Girl With Broken Wings


This is a song by Manchester Orchestra featured on both their Nobody Sings Anymore record and their 5 Stories EP. The two versions of the songs differ in tempo and rhythm, but thats about it. Anywho here it is: E: 022100 C#m: x46654 A: 577655 B: 799877 E*: E|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--| B|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--| G|--1-1-1--2-2-2--1--| D|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--| A|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--| E|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--| Intro E - C#m - A - B- E* Verse E On the porch she will sit C#m Light another cigarette A B E* And take a sip of anything that makes it right E C#m She’s outside, trying to hide from the fight just inside, A B E* Where her mom and her dad destroy each other E And on the phone she will call C#m Every boy, yeah, one and all A B E* They will touch her in all the right places E And in her room, she will slide C#m Down the bed and try to fly, A B E* And she will fall once again for the feeling A C#m And as he grabs her brown hair, E She is faking A C#m E That the feeling he gives her is real A C#m As the floor underneath the bed is E B A Breaking in two A B E She will finish what she starts with “I love you” E So from her head to her toes, C#m Nervous hands and runny nose, A B E* All of this just for one night of feeling E And in her ears she will hear C#m All the things that hide her fears A B E* Of dying young and making plans for the future E And all the marks on her arms C#m Symbolize a fractured heart A B And all the boys that were smart E* Left her alone E So from the roof, she will fly C#m 15 feet down the side A B E* Of the house where she once was happy A C#m Yes is true, she’s aware E That she is breaking A C#m E And its true, she cant do anything A C#m Well in her blue underwear E B A She is thinking how A B In jesus’ precious name E She got here A C#m Well it’s sad but its true E She is ending A C#m E But for now, she will pray for some wings A C#m E B A On a black Cadillac she is landing hard A B E Yet her parents’ biggest worry is the car There you go. Feedback is much appreciated.