Broken Window Serenade
Whiskey Myers
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Capo
C
CA couple of purty flowerEms
EmThat's what I brought to you
EmI saw you through a broCken window
CWith a different point of view
CYou had signs of deprEmession
EmFrom a long line of sin
EmAnd your face tellsC a story 'bout the places you have been
CI loveEm you so
EmI thought you should know
C
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CAnd that muddy Emwaters flowin'
EmAnd as you take my hand
EmPast the cCreek down by the holler
CThrough your daddy's land
CAnd I could buEmy you a diamond
EmBut I cannot change the world
Em'Cause AmI ain't got Cno money
CYou'll never be Emmy girl... no
EmI thought you Cshould know
C
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CAnd yoEmu was gonna be a singer
EmAnd a big movie staCr
CBut you can't catch no breaks, baby
CAnd Hollywood is hard
CNow yEmou work down at the Time Out
EmOff of 1C55
CAnd you're dancing for your dollar
CJust tryin' to stay alive
CIEmt hurts me so
EmI thoCught you should know
Em
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EmYou feed your addiction
EmWith your crystal meth
EmACnd I plea for your life
CAs it takes you to youEmr death
EmYou make your deal with the devil
EmAs your looks begin Cto fade
CI saw you laughin' through the tears
CAs you slowly slipped away
EmI watched you gCo
CI thought you should kEmnow
EmYeah, I watched youC go
CI thought you should know
Em
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EmAnd that cold rain is pouCrin'
CAs they lay you in a grave
CAnd I can barely reEmcognize you
EmIn your fragile state
EmNo more signs of depreCssion
CFrom a long time ago
CI throw in a purty flEmower
EmAs they slowly laid you low,C it was a rose
CI thought Emyou should know
EmAnd therCe it was a rose
CI thought you shEmould know
C
♪ instrumental ♪
CA couple of purty flowers
CThat's whaEmt I brought to you
EmI saw you through a broken window
 With a different point of view...
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KeyC major
Tempo~120 BPM
How to play Broken Window Serenade by Whiskey Myers on guitar
The chart has two main chords: C and Em. It also catches Am in passing, and you can leave those out at first. All of them are open shapes, with no barre. The change you will play most is C to Em, 19 times in the chart, so practise that one first.
Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.
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