Everything Is Broken (R. L. Burnside) Chords

Tempo:
122.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Everything Is Broken (R. L. Burnside) chords
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[E] [Em]
[Am]
[E] Broken lines and broken tracks, broken threads and broken tracks, [A] broken alloys and broken
heads, [E] people sleeping in broken beds.
[B] Ain't no news [A] of jive, ain't no news [E] of joking.
[G] Everything is broken.
Broken [Bm] [E] bottles and broken plates, broken [Bm] switches and [E] broken gates, [Db] broken dishes and broken
[E] pots, [Ab] streets are filled with broken hearts.
[B] Broken words [A] are never meant to be spoken.
[E]
Everything is broken.
[G] [Em]
[Db] [A]
[D] [Em]
[B] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
It [B] seems like every time you stop and turn [A] around, something else just hits the ground.
[E] Broken colors and broken saws, broken buckles and broken [D] laws, [A] broken bodies and broken
bones, [E] broken boys and broken bones.
[B] Take a deep [A] breath, feel like you are choking.
[E]
Everything is broken.
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] [D] [E]
[A] [Bm] [B] [A]
[Em]
[B] Every time you leave and go off [Eb] someplace, [A] things fall to pieces in my face.
[Em] [E] Broken hands and broken flowers, broken threads and broken bowels, [A] broken pipes, broken tubes.
[E] People bending broken rules.
[B] Hound dogs howling, [A]
bullfrog croaking.
[E]
Everything is broken.
Broken hands on broken flowers, broken threads on broken [A] bowels, broken pipes, broken tubes.
[E] People bending broken rules.
[B] Hound dogs howling, [A]
bullfrog croaking.
[E] Everything is broken.
[A] [G] [E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[Em] [Bm] [D]
[E]
[A] [Em] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [Ebm] [A]
[Gm] [E]
Everything is broken.
[A] [E] [D] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[Em]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn R.L. Burnside - Everything Is Broken chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, B, A, E and A. Set your pace at 61 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 122. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ Broken lines and broken tracks, _ broken threads and broken tracks, [A] _ broken alloys and broken
heads, [E] _ people sleeping in broken beds.
[B] _ Ain't no news [A] of jive, ain't no news [E] of joking. _ _ _ _
[G] Everything is broken.
Broken [Bm] [E] bottles and broken plates, _ broken [Bm] switches and [E] broken gates, [Db] _ broken dishes and broken
[E] pots, [Ab] streets are filled with broken hearts.
[B] _ Broken words [A] are never meant to be spoken.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Everything is broken.
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It _ _ [B] seems like every time you stop and turn [A] around, something else just hits the ground.
[E] _ Broken colors and broken saws, _ broken buckles and broken [D] laws, [A] _ broken bodies and broken
bones, [E] _ broken boys and broken bones.
[B] _ Take a deep [A] breath, feel like you are choking.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Everything is broken. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Every time you leave and go off [Eb] someplace, [A] things fall to pieces in my face.
[Em] _ [E] Broken hands and broken flowers, _ broken threads and broken bowels, [A] _ broken pipes, broken tubes.
_ _ [E] _ People bending broken rules.
[B] Hound dogs howling, [A] _
bullfrog croaking.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Everything is broken.
_ Broken hands on broken flowers, _ broken threads on broken _ [A] bowels, broken pipes, broken tubes.
[E] _ People bending broken rules.
[B] Hound dogs howling, [A] _
bullfrog croaking.
[E] _ _ _ _ Everything is broken.
[A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Everything is broken.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Bob Dylan, is among the lineup of tracks on the Tangled Up In Blues: Songs Of Bob Dylan album.Bob Dylan.

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