Broke House Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F]
[C][Em][Am][F][C][Am][Em][Am]

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Praying God is [C]in the house
[Am]c house consumed by fiction
[F]c rough hand i[Am]n her bl[E]ouse
[Am]cbused by his addiction
[F]His mouth is ful[Am]l of lies
Her life is [F]helter skelter
There is no [Am]compromise

[Verse 2]
there is no path to shelter
[F]Living in [C]a Broke House
[Em]Ever[Am]ything is busted
[F]Dagger- and- [C]cloak house
[Em]Where nobo[Am]dy's trusted
[F]Shadow and [C]smoke [Em]house
[Am]cll the locks are rusted
[F]Living in a [C]Broke [Em]House
[Am](Living in a [F]broke [C]hou[Em]se)[Am]

[Verse 3]
Yeah, he was kind at [Am]first
Refuge from her crazy [F]father
Now she can't [Am]tell what's worse
Ravaged wife or [F]ravaged daughter
Thru [Am]the smokescreen of lies
He comes in[F]toxicated
Force himself [Am]between her thighs

[Verse 4]
He leaves her lost and naked
[F]Living in a [C]Broke House
[Em]Ever[Am]ything is busted
[F]Dagger- and- [C]cloak house
[Em]Where nobo[Am]dy's trusted
[F]Shadow and [C]a smoke [Em]house
cll the lock[Am]s are rusted
[F]Living in a [C]Broke [Em]House
(Liv[Am]ing in a [F]broke house)
It comes in from the [E]south,

[Verse 5]
She sees it [Am]in his eyes[F]
One hand [C]across her [Em]mouth
Neighbors won't [Am]hear her cries
[F]This house becom[C]es a c[E]age
There is no [Am]comprom[F]ise
When his lust and [C]anger rage
She is the sacri[F]fice

[Verse 6]
[F]Living in a [C]Broke House
[Em]Everything is bu[Am]sted
[F]Dagger- and- [C]cloak house
[Em]Where nobo[Am]dy's trusted
[F]Shadow and [C]smoke [Em]house
[Am]cll the locks are rusted
[F]Living in a [C]Broke [Em]House
(Living in a [Am]broke [F]house)
Living in a [C]Broke House

[Verse 7]
[Em]
She'd like to [Am]burn it down
c [F]sea of flames and [C]smoke [Em]house
[Am]cnd tell the whole damn town
[F]It's an inside [C]joke house
[Em]Where she never [Am]gets the joke
[F]Living in a [C]broke house [Em](living in
a [Am]broke house)
[F][C][E][Am]