt me (will haunt me)         F It will haunt me (it will haunt me)         G                         C Right before his final breath, he said   [Interlude] C E Am G F Am E F G   [Chorus 1]                    C                        G And they broke him down, yeah they broke him down          Dm                                        Fm He said "I'll never be your saint you see, cause I won't be hanging around"                   C                        G So they broke him down, yeah they broke him down    Dm So I stood there and I held my breath         Fm                                                C Cause I knew that it wouldn't be long 'til they broke me down   [Interlude 1] C Am Dm Fm C G F Fm C Am Dm Fm C G F Fm   [Verse 3]                       C Did I mention we were flailing (did I mention we were flailing)                       E When the angels came around (when the angels came around)                                   Am And they just sat there, they were waiting (and they just sat there, they were waiting)                     G For the first of us to drown (for the first of us to drown)                     F And I started going under (and I started going under)                    C But I didn't hold my breath (but I didn't hold my breath)                             E Cause the last thing that I needed (I needed)      F Oh I needed (I needed)    G Was to owe a holy debt    C Oh no   [Interlude 2] C Am Dm Fm C G F Fm x2   [Verse 4] Am                   G And no one holds a grudge dear       F             C        G Like I do, I see it through Am                G And you may not remember        F It was nothing much at the time       C               G        E But I kept it bottled inside            Am                    E Oh and we all know how that goes                Am              F Yeah I'd given up on letting go           C                  E So here we are, with nothing left here                F And now you've left me here           G And I was last to know   [Chorus 2]                    C And they broke him down (and they broke him down)                    G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)    Dm                                    Fm So I can't be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around                    C And they broke him down (and they broke him down)                    G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)    Dm                                         Fm So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long   [Bridge] C G Am F x2   [Bridge]        C Holy smoke!               E Some say he'd given up the ghost                         Am But I think he's in the background (somewhere in the background)               G Hiding in his favorite photograph                       F And he's leaving as a beggar (and he's leaving as a beggar)           Am Or a millionaire (or a millionaire)                            E But the one thing that I'm sure of (I'm sure of)      F I am sure of (I'm sure of)       G Is he found some comfort there   [Chorus 3]                    C And they broke him down (and they broke him down)                    G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)    Dm                                    Fm So I can't be your saint you see cause I won't be hanging around                    C And they broke him down (and they broke him down)                    G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)    Dm                                         Fm So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long                      C Until they broke me down (and they broke him down)                    G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)    Dm                                      Fm So I can't be your saint you see because I won't be hanging around                    C And they broke him down (and they broke him down)                    G yeah they broke him down (and they broke him down)    Dm                                         Fm So I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be long                                C 'Til they broke me...       ...down

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