Broken Man Chords
by Status Quo
Broken Man by Status Quo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, Dsus4, G, A7, Gsus4 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
D D C D D C
e|2-------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|0---------------|
b|3-------3-------|1---------------|--------3-------|1---------------|
g|2-------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|0---------------|
d|0-------0-------|2-------------02|0-------0-------|2-------------02|
a|----------------|3----------023--|----------------|3----------023--|
e|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
D D C D D C
e|--------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|0---------------|
b|--------3-------|1---------------|--------3-------|1---------------|
g|--------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|0---------------|
d|0-------0-------|2-------------02|0-------0-------|2-------------02|
a|----------------|3----------023--|----------------|3----------023--|
e|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
e|2------22------2|3------33------3|2------22------2|3------33------3|
b|3------33------2|3------33------2|3------33------2|3------33------2|
g|2------22------2|2------22------2|2------22------2|2------22------2|
d|0------00------0|0------00------0|0------00------0|0------00------0|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Melody:
D D D D
e|----0---2--0----|--2--------20---|----0---2--0----|----------------|
b|3--3---3----3-3-|3--------------3|3-----------3-3-|3---------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Sitting by a broken window Up in a back room swallowing wine
Calling out my name and number As I was walking out of my cell
G G D D
e|------------0---|2--0-----0------|----0---2-------|----------------|
b|0--33--03-------|----3---------3-|3----------33-3-|3---------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
gazing down a back street garden with my bed chair table and wine
Louie gave me back my vallet he nearly dropped my picture of Nell
A7 A7 G Gsus4
e|0---0---0-------|0---2-------0---|----------------|----------------|
b|-------3----3---|----------------|3---3---3---0-3-|3---------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
looks like I'm going no where but no where's where I am
Drin king gets you no where but no where's where I am
D C G7 D D C G7 D
e|------------0---|2---0-----------|----------------|----------------|
b|3--33--33-------|--------3---0-3-|3---------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----3----2----0-|
a|----------------|----------------|-------------3--|3---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Guess Ill always be a back street broken man
D C G7 D
e|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|
d|0---------------|----3----2----0-|
a|-------------3--|3---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|
D G C G7 D
e|---------20-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|--------------3-|3---------------|--------3---0-3-|3---------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Oh____________ broken man______
D G C G7 D
e|---------10-----|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
b|--------------3-|--3-------------|--------3---0-3-|3---------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Oh____________ broken man______
D G C G7 D
e|---------20-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|--------------3-|3---------------|--------3---0-3-|3---------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Oh____________ I said again______
D C G7 D D C G7 D
e|------------0---|2---0-----------|----------------|----------------|
b|3--33--33-------|--------3---0-3-|3---------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----3----2----0-|
a|----------------|----------------|-------------3--|3---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Guess Ill always be a back street broken man