The Script - Broken Arrow: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Broken Arrow" 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.

                      Am
This time he's gonna wear an iron suit
This time she's gonna fix her heart and make it bullet proof
                           F
He says he's gonna take a bite from the forbidden fruit
She says never never bite more than you can chew
                              C
But this time he's not gonna be another could've been
This time she's gonna get real, love the skin she's in
                       Em
He says a winner never quits, quitters never win
She says this time that she is built to face anything

This time he's gonna stand for who he is
This time she's gonna live to work, she's not working to live
He says just because you say it's true, it don't mean it is
She says it seems too good to be true, well then it probably is
This time he's hell bent yeah he's heaven bound
This time she's gonna pick herself up no more breaking down
He says he's gonna turn the wheel, turn this shit around
She says if he's looking for love then she don't want to be found

Chorus:
           F                                C
When you shoot across the sky like a broken arrow
         Em                                       Am
It's so hard to keep yourself on the straight and narrow
           F                                C
When you shoot across the sky like a broken arrow
             Em
You fall of course
Yeah when you hit the ground
It's hard to get to heaven when your falling hell bound

This time he's gonna make it to the aftermath
This time she's gonna raise her head choose the righteous path
He said one day we will look back and it will make us laugh
She said better to have and not need, than to need and not have
No matter what the cause it's better to have loved and lost
Have you ever met a man who never loved at all?
Yeah the higher they are the bigger they fall
You have to choose something cuz you can't have it all
No, he's not gonna be the last to the finish line
She said even losers get lucky sometimes
He says it's gonna get better like a fine wine
She says it's harder to smell the roses when the sun don't shine
This time he's gonna find another way
This time she's gonna take you to the good ol'days with no... gracing
Only warm embraces with the two little sweet angels with dirty faces

Chorus

Every break, every burn, every toss, every turn,
every sin, anything you've learned it's all programmed, all programmed
Every break, every burn, every toss, every turn,
every sin, everything we've learned it's all programmed, all programmed

Chorus:
When you shoot across the sky like a broken arrow
It's so hard to keep yourself on the straight and narrow
When you shoot across the sky like a broken arrow
You fall of course
Yeah when you hit the ground
It's hard to get to heaven when you're born hell bound


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Broken Arrow" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Broken Arrow" by The Script.