Broken To Begin With

Intro
D   C# D    (x4)

Verse 1
D
   Men of old who sailed the seas
F#
   Bringing nations to their knees
Bm
Turning up the remnants of our campsite
      G
Would never know it kept three people warm at night
D
  Survey the clumsy architectures
F#
 Idly make a few conjectures
Bm
Scribble some conclusions in a ledger
G
   Never knowing better

Pre-Chorus
     F#m                      Bm
Like anything you ever come across
  G                              Asus4
Before you knew about it it got lost

Chorus
                         F#m   Bm
It was broken to begin with
                        G   A D
It was broken to begin with
                             Em    A
It was like this when we got here

It was broken to begin with

Interlude
D   C# D    (x2)

Verse 2
D
When the archaeologists arrive
   F#
No proof that we were ever here alive
Bm
Me and Peter Balkan and you, friend
G
 Until the dream ran out of oxygen
   D
Is this not what you wanted from the sea?
   F#
Is this not what the waves require of me?
Bm
Isn't this what we suspect we'll see,
C                          A   Asus4 A
 On the day we finally get free?

Pre-Chorus
    Em                             G    Bb
And if that day turns out to be today
              A
Maybe that's okay

Chorus
                         F#m   Bm
It was broken to begin with
                        G   A D
It was broken to begin with
                             Em
It was like that when we got here
                             G     A
It was like this when we got here

It was broken to begin with

Interlude
D   C# D    (x2)

Solo
Bm   C   G   D
Bm   C   G   A   A

Outro
          D               A            Bm          F#m         G
Well, the first thing you learn is how far you can go with no gas in the tank
        D              A            G           A            D
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night