Everybody Breaks

Tom: G

G
[Can fingerpick individual notes G (first string, 3rd fret), D (open third string), & G (open fourth string)]


[Verse 1]
G
I’ve been looking for the water, looking for the sea
                                                C
Searching for my trouble but my trouble finds me
C
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime
G
I’ve been looking for the answer
G
Don’t help me find
G
The cure to my cancer
                         C
‘Cause i’ve been there before
C
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime
D
Who’s gonna bend now
N.C.
Who’s gonna break
C
Who’s got the map to tell me what’s at stake


[Verse 2]
G
I’ve been walking elementary trying to
                                                C
find the people that sent me to the end of the road
C
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime
G
Who’s been taking all my lines
                   D
Been trying to realize
D
But if the pen doesn’t scratch
                     C
Maybe it just don’t show
C
Everybody breaks
C
What’s it gonna take
C
Everybody breaks sometime
D
Who’s gonna mention what we’re talkin' about
      C
Baby you ain’t brave when you whisper out loud


[Whistling]
G D C D


[Verse 3]
G
I’ve been acting eco-friendly
G
Moving with the times
G
It takes a lot to offend me
                      C
But I’m crying in my beer
C
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime
      D
The water is clear
D
Way on the other side
           C
When you heard the rock 'n' roll
C
Did you change your mind
      D
The fever breaks
D
You think it’s one of a kind
          C
When you heard the rock 'n' roll
C
Did you change your mind


[Bridge]
G


[Fingerpicking recommended]
G
Everybody wants the crown
G
Everybody wants the crown
           C
When it’s upside down pointing to the ground
G
Everybody wants the crown
D
Everybody wants the crown
C
Everybody wants the crown
           D
When it’s upside down pointed at you and I
D
Oh who’s gonna try
                C
Oh who’s gonna try


[Verse 4]
G                                                 D
I’ve been looking for the water, looking for the sea
                                               C
Searching for my trouble but my trouble finds me
C
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime
G
I’ve been looking for the answer
               D
Don’t help me find
D
The cure to my cancer
                         C
‘Cause i’ve been there before
C
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime


[Outro]
G                                                 D
I’ve been looking for the water, looking for the sea
D                                             C
Searching for my trouble but my trouble finds me
C
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime
G
I’ve been looking for the answer
               D
Don’t help me find
D
The cure to my cancer
                         C
‘Cause i’ve been there before
C                                                             G
Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks, Everybody breaks sometime