Breakeven Chords by The Script

Tempo:
94 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Gm

Eb

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Breakeven chords
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[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing [Eb] Just [Gm] praying [Bb] to a God that I don't believe [Eb] in
[Gm] Cause I [Bb] got time while she got freedom [Eb]
[Gm] Cause when [Bb] a heart breaks, no it don't break
even The best days have been some of my worst
[Eb]
[Gm] She [Bb] finally met a man that's gonna [Eb] put her first
[Gm]
While [Bb] I'm wide awake, she's no trouble [Eb] sleeping [Gm] Cause when [Bb] a heart breaks, no it don't break
even, [Eb] even, [Bb]
no What am I supposed to do when the best [Gm] part
of me was [Bb] always doing?
What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked
up that you're okay?
I'm falling to [Gm] pieces, [Eb] yeah
[Bb] I'm falling to [Gm] pieces They [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
say bad things happen for a reason
[Eb] No
[Gm] [Bb] more wild words gonna stop the bleeding [Eb] Cause
[Gm] [Bb] she's moved on while I'm still breathing
[Eb]
[Gm] And when [F] a heart breaks, no it don't break [Bb] even, even, no
What am I supposed to do when the best [Gm] part of me was [Bb] always doing?
What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're okay?
I'm falling to [Gm] pieces, [Eb] yeah [Bb] I'm falling to [Gm] pieces,
[Eb] [Bb] yeah
I'm falling to pieces [Gm] Still alive while the other ones leaving
[Bb] I'm falling to pieces [F] Cause when a [Gm] heart breaks, no it don't break
even [Bb] [Am] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] [F] [Gm] Oh, you got his [Am] heart and my heart and none
of the [Bb] pain You [Eb] took his suitcase, I took the pain
[Gm] Now I'm trying [Am] to make sense of what little [Bb] remains
[Eb] Oh, cause you left me with no love and no love to my name
[Gm] I'm [Bb] still alive but I'm barely breathing [Eb] Just [Bb]
praying to a God that I don't believe [Eb] in
[Gm]
Cause I [Bb] got time while she got freedom [Eb]
[Gm] Cause when [Bb] a heart breaks, no it don't break
No it don't break, no it don't break even, no
What am I supposed to do when the best [Gm] part of me was always [Eb] doing?
[Bb] What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're okay?
I'm falling to [Gm] pieces, [Eb] yeah [Bb] I'm falling to pieces, [Gm]
[Eb] yeah
[Bb] I'm falling to pieces [Gm] Still alive while the other [Eb] ones leaving
[Bb] I'm falling to pieces [Gm] Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't [Bb] break
even Oh, it don't break even, no
Oh, it don't break even, no Oh, it don't break even, no
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Eb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Am
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
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To learn The Script - Breakeven chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, Gm, Eb, Gm, Bb, Eb and Bb. Set your pace at 47 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 94. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing [Eb] Just [Gm] praying [Bb] to a God that I don't believe [Eb] in _
[Gm] Cause I [Bb] got time while she got freedom [Eb] _ _
[Gm] Cause when [Bb] a heart breaks, no it don't break
even The _ best days have been some of my worst
[Eb] _ _
[Gm] She [Bb] finally met a man that's gonna [Eb] put her first
[Gm]
While [Bb] I'm wide awake, she's no trouble _ [Eb] sleeping [Gm] Cause when [Bb] a heart breaks, no it don't break
even, [Eb] even, [Bb]
no What am I supposed to do when the best [Gm] part
of me was [Bb] always doing?
What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked
up that you're okay?
_ I'm falling to _ [Gm] pieces, [Eb] yeah
[Bb] I'm falling to _ [Gm] pieces They _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
say bad things happen for a reason
[Eb] No _
[Gm] [Bb] more wild words gonna stop the bleeding [Eb] Cause _
[Gm] [Bb] she's moved on while I'm still breathing
[Eb] _ _
[Gm] And when [F] a heart breaks, no it don't break [Bb] even, even, no
What am I supposed to do when the best [Gm] part of me was [Bb] always doing?
What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're okay?
_ I'm falling to [Gm] pieces, _ [Eb] yeah [Bb] I'm falling to _ [Gm] pieces, _
[Eb] [Bb] yeah
I'm falling to pieces [Gm] Still alive while the other ones leaving
[Bb] I'm falling to pieces [F] Cause when a [Gm] heart breaks, no it don't break
even [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] Oh, you got his [Am] heart and my heart and none
of the [Bb] pain You [Eb] took his suitcase, I took the pain
[Gm] Now I'm trying [Am] to make sense of what little [Bb] remains
[Eb] Oh, cause you left me with no love and no love to my name
[Gm] I'm [Bb] still alive but I'm barely breathing [Eb] Just [Bb]
praying to a God that I don't believe [Eb] in
_ [Gm]
Cause I [Bb] got time while she got freedom [Eb] _ _
[Gm] Cause when [Bb] a heart breaks, no it don't break
No it don't break, no it don't break even, no
What am I supposed to do when the best [Gm] part of me was always [Eb] doing?
[Bb] What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're okay?
_ I'm falling to _ [Gm] pieces, [Eb] yeah [Bb] I'm falling to pieces, [Gm] _ _
[Eb] yeah
[Bb] I'm falling to pieces [Gm] Still alive while the other [Eb] ones leaving
[Bb] I'm falling to pieces [Gm] Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't [Bb] break
even _ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ it don't break even, no
_ Oh, it don't break even, no _ Oh, it don't break even, no
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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