Breakeven Chords
by Jayesslee
Breakeven by Jayesslee is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-----------3---|----------3-----------0--------------------------|
G|---0-----------0--------0|----0-----------0--------0-----------------------|
D|2-----2-----0-----0------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-2-----2-----3-----3-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-----------3---|-----------3--3----------------------------------|
G|---0-----------0--------0|-----0--------0----------------------------------|
D|2-----2-----0-----0------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--2-----2-----3----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------3--------3-----3-----0-----------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0--------------------------------|
D|2-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2--------3-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------X--------------------------------------------|
I'm still alive but i'm barely breathing... (repeat 3 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------3--------3-----3-----------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|2-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2--------3-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------X--------------------------------------------|
Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even...
e|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----3-----3-----0-------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0---|-----0-----0--0-----0----------------------------------|
D|---2-----0--0-----0|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|--2--------3-------------------------------------------|
E|0-----X--3---------|--------X----------------------------------------------|
Her best days will be some of my worst.. (repeat 3 times)
Cmaj9(no 3rd) (strum 3 times)
e|-------------------|----------------------3-|-^-|--------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----3-----3-----0----3-|-|-|--------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0---|-----0-----0--0---------|-|-|--------------------------|
D|---2-----0--0-----0|------------------------|-|-|--------------------------|
A|-------------------|--2--------3----------3-v-|-v--------------------------|
E|0-----X--3---------|--------X----------------------------------------------|
Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even, even...
Chorus
(Strum as per song)
Gsus4 Cmaj9(no 3rd) D A7#9(no 5th)
e|3---------------3----------------2------3----------------------------------|
B|3---------------3----------------3------3----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------X------2----------------------------------|
A|3--------------------------------X------2----------------------------------|
E|----------------3----------------X------X----------------------------------|
What am I gonna do... I'm falling to pieces.
Cmaj9(no 3rd) (strum DUDU)
e|--------------------------------------------3^-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------3|-----------------------------|
G|---------0-----------0-------------------0---|-----------------------------|
D|---3-----------0-----------0----------0------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------0h2--2--------3v-----------------------------|
E|0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----------------------X--------------------------|
Verse
(Strum as per song)
Em G G Cmaj9(no 3rd)
e|X--------X----------3------3-------2---------------------------------------|
B|X--------X----------3------3-------3---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2--------2----0h2---2------3-------3---------------------------------------|
E|---------3----------X------X-------X---------------------------------------|
They say bad things happen for a reason..no wise words can stop the bleeding
(repeat twice)
Em G G Cmaj9(no 3rd)
e|X--------X----------3------3-----------------------------------------------|
B|X--------X----------3------3-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2--------2----------2------3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------3----------X------X-----------------------------------------------|
She's moved on... cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even...
(repeat twice)
Chorus
(Strum as per song)
Gsus4 Cmaj9(no 3rd) D A7#9(no 5th)
e|3---------------3----------------2------3----------------------------------|
B|3---------------3----------------3------3----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------X------2----------------------------------|
A|3--------------------------------X------2----------------------------------|
E|----------------3----------------X------X----------------------------------|
Outro
Cmaj9(no3rd)
e|-----------------------------------------------3^--------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0-------------------0-----3|--------------------------|
G|---------0-----------0-------------------0------|--------------------------|
D|0h2^------------0-----------0----------0--------|--------------------------|
A|0h2|---------------------------0h2--2----------3|--------------------------|
E|0--|---0-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------------------------|
Strum
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| h Hammer-on
| X dead note
| ^ bend up
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