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Tate McRae - You Broke Me First Chords

Chord reference Am, F, C, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am]You [F]broke me [C]first. [G]Maybe [Am]you don’t like talking too much, a[F]bout yourself. But [C]you shoulda told me, that you were thinking about [G]someone else. You’re [Am]drunk at a party, or maybe it’s just that your [F]car broke down. Your [C]phone’s been off for a couple of months, so you’re cal[G]ling me now.

[Am]I know you, you’re like [F]this. When [C]shit don’t go your way you needed, [G]me to fix it. [Am]And like me, I [F]did, but I [C]ran out of every [G]reason.

Now suddenly you’re [Am]asking for it [F]back. Could you tell me, [C]where’d you get the [G]nerve? Yeah, you could say you [Am]miss all that we [F]had, but I don’t really [C]care how bad it [G]hurts. When you broke me [F]first. [F]You broke me [C]first. [G]

Took [Am]a while, was in denial when [F]I first heard. That [C]you moved on quicker than I could’ve ever, you [G]know that hurt. Swear, [Am]for a while, I would stare at my phone, just to [F]see your name. But [C]now that it’s there, I don’t really, know what to [G]say.

[Am]I know you, you’re like [F]this.When [C]shit don’t go your way you needed, [G]me to fix it. [Am]And like me, I [F]did, but I [C]ran out of every [G]reason.

Now suddenly you’re [Am]asking for it [F]back. Could you tell me, [C]where’d you get the [G]nerve? Yeah, you could say you [Am]miss all that we [F]had, but I don’t really [C]care how bad it [G]hurts. When you broke me [F]first. [F]You broke me [C]first. [G]

What did you think would [Am]happen? [F]What did you think would [C]happen? [G] I’ll never let you [Am]have it. [F]What did you think would [C]happen? [G]

Now suddenly you’re [Am]asking for it [F]back. Could you tell me, [C]where’d you get the [G]nerve? Yeah, you could say you [Am]miss all that we [F]had, but I don’t really [C]care how bad it [G]hurts. When you broke me [F]first. [F]You broke me first. (you [C]broke me [G]first) You broke me [Am]first, oh [F]oh. When you broke me [C]first [G]

Artist Tate McRae
Album You Broke Me First
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2020
Key Am

How to Play You Broke Me First on Guitar?

Tate McRae - You Broke Me First can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, C, G chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play You Broke Me First with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.