Bent — Matchbox Twenty
Chords and lyrics for Bent by Matchbox Twenty (key of F#m).
Intro
[B] [A] [B] [A] [C#m] [F#] [B] [A] [G#]
Verse 1
[F#m]If I fall along the [Bm]way
[E]Pick me up and dust me [F#m]off
[F#m]And if I get too [Bm]tired to make it
[E]Be my breath so I can [A]walk
[F#m]If I need some other [Bm]love
[E]Give me more than I can [F#m]stand
[F#m]And when my smile gets [Bm]old and faded
[E]Wait around I'll smile [A]again
[F#m]Shouldn't be so complicated
[E]Just hold me and then
[A]Just hold me again
Chorus
[A]Can you help me I'm bent
[D]I'm so scared that I'll never
[E]Get put back together
[A]You're breaking me in
[D]And this is how we will end
[E]With you and [D]me bent
Verse 2
[F#m]If I couldn't sleep could you [Bm]sleep
[E]Could you paint me better [F#m]off
[F#m]Could you sympathize with my [Bm]needs
[E]I know you think I need a [A]lot
[F#m]I started out clean but I'm jaded
[E]Just phoning it in
[A]Just breaking the skin
Chorus
[A]Can you help me I'm bent
[D]I'm so scared that I'll never
[E]Get put back together
[A]You're breaking me in
[D]And this is how we will end
[E]With you and [D]me bent
Bridge
[D]Stopping down me
[A]It's never enough
[F#m]I feel all your [C#m]pain
[F#m]Stopping down me
[D]Keep bending me
[A]Until I'm complete
[G#m/D#]And go on and
Outro
[B] [A] [C#m] [F#] [B] [A] [G#]
[A]Yeah