Break Away Acoustic Chords

by George Ezra
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author GuitarFag69 [a] 41.
1 contributor total, last edit on Sep 29, 2016

Chords

G
F
Am
C

Strumming

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This is from the Maida Vale BBC Introducing version:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZZrxkB2Fxg
 
You can strum or for those wishing to fingerpick the general style is thumb on the bass notes, three fingers
each on one of the higher strings like so:
 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---1---1---1---1|---1---1---1---1|---1---1---1---1|---1---1---1---1|
G|--2---2---1---2-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
D|-2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2--|-0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0--|
A|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
E|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
 
G F G F
 
[Verse 1]
G            G            F          F
  He won't tell her what is going on
G            G            F          F
  He won't tell her what is going on
G            G            F          F
  Well try'o try o, lie'o lie o
G            G            F          F
  He won't tell her what is going on
 
[Chorus 1]
F            F              Am             C
  You may think that he's a demolition expert
G            G              Am             C
  When he's finished with your self-esteem
F            F              Am             C
  It may be true we all need knocking down a few
G            G              Am             C
  Come find shelter or your shelter with me, with me
 
[Interlude]
G   G  Am  C
  Breakaway
 
G F G F
 
[Verse 2]
G                      F
  She don't like to disturb the peace
G                      F
  Became attached to the weak at least
G                                      F
  She's got, diamonds to show for it, that tree of gold for it
G                      F
  She don't like to disturb the peace
 
[Chorus 2]
F            F              Am             C
  You may think that he's a master of disguise
G            G              Am             C
  You lost your dignity you compromised
F            F              Am             C
  It may be true we all need knocking down a few
G            G              Am             C
  Come find shelter oh your shelter with me, with me
 
[Bridge]
G        C             G             C             G
  Breakaway oh, Breakaway oh, Breakaway oh, Breakaway oh
       F
  Break oh
 
[Chorus 1]
             F              Am             C
  You may think that he's a demolition expert
G            G              Am             C
  When he's finished with your self-esteem
F            F              Am             C
  It may be true we all need knocking down a few
G            G              Am             C
  Come find shelter oh your shelter with me, with me
G       G       F     C
  Breakaway oh, Breakaway
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3 comments
robschuermans
it s wrong, doesn t sound wright i think it should be: standard tuning, capo 3. Verse start on D - C, Chorus is D Em G / C Em G
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