China â??? Sparkadia Capo 1st fret No real chords are played over the verses (one C note played throughout)but based on the bass notes in the last verses, you can play these chords over the verses if you want to do it acoustically) Intro: C Verse 1: C G F She's as distant as the winter sun, C G F More consistent than the beat of a drum C G Am G All this time she's been hiding her weakness away from me Verse 2: C G F Then one day I touched a nerve by mistake C G F Pressed too hard and she started to shake C G Am G Every time that I go there I know there's so much she can take, (G) before she breaks Chorus: (NC) C (G) F C (G) F She breaks like China, She breaks like China (G) C (G) F (G) C FG) The longer we take, the bigger we break when we find out Verse 3: C G F I keep a close eye on the way I act C G F Even when I start to see all the cracks C G Am G I give nothing away but expect her to stay with me Verse 4: C G F When she worked out where my weakness lay C G F And she wouldn't stop until I gave way C G Am G Every time that she goes there she knows there's so much I can take, (G) before I break Chorus: (NC) C (G) F C (G) F I break like China, I break like China (G) C (G) F (G) C FG) The longer we take, the bigger we break when we find out Middle 8: G The stronger we act, the longer we crack, There's only so much we can take till we start to break Solo: C (G) F C (G) F (G) C (G) F Em Dm Verse 5: C G F We're constructed from the same design C G F With a heart that makes no sense to the mind C G Am G We can keep it together but pressure and time have their way Verse 6: C G F For the things we try to keep inside C G F Find their way out in the dark of the night C G Am G All it takes is the tiniest touch and there's only so much, before we break Chorus: (NC) C (G) F C (G) F We break like China, We break like China (G) C (G) F (G) C FG) The longer we take, the bigger we break when we find out (G) C (G) F C (G) F C (G) F G ~ ~ China China We break like China