Broke (From "In Transit: Broadway's First A Cappella Musical"/Audio Only) Chords
Tempo:
98.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
Eb
F
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Can I just take a second [Eb] here to clear the air and bend your ear?
[C] I'm not sure you quite [F] understand why you [Eb] should lend this friend a hand
[Gb] [C] I'm an educated stand-up guy [Eb] who is more than just a suit [C] and tie just a decent and
Hard [A]-working man who [Eb] always had a five-year plan
[B]
So geez I mean, please [F] I'm no scammy slimy slob
[Ab] Just veered off my track a bit [G] cuz [C] man I lost my job
I'm [D] totally broke and [F] this feeling [Bb] is [F] new to [C] me
[D] I'm suddenly broke, [F] and it's not [Bb] like it [F] used to [C] [Am] be
I had [E] regular hours and [C] magical powers and cufflinks and clouds
Now I'm broke, and I'm kind of freaking out
You're not singing [Cm] the blues to [Eb] me sir
[F] I was the [C] master of the universe
[Cm] A golden [Db] boy with a golden purse
[C] But not one of those Wall Street [Cm] jerks
Though I will admit I like the purse [C] like that private jet
[E] We flew to [Cm] France and these [Eb] hungry gala [C] underpants
And the Lexus and the Riverview
[Cm] You know [Eb] feed the children?
I fed two [G] but my rent's three months late
[Cm] And I'm living on ramen and beans
Should've [N] put it away for some rainy day
Now I know what a rainy day means
I'm flat broke from long spending spree
Unbelievably broke Facebook friends are unfriending [Am] me
If I could go back [Ab] in time I'd go back [C] and tell [G] myself to pay attention
[Am] I would [A] not write that joke describing my boss
In words I should [D] maybe not mention
Just a leaded [G] name, not worth it [A] man
A [E] payoff really [Em] small
But the consequences will be due when you miss Reply all
Broker [N] than Broly
This whole [E] thing is broken
[A] My sense of [E] me should be
[Bm] Cause my [Gb] annex is maxed, my [Bm] mastercard maxed
My [E] blooming dance fiddles and [Bm] Barneys
I'm a [Gb] TJ Footlocker
[Bm] I'm drowning in debt and don't know what to do
I know it's [Gb] insolent but do me this [D] solid I know
I know that [E] you [G] can
This MetroCard was my only card that still worked
Oh please, [Bb] please sweet [D] lady
Help a baffled, broken, broke ass man
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[C] I'm not sure you quite [F] understand why you [Eb] should lend this friend a hand
[Gb] [C] I'm an educated stand-up guy [Eb] who is more than just a suit [C] and tie just a decent and
Hard [A]-working man who [Eb] always had a five-year plan
[B]
So geez I mean, please [F] I'm no scammy slimy slob
[Ab] Just veered off my track a bit [G] cuz [C] man I lost my job
I'm [D] totally broke and [F] this feeling [Bb] is [F] new to [C] me
[D] I'm suddenly broke, [F] and it's not [Bb] like it [F] used to [C] [Am] be
I had [E] regular hours and [C] magical powers and cufflinks and clouds
Now I'm broke, and I'm kind of freaking out
You're not singing [Cm] the blues to [Eb] me sir
[F] I was the [C] master of the universe
[Cm] A golden [Db] boy with a golden purse
[C] But not one of those Wall Street [Cm] jerks
Though I will admit I like the purse [C] like that private jet
[E] We flew to [Cm] France and these [Eb] hungry gala [C] underpants
And the Lexus and the Riverview
[Cm] You know [Eb] feed the children?
I fed two [G] but my rent's three months late
[Cm] And I'm living on ramen and beans
Should've [N] put it away for some rainy day
Now I know what a rainy day means
I'm flat broke from long spending spree
Unbelievably broke Facebook friends are unfriending [Am] me
If I could go back [Ab] in time I'd go back [C] and tell [G] myself to pay attention
[Am] I would [A] not write that joke describing my boss
In words I should [D] maybe not mention
Just a leaded [G] name, not worth it [A] man
A [E] payoff really [Em] small
But the consequences will be due when you miss Reply all
Broker [N] than Broly
This whole [E] thing is broken
[A] My sense of [E] me should be
[Bm] Cause my [Gb] annex is maxed, my [Bm] mastercard maxed
My [E] blooming dance fiddles and [Bm] Barneys
I'm a [Gb] TJ Footlocker
[Bm] I'm drowning in debt and don't know what to do
I know it's [Gb] insolent but do me this [D] solid I know
I know that [E] you [G] can
This MetroCard was my only card that still worked
Oh please, [Bb] please sweet [D] lady
Help a baffled, broken, broke ass man
[G] [D] [A] [D]
Key:
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Eb
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[C] Can I just take a second [Eb] here to clear the air and bend your ear?
