Medicine Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays555

Medicine by Broken Bells is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D, G, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			     E        D       G         A 
This ordinary room is turning 
     E              D      G       A 
into something of a prison oh 
        E             D        G       A 
and the only thing we know for certain is that 
E     D      G      A 
don't nobody know 

C                 D 
You think none of this real that's 
G             A 
why you never try 
   C 
so tear me down or 
D 
build me up just the same 

E      D   G       A 
   Oooh,     aaah 

   E            D      G        A 
Condone another lonely evening 
            E          D        G       A 
when you're staying up counting omens 
        E             D     G       A 
and the morning is it so disturbing that you 
E          D          G     A 
just won't let it go? 

          E                 D        G     A 
You think hurting gives you license (license) 
      E           D    G    A 
to do anything at all (anything) 
        E               D         G 
But you gotta take your medicine (medicine) 
  A        E        D          G        A 
Allow your hands to lose their grip and let it fall 

E      D   G       A 
   Oooh,     aaah 

       E         D       G              A 
It's a wonder anyone can breathe here 
         E        D        G          A 
with the smoke to thick to cough 
         E            D       G     A 
So we've fallen as we run for cover from the 
E           D       G      A 
bombs we're setting off 


          E                 D        G     A 
You think hurting gives you license (license) 
      E           D    G    A 
to do anything at all (anything) 
        E               D         G 
But you gotta take your medicine (medicine) 
  A        E        D          G        A 
Allow your hands to lose their grip and let it fall 

E      D   G       A 
   Oooh,     aaah 

  A        E        D          G        A 
Allow your hands to lose their grip and let it fall 

C                   D         
So we watch another good day fading 
G                      A 
How we gonna leave the hangman hanging 
C                     D 
Girl one day you know we'll know 
              E 
enough to get better 


E      D   G       A 
   Oooh,     aaah 
    	

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100 BPM Andante