Broken English — Marianne Faithfull
Chords and lyrics for Broken English by Marianne Faithfull (key of F#).
Intro
[Bm/F#] [F#m]
Verse 1
[F#m]Could have come through anytime
[F#m]Cold, lonely puritan
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]It's not my security
Chorus
It's just an [Bm]old war
[Bm]Not even a cold war
[Bm]Don't say it in Russian
[Bm]Don't say it in German
Say it in [F#m]broken English
[F#m]Say it in broken English
Verse 2
[F#m]Lose your father, your husband
[F#m]Your mother, your children
[F#m]What are you dying for?
[F#m]It's not my reality
Chorus
It's just an [Bm]old war
[Bm]Not even a cold war
[Bm]Don't say it in Russian
[Bm]Don't say it in German
Say it in [F#m]broken English
[F#m]Say it in broken English
Bridge
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
What are you [G#m]fighting for?
[G#m]What are you fighting for?[F#m]
Verse 3
[F#m]Could have come through anytime
[F#m]Cold, lonely puritan
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]It's not my security
Chorus
It's just an [Bm]old war
[Bm]Not even a cold war
[Bm]Don't say it in Russian
[Bm]Don't say it in German
Say it in [F#m]broken English
[F#m]Say it in broken English
[F#m]Say it in broken English
[F#m]Say it in broken English
Outro
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
[F#m]What are you fighting for?
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