Artist: Plain White T's
Song: Broken Record
Album: Wonders of the Younger (2010)
For those who would prefer chords, this is a chord-only version. The original
key is Eb with no capo, but I changed it to capo 3 to keep the chord forms
simpler. So Capo 3, Standard tuning: EADGBE
E/G#
E---
B-5-
G-4-
D-2-
A-x-
E-4-
Intro: Am, F, G 2X
Am
It was summer love,
she was like a drug,
F
fit me like a glove,
G
everything was all right.
Am
I was James Dean,
she was Billy Jean,
F
California queen,
G
everything was all right.
Am
From the back beat,
to the back seat,
F
in the heat, heat,
G
everything was all right.
Dm
Lovers and years have come and gone,
Am
she'll always be my favorite song,
F
she was solid gold,
she was rock 'n' roll,
G
I should have never let her go, go, go.
Am F
Kiss me goodbye and I knew it was final,
C G
got in her daddy's car and she was gone like vinyl,
Am F
her memory pops up when I least expect it,
C G
and gets stuck in my head like a broken record,
Am F C G
ba ba ba ba ba ba broken record, uh ba ba ba broken record,
Am F C G
a broke a broke a broken record.
Am
She was hi fi,
she was low fi,
F
burning up July,
G
everything was all right.
Am
Left me with a kiss,
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wonder where she is,
F G
and does she ever miss me, oh oh oh
Dm
Lovers and years have come and gone,
Am
she'll always be my favorite song,
F
she was solid gold,
she was rock 'n' roll,
G
I should have never let her go, go, go
Am F
Kiss me goodbye and I knew it was final,
C G
got in her daddy's car and she was gone like vinyl,
Am F
her memory pops up when I least expect it,
C G
and gets stuck in my head like a broken record,
Am F C G
ba ba ba ba ba ba broken record, uh ba ba ba broken record,
Am F C G
a broke a broke a broken record.
E/G# F
I wish I could find her,
G
Oh, oh, oh,
E/G# F
'Cause I need to remind her,
G
oh, oh.
Am F
Kiss me goodbye and I knew it was final,
C G
got in her daddy's car and she was gone like vinyl,
Am F
her memory pops up when I least expect it,
C G
and gets stuck in my head like a...(repeat) 2nd time:..broken record
Am F C G
ba ba ba ba ba ba broken record, uh ba ba ba broken record,
Am F C G
a broke a broke a broken record.
Am
Skip skip,
F
through my head,
C
skip skip,
G
through my head,
Am
skip skip,
F C G
skip through my head all day.
End: Am
There ya go. Plain White T's are so great at just making a catchy song and I
always love their vocal harmonies.
