Linkin Park - Until It Breaks: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Until It Breaks" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Until It Breaks Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Linkin Park

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Until It Breaks" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          A
It goes a one, two, three
                     A#                      A
I was born with the hunger of a lion, the strength of a sun
   G                               A
I don't need to sweat it when the competition come
 A#                      A
Original style, like an eight of eight drum
      G                          A
So I don't run the track, no, I make the track run
   A#                         A
My momma taught me words, my daddy built rockets
   G                           A
I hold 'em both together now, tell me what I got
        A#                           A
It's a pretty small weapon, I can shoot it, I can drop it
      G                               A
But learn to respect it 'cause you clearly can't stop it
       A
Like that...
                           A
It ain't over 'cause the sharks on the left side,
the snakes on the right
    A
And anything you do, they wanna get a little bite
     A
It really doesn't matter if you're wrong or if you're right
      A
Cause once they get their teeth in, nothing really fights
    A#                         A
And razzle me, I do it like I got nothing to lose
      G                                     A
And you can run your mouth like you could try to fill my shoes
      A#                             A
But steady little soldier, I ain't standing next to you
       G                                 A
I can lay it on the ground before you're even in my view
       A
Like that...

Am                           G      Am
Give me the strength of the rising sun
Am            C           D      Am
Give me the truth of the words unsung
              C          D                  C
And when the last bells ring, the poor men sing
                     D
Bring me to kingdom come

                             A
This is something for your people
on the block to blackout and rock to
 A
Give you what you need like Papa, who shot ya
 A
Separate the weak from the obsolete, you're meek,
I creep hard on impostors
G
 And switch styles on the dime, quick-witted y'all
  G
Quit tripping, I don't have time for your crying
G
 I grind tough sucka make your mind up,
are you in the firing squad or are you in the line-up?
A#                   A
 Bang, bang, little monkey man playing
          G                      A
With the big guns only get you slain

I ain't playing,
          A#                      A
I'm just saying you ain't got a sliver of a chance
      G                            A
I get ill or I deliver while you quiver in your pants
A#                     A
So shake, shake down, money, here's the break down
 G                             A
You can play the bank, I'mma play the bank take down
A#                       A
And no mistakes now I'm coming to get you
            G                         A
I'm just a Banksy, you're a Brainwash, get the picture?
            A
It's like that

Chorus:
     A
We swim against the rising waves
      D                 A
and crash against the shore
     A
The body bends until it breaks
    D              A     D  A
The early morning sings no more
    A
So rest your head. it's time to sleep
       D                 A
And dream of what's in store
     A
The body bends until it breaks
     D              A
And sings again no more
       E                  A
Cause time has torn the flesh away
     D                   E  A
The early morning sings no more


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Until It Breaks" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Until It Breaks" by Linkin Park.