[C] I'm not sure you quite [F] understand why you [Eb] should lend this friend a hand
[Gb] [C] I'm an educated stand-up guy [Eb] who is more than just a suit [C] and tie just a decent and
Hard [A]-working man who [Eb] always had a five-year plan
[B]
So geez I mean, please [F] I'm no scammy slimy slob
[Ab] Just veered off my track a bit [G] cuz [C] man I lost my job
I'm [D] totally broke and [F] this feeling [Bb] is [F] new to [C] me
[D] I'm suddenly broke, [F] and it's not [Bb] like it [F] used to [C] [Am] be
I had [E] regular hours and [C] magical powers and cufflinks and clouds
Now I'm broke, and I'm kind of freaking out
You're not singing [Cm] the blues to [Eb] me sir
[F] I was the [C] master of the universe
[Cm] A golden [Db] boy with a golden purse
[C] But not one of those Wall Street [Cm] jerks
Though I will admit I like the purse [C] like that private jet
[E] We flew to [Cm] France and these [Eb] hungry gala [C] underpants
And the Lexus and the Riverview
[Cm] You know [Eb] feed the children?
I fed two [G] but my rent's three months late
[Cm] And I'm living on ramen and beans
Should've [N] put it away for some rainy day
Now I know what a rainy day means
I'm flat broke from long spending spree
Unbelievably broke Facebook friends are unfriending [Am] me
If I could go back [Ab] in time I'd go back [C] and tell [G] myself to pay attention
[Am] I would [A] not write that joke describing my boss
In words I should [D] maybe not mention
Just a leaded [G] name, not worth it [A] man
A [E] payoff really [Em] small
But the consequences will be due when you miss _ Reply all
Broker [N] _ _ _ than Broly _
_ _ This whole [E] thing is broken
[A] My sense of [E] me should be
[Bm] Cause my [Gb] annex is maxed, my [Bm] mastercard maxed
My [E] blooming dance fiddles and [Bm] Barneys
I'm a [Gb] TJ Footlocker
[Bm] I'm drowning in debt and don't know what to do
I know it's [Gb] insolent but do me this [D] solid I know
I know that [E] you [G] can
This MetroCard was my only card that still worked
Oh please, _ [Bb] please sweet [D] lady
Help a baffled, broken, broke _ ass man
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] I'm not sure you quite [F] understand why you [Eb] should lend this friend a hand
[Gb] [C] I'm an educated stand-up guy [Eb] who is more than just a suit [C] and tie just a decent and
Hard [A]-working man who [Eb] always had a five-year plan
[B]
So geez I mean, please [F] I'm no scammy slimy slob
[Ab] Just veered off my track a bit [G] cuz [C] man I lost my job
I'm [D] totally broke and [F] this feeling [Bb] is [F] new to [C] me
[D] I'm suddenly broke, [F] and it's not [Bb] like it [F] used to [C] [Am] be
I had [E] regular hours and [C] magical powers and cufflinks and clouds
Now I'm broke, and I'm kind of freaking out
You're not singing [Cm] the blues to [Eb] me sir
[F] I was the [C] master of the universe
[Cm] A golden [Db] boy with a golden purse
[C] But not one of those Wall Street [Cm] jerks
Though I will admit I like the purse [C] like that private jet
[E] We flew to [Cm] France and these [Eb] hungry gala [C] underpants
And the Lexus and the Riverview
[Cm] You know [Eb] feed the children?
I fed two [G] but my rent's three months late
[Cm] And I'm living on ramen and beans
Should've [N] put it away for some rainy day
Now I know what a rainy day means
I'm flat broke from long spending spree
Unbelievably broke Facebook friends are unfriending [Am] me
If I could go back [Ab] in time I'd go back [C] and tell [G] myself to pay attention
[Am] I would [A] not write that joke describing my boss
In words I should [D] maybe not mention
Just a leaded [G] name, not worth it [A] man
A [E] payoff really [Em] small
But the consequences will be due when you miss _ Reply all
Broker [N] _ _ _ than Broly _
_ _ This whole [E] thing is broken
[A] My sense of [E] me should be
[Bm] Cause my [Gb] annex is maxed, my [Bm] mastercard maxed
My [E] blooming dance fiddles and [Bm] Barneys
I'm a [Gb] TJ Footlocker
[Bm] I'm drowning in debt and don't know what to do
I know it's [Gb] insolent but do me this [D] solid I know
I know that [E] you [G] can
This MetroCard was my only card that still worked
Oh please, _ [Bb] please sweet [D] lady
Help a baffled, broken, broke _ ass man
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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