Matchbox Twenty
Bent


name: Arjan Desjardijn (www.rawktabs.com)

artist: Matchbox 20

SongTitle: Bent

Tabs: Matchbox 20 - Bent
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Riff1 4x (&lead 1a)
Riff1 4x (&lead 1b)

Riff1
e--------
B--------
G--------
D--------
A-4-4----
E-2-2----
  F#5

intro lead1a
e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-2b4r2~-----2h4~~--4/6\4~~--4/6\4~-2~-1----------
D----------2h4-------------------------------2---2h4--
A----------------------------------------------4------
E-----------------------------------------------------
                F#5       F#5       F#5       F#5

intro lead1b
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----2h4~~--4/6\4~~--4/6\4~-2~-1------
D-2h4-------------------------------4\---
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
        F#5       F#5       F#5     F#5

                    Bm
If I fall along the way
E                       F#m   F#m9
 pick me up and dust me off.
                          Bm
and if I get too tired to make it
E                       F#m  [nc]
 be my breath so I_ can walk

                     Bm
If I need some other love
E                        F#m   F#m9
 give me more than I can stand
                               Bm
and when my smile gets old and faded
E                       
 wait around I'll smile again

[Pre-chorus]
A         A/G#  F#m   
shouldn't be so complicated
                 Bm           / / / /  A
just hold me and then - just hold me again

[Chorus]
A        A/G#        F#m          E                 D
Can  you help me I'm bent  I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
               E                             A               A/G#        
F#m
get put back toge__ther   you're breaking me in_ and this is how we 
will end
              D            A   A/G#  F#5
with you and me___   bent_


                          Bm
If I couldn't sleep could you sleep_
E                          F#m   F#m9
 could you paint me better off_
                          Bm
could you sympathize with my needs__
E                          A
 I know you think I need a lot

[Pre-chorus]
A         A/G#              F#m   
I started out clean but I'm jaded
                 Bm           / / / /  A
just phoning it in  just breaking the skin

[Chorus]
A        A/G#        F#m          E                 D
Can  you help me I'm bent  I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
               E                             A               A/G#        
F#m
get put back toge__ther   you're breaking me in_ and this is how we 
will end
              D            A   A/G#
with you and me___   bent_

F#m

[Bridge]
F#m            D
F#m            D
 start bending me     It's never
F#m            D
enough  I feel all_ your pieces_
F#m            D                    Eb5          D
 start bending me    Keep bending me un__til I'm completely broken in

[Solo (repeat intro)]
Riff1 4x (&lead 1a)
Riff1 4x (&lead 1b)

[Pre-chorus]
A         A/G#   F#m   
shouldn't be_ so complicated
                  Bm          / / / /  A
just touch me and then - just touch me again

[Chorus]
A        A/G#        F#m          E                 D
Can  you help me I'm bent  I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
               E                             A               A/G#        
F#m
get put back toge__ther   you're breaking me in_ and this is how we 
will end
              D                            E
with you and me___   bending  without understanding  hell I know that I 
can't
A        A/G#        F#m          E                 D
Can  you help me I'm bent  I'm so scared_ that I'll ne__ver
               E                             A               A/G#        
F#m
get put back toge__ther   you're breaking me in_ and this is how we 
will end
              D                     D
with you and me___      bent

Chords:
F#5  24xxxx
Bm   x24432
E    022100
F#m  244222
F#m9 244224
A    577655 / x02220
A/G# 47xxxx
D    xx0232 / x57775
Eb5  x688xx