Breakeven

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Here you go, Breakeven by The Script! You know you love it, and now you can play it to your little heart's delight! Granted, that is, that you have a Key of G harmonica... Enjoy!

 7    8    8 8   -8   7  -8 7     8   7
I'm still alive, but I'm barely breathin',

-6    -6-6   8  8  8   -8  7  -8    7  8   7
Just prayin' to a God that I don't believe in.

   7   8  9  -10    9   -8  -8    8  7
'Cause I got time while she got freedom,

  -6    -6 -6   8     8     -8  7   -8     7   8 7
'Cause when a heart breaks, no, it don't break even.



-6   8    8    -8  7   -8  7  8    7
Her best days will be some of my worst,

 7   8   8   8  -8 7 -8   -8    -8 -8  8  -7    7
She fin'lly met a___ man that's gonna put her first.

  7    8   9   9-10     9   -8  -8 -8    8  7
While I'm wide awake, she's no trouble sleepin'.

  -6    -6 -6   8     8     -8  7   -8     7   8 7   8 7   7 -8
'Cause when a heart breaks, no, it don't break even, even, no._



 10  10' -10 -10 9 9   9    8   9    9   8  9   9  -10 8  -8    7
What am_ I__ gonna do when the best part of me was always you, and

 10  10' -10   -10   9   9   9    8   9    9    9   9   -10   8 -8 7
What am_ I__ s'posed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay?_

 8   8 -9   9  10' 9    8     8   8 -9   9  10' 9
I'm fallin' to pieces, yeah, I'm fallin' to pieces.



 -6  -6   8    8    -8  7  -8  7  8  7
They say bad things happen for a reason.

-6  7   8     8     8 -8   7  -8   -8 -8
but no wise word's gonna stop the bleedin.

   7    8      9  -10   9   -8  -8     -8 8 7
'Cause she's moved on while I'm still grievin',

-6   -6 -6   8     8     -8  7   -8     7   8 7   8 7   7 -8
and when a heart breaks, no, it don't break even, even, no._



 10  10' -10 -10 9 9   9    8   9    9   8  9   9  -10 8  -8    7
What am_ I__ gonna do when the best part of me was always you, and

 10  10' -10   -10   9   9   9    8   9    9    9   9   -10   8 -8 7
What am_ I__ s'posed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay?_

 8   8 -9   9  10' 9    8     8   8 -9   9  10' 9    8
I'm fallin' to pieces, yeah, I'm fallin' to pieces. Yeah,

 8   8 -9   9  10'-10   8   8 -9   9  10' 9
I'm fallin' to pieces, I'm fallin' to pieces.



 8     8    9  -10   8    8  8   -8   -8   -8  -8  7   8
Oh, you've got his heart and my heart and none of the pain.

-8   -8   7    -8  8   -8  -8   7   -6
You took your suitcase, I took the blame.

 8   8   -10  8   8     8   -8  7   -8 -8   9  8     9
Now I'm try'n'to make sense of what little remains, oh.

   7    8  -10 -10 -10 -10 -10   9  10  10' 9  8  -10
'Cause you left me with no love and no love to my name.


 7    8    8 8   -8   7  -8 7     8   7
I'm still alive, but I'm barely breathin',

-6    -6-6   8  8  8   -8  7  -8    7  8   7
Just prayin' to a God that I don't believe in.

   7   8  9  -10    9   -8  -8    8  7
'Cause I got time while she got freedom,

  -6    -6 -6   8     8     -8  7   -8     7   8 7
'Cause when a heart breaks, no, it don't break even.



 10  10' -10 -10 9 9   9    8   9    9   8  9   9  -10 8  -8    7
What am_ I__ gonna do when the best part of me was always you, and

 10  10' -10   -10   9   9   9    8   9    9    9   9   -10   8 -8 7
What am_ I__ s'posed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay?_

 8   8 -9   9  10' 9    8     8   8 -9   9  10' 9    8
I'm fallin' to pieces, yeah, I'm fallin' to pieces. Yeah,

 8   8 -9   9  10'-10   8   8 -9   9  10' 9
I'm fallin' to pieces, I'm fallin' to pieces.

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