Toh Kay – They Broke Him Down chords
Chords:
Capo 4 Standard Tuning These chord progressions are very Toh Kay's style so it wasn't too hard to figure out the gist of em. Any and all corrections are welcome! It's a great song that receives the Toh Kay treatment exceptionally well. Enjoy :) Side note: chords shown are just the formations, not the actual note values.CDid I mention he was dreamingE7When the devil came to townAmI was awoken by the screamingGBut nobody heard a soundFAnd the lies we tell at breakfastAmWon't match the lies we share for lunchEAnd the lies we serve for dinnerF GTheyÂ’re the tallest of the bunch, yeahCDid I mention he was coldE7When he finally lost control of the ghostAmAnd the epilogue I dreadedGNow seemed likely to consoleFAnd I'm still not understandingAmThe things he did before he leftEAnd the one thing that will haunt meF GIs right before his final breath, when he saidC G"Oh they broke me down, yeah they broke me downDm Am GSo I can't be your saint you see, cause I won't be hanging aroundC GAnd they broke him down, yeah they broke him downDm Am GSo I stood there and I held my breath cause I knew that it wouldn't be longCTill they broke me downInstrumental C G F X4Am GAnd no one holds a grudge dearF C G AmLike I do, I see it throughGAnd you may not rememberFIt was nothing much at the timeC GBut I kept it bottled insideE F Oh and we all know how that goesE F I'd given up on letting goC Am E So here we are, with nothing left, dearFAnd now you've left hereGAnd I was last to knowCHoly smokesE7Some say he'd given up the ghost, but he wouldn't do thatAmI think he's hiding in the backgroundGOf his favorite photographsFAnd he's living as a beggarAmOr maybe a millionaireEBut the one thing that I'm sure ofF GIs he found some comfort there, that's fairC GBecause they broke him down, oh they broke him downDm Am GSo he can't be my saint no more, he won't be hangin aroundOh no Instrumental C G F x4C GAnd they broke him down, yeah they broke him downDm Am GHe said "I can't be your saint no more because I won't be hangin around"C GAnd they broke him down, yeah they broke him downDm GSo I stood there and I held my breath because I knew that it wouldn't be longCBefore they broke me downSolo tab ______ /1e ---/12---11p9-----9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7------------------------------/--------|B 5-------------9~----------------------5/7/9---9h10-7--7h9p7-7-5----/-5--7-5-|G ----------------------------------------------------------------6~-/--------|D -------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|A -------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|E -------------------------------------------------------------------/--------|________________________ /2e --------------------------|B 9~--11~--13p11--9--11--9~-|G --------------------------|D --------------------------|A --------------------------|E --------------------------|