China – Sparkadia
Capo 1st fret
No real chords are played over the verses (one C note played throughout)but
based on the bass notes in the last verses, you can play these chords over
the verses if you want to do it acoustically)
Intro: C
Verse 1:
C G F
She's as distant as the winter sun,
C G F
More consistent than the beat of a drum
C G Am G
All this time she's been hiding her weakness away from me
Verse 2:
C G F
Then one day I touched a nerve by mistake
C G F
Pressed too hard and she started to shake
C G Am G
Every time that I go there I know there's so much she can take,
(G)
before she breaks
Chorus:
[NC] C (G) F C (G) F
She breaks like China, She breaks like China
(G) C (G) F (G) C (G) F
The longer we take, the bigger we break when we find out
Verse 3:
C G F
I keep a close eye on the way I act
C G F
Even when I start to see all the cracks
C G Am G
I give nothing away but expect her to stay with me
Verse 4:
C G F
When she worked out where my weakness lay
C G F
And she wouldn't stop until I gave way
C G Am G
Every time that she goes there she knows there's so much I can take,
(G)
before I break
Chorus:
[NC] C (G) F C (G) F
I break like China, I break like China
(G) C (G) F (G) C (G) F
The longer we take, the bigger we break when we find out
Middle 8:
G
The stronger we act, the longer we crack,
There's only so much we can take till we start to break
Solo: C (G) F C (G) F (G) C (G) F Em Dm
Verse 5:
C G F
We're constructed from the same design
C G F
With a heart that makes no sense to the mind
C G Am G
We can keep it together but pressure and time have their way
Verse 6:
C G F
For the things we try to keep inside
C G F
Find their way out in the dark of the night
C G Am G
All it takes is the tiniest touch and there's only so much, before we break
Chorus:
[NC] C (G) F C (G) F
We break like China, We break like China
(G) C (G) F (G) C (G) F
The longer we take, the bigger we break when we find out
(G) C (G) F C (G) F C (G) F G ~ ~
China China We break like China
