| E7 |
| Broken lines, broken strings, broken threads, broken springs |
| A7 | E7 |
| Broken idols, broken heads, | people sleeping in broken beds |
| B7 | A7 |
| Ain’t no use jivin’, | ain’t no use jokin’ |
| E7 |
| Everything is broken |
| Broken bottles, broken plates, broken switches, broken gates |
| Broken dishes, broken parts, streets are filled with broken hearts |
| Broken words never meant to be spoken |
| Everything is broken |
| E7 |
| Seems like every time you stop and turn around |
| A7 |
| Something else has just hit the ground |
| Broken cutters, broken saws, broken buckles, broken laws |
| Broken bodies, broken bones, broken voices on broken phones |
| Take a deep breath, feel like you’re chokin’ |
| Everything is broken |
| E7 |
| Every time you leave and go off some place |
| A7 |
| Things fall to pieces in my face |
| Broken hands on broken plows, broken treaties and broken vows |
| Broken pipes, broken tools, people bending broken rules |
| Hound dog howlin’, bullfrog croakin’ |
| Everything is broken |