Matchbox Twenty - Bent: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bent" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

                    Bm
If I fall along the way
E                          F#m
Then pick me up and dust me off
                          Bm
And if I get too tired to make it
E                          F#m
Then be my breath so I can walk

                          Bm
And if I need some other love then
E                           F#m
You give me more than I can stand
                                Bm
And when my smile gets old and faded
E                             A
Then wait around I'll smile again

           E/G#         F#m
It shouldn't be so complicated
                   Bm
Just hold me and then
           E        A
Well just hold me again

                      F#m
Can you help me, I'm bent?
                        Dmaj7
I'm so scared that I'll never
                E
Get put back together
                 A
Keep breaking me in
                        F#m
And this is how we will end
                Dmaj7
With you and me bent

And if I couldn't sleep, could you sleep?
Could you paint me better off?
And could you sympathize with my needs?
I know you think I need a lot

I started out clean but I'm jaded
Just phoning it in
Oh, just breaking the skin

Chorus

F#m            D
Start bending me
            F#m               D
It's never enough till I feel all your pieces
F#m            D
Start bending me
                B              D            F#m
Keep bending me until I'm completely broken in

Shouldn't be so complicated
Just touch me and then
Oh, just touch me again

Chorus:
Can you help me I'm bent?
I'm so scared that I'll never
Get put back together
Keep breaking me in
And this is how we will end
With you and me landin' without understanding
Hell, I'd go there again
Can you help me I'm bent?
I'm so scared that I'll never
Get put back together
Yeah, you're breaking me in
And this is how we will end
With you and me bent


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Bent" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bent" by Matchbox Twenty.