We Are Broken chords by
Paramore (Official Version)

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Key: B majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Cmaj7

Cmaj7

Cmaj7

Cmaj7

Verse 1
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
I am outside
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
And I've been waiting for the sun
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
With my wide  eyes
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
I've seen worlds that don't belong
G/B G/B 
 
My mouth is    dry
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
With words I cannot verbalize
G/B G/B 
 
Tell me    why
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
we live like this

Pre-chorus 1

C

G/B

G

D

Keep me safe in side

Dsus4

D

C

Your arms like towers

G/B

G

D

Tower o ver me, yeah

Chorus 1
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
'Cause we are broken
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
What must we do to restore
G G 
 
Our innocence
D D 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And all the promise we adored?
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Give us life     again
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
G G 
 
'Cause we just wanna    be whole

Verse 2
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
Lock the doors
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
'Cause I'd like to capture this voice
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
G/B G/B 
 
It came to me    tonight
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
So everyone will have a choice
G/B G/B 
 
And under red   lights
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
I'll show myself it wasn't forged
G/B G/B 
 
We're at    war,
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
we live like this

Pre-chorus 2

C

G/B

G

D

Keep me safe in side

Dsus4

D

C

Your arms like towers

G/B

G

D

Dsus4

D

Tower o ver me,

Chorus 2
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
'Cause we are broken
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
What must we do to restore
G G 
 
Our innocence
D D 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And all the promise we adored?
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Give us life     again
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
G G 
 
'Cause we just wanna    be whole

Interlude 1
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
(Ah...)
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
(Ah...)
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Tower over me
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Tower over me
D D 
 
And don't take the truth at any cost

Chorus 3
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
'Cause we are broken
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
What must we do to restore
G G 
 
Our innocence
D D 
 
And all the promise we adored?
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Give us life     again
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
G G 
 
'Cause we just wanna    whole

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsCmaj7 Cmaj9 G/B Em7 G...

Chords

Cmaj7
Cmaj9
G/B
Em7
G
C
D
Dsus4
Em
Asus4
Bb
F
Dm7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of We Are Broken by Paramore, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Paramore's performance.

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