Verse 1:
Eb Eb7
I remember the evenin' you said you were leavin'
Ab B
That's when I knew I had lost
Eb
No room for forgiveness
Eb7 Ab B
Suitcase, frames, pictures, placed in the back of your car
Pre-Chorus:
Fm
I won't tell my parents
Ab
How I xxxxed up perfection
Cm Bb
And selfishly put myself first
Fm Ab
a future of stories, kiss you good mornings
Eb Bb
Gone and it's what I deserve
Chorus:
Ab Eb
I can't find the words to say
Cm Bb
When someone asks how you've been
Ab Eb Cm Bb
I don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
Verse 2:
Eb
When my friends hear the rumours
Eb7
They'll tell me they knew that
Ab B
You were bad news from the start
Eb
Every bar they take me
Eb7
And try to matchmake me
Ab B
With someone who doesn't come close, no
Pre-Chorus:
Fm Ab
You won't tell your mother 'cause she'll tell your father
Cm Bb
And that's just one more broken heart -One more broken heart-
Fm Ab
a future of stories, adventures, and journeys
Eb Bb
On fire and falling apart
Chorus:
Ab Eb
I can't find the words to say
Cm Bb
Someone asks how you've been
Ab Eb Cm Bb
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
Ab Eb
Call your answerphone
Cm Bb
Hope that you're not at home
Ab Eb Cm Bb
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
Instrumental -x2-: Ab Eb Cm Bb
Bridge:
Eb Eb7
When I'm all by myself and the drink doesn't help
Ab
Take 'em down from the shelf
B Eb
And I'm reminded I keep fighting walls in my head
Eb7 Ab -nc-
With the miles of regret, 'cause I had every letter, but now
Chorus:
Ab Eb
I can't find the words to say
Cm Bb
Someone asks how you've been
Ab Eb Cm Bb
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
Ab Eb
Call your answerphone
Cm Bb
Hope that you're not at home
Ab Eb Cm Bb Ab Eb
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
Cm Bb
-Fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart-
