JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Broken Strings" merupakan singel dari album studio kedua bertajuk Songs for You, Truths for Me milik musisi James Morrison.
Dalam lagu yang dirilis pada Desember 2008 ini, Morrison berduet dengan penyanyi asal Kanada, Nelly Furtado.
Sempat bertengger pada daftar sepuluh teratas tangga lagu di berbagai negara, "Broken Strings" pun sukses menjadi singel terpopuler Morrison.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu You Give Me Something - James Morrison
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Broken Strings" dari James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado.
[Verse]
Am
Let me hold you
C
For the last time
F
It's the last chance to feel again
Am
But you broke me
C F Dm
Now I can't feel anything
Am
When I love you,
C
It's so untrue
F
I can't even convince myself
Am
When I'm speaking,
C F Dm
It's the voice of someone else
[Pre-chorus]
F G Am
Oh it tears me up
F G Em
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
F G Em F~ F
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
That your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Oh the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am G
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse]
Am C
Oh what are we doing
F
We are turning into dust
Am C F Dm
Playing house in the ruins of us
Am C
Running back through the fire
F
When there's nothing left to save
Am C
It's like chasing the very last train
F Dm
when it's too late
[Pre-chorus]
F G Am
Oh it tears me up
F G Em
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
F G Em F~ F F F
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay
[Chorus]
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
That your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Oh the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am G
When I love you a little less than before
[Verse]
Am C
But we're running through the fire
F
When there's nothing left to save
Am C
It's like chasing the very last train
F Dm~
When we both know it's too late (too late)
[Chorus]
Dm Am
You can't play on broken strings
C G
You can't feel anything
Dm Am
That your heart don't want to feel
C G
I can't tell you something that ain't real
F
Well the truth hurts
Am
And lies worse
C G
How can I give anymore
Dm Am G
When I love you a little less than before
Dm Am G
Oh when I love you a little less than before
[Outro]
Am C
Let me hold you for the last time
Dm F~
It's the last chance to feel again