Broken Strings — Piano Lead Sheet

"Broken Strings" lead sheet with chords, melody, and lyrics. Play the melody while following chord symbols above. Perfect for sing-along or accompaniment. Key of D, 112 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

Let me hold you for the last time. It’s the last chance to feel a gain. But you broke me, now I can’t feel an y thing. When I love you rings so un true, I can’t e ven con vince my self. When I’m speak ing, it’s the voice of some one else. Oh, it (G)tears (A)me up. I (G)try to hold on, but it hurts too much. I (G)try to for give, but it’s not e nough to (G)make it all o kay. (D)You can’t play on bro ken strings. You can’t feel an y thing that your heart don’t wan na feel. I can’t tell you some thing that ain’t real. Oh, the truth hurts. A (Bm)lie’s worse. (D)How can I give an y more when I love you a lit tle less than be fore? Oh, what are we do ing? We are turn ing in to dust. Play ing house in the ru ins of us. Run ning back through the fire, when there’s noth ing left to save. It’s like chas ing the ver y last train when it’s too (G)late, too (Em7)late. Oh, it (G)tears (A)me up. I (G)try to hold on, but it hurts too much. I (G)try to for give, but it’s not e nough to (G)make it all o kay. (D)You can’t play on bro ken strings. You can’t feel an y thing that your heart don’t wan na feel. I can’t tell you some thing that ain’t real. Oh, the truth hurts. A (Bm)lie’s worse. (D)How can I give an y more when I love you a lit tle less than be fore? Oh, we’re run ning through the fire when there’s noth ing left to save. It’s like chas ing the ver y last train when we both know it’s too late, too late. You can’t play Oh, oh, Oh, you oh, know that I love you a lit tle less less, a lit tle less than than be be fore. fore. Let me hold you for the last time. It’s the last chance to feel a (G)gain.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
D
Tempo
112 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Broken Strings" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
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