Clean Break Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays459

Clean Break by Jenny Owen Youngs is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Gm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: Dm Gm A Dm 2x dedilhado 

          Dm    Gm 
Make it a clean break 
          A    Dm 
Make it a fast cut 
            Dm       Gm 
Don't wanna feel the ache 
            A        Dm 
Don't wanna keep the rush 

Dm 
Cut to me, I don't need anymore, Can go 
Gm 
Don't bother with the table 
       A 
We can do it on the floor 
               Dm 
God knows I am sure 

          Dm    Gm 
Make it a clean break 
          A    Dm 
Make it a fast cut 
            Dm       Gm 
Don't wanna feel the ache 
            A        Dm 
Don't wanna keep the rush 

Dm 
No need for anesthetic, Oh! And no more laughing gas 
Gm 
Jut sterilize the scalpel and 
      A 
Let's get this over with 
       Dm 
We can muscle to transect 

SOLO 

Dm 
As I come to I still feel you creeping in my skin 
Gm 
It's back I lie under the knife 
    A 
and start over again 
       Dm 
Cannot buy no vitamins 

          Dm    Gm 
Make it a clean break 
          A    Dm 
Make it a fast cut 
            Dm       Gm 
Don't wanna feel the ache 
            A        Dm 
Don't wanna keep the rush 

          Dm    Gm 
Make it a clean break 
          A    Dm 
Make it a fast cut 
            Dm       Gm 
Don't wanna feel the ache 
            A        Dm 
Don't wanna keep the rush 

          Dm    Gm 
Make it a clean break 
          A    Dm 
Make it a fast cut 
            Dm       Gm 
Don't wanna feel the ache 
            A        Dm 
Don't wanna keep the rush 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante