Breakeven is a song by Irish band The Script. It narrates the feelings of heartbreak and the emotional imbalance between the parties involved in a breakup. The inspiration came from the band members own romantic experiences, making the song highly relatable to anyone who has gone through similar losses.
Key: G
Introduction:CGDEm x4 EmDGAm7
EmDGAm7 I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing EmDGAm7 Just prayin' to a god that I don't believe in EmDGAm7 Cos I got time while she got freedom EmDGAm7 Cos when a heart breaks no it don't break even EmDGAm7 Her best days will be some of my worst EmDGAm7 She finally met a man that's gonna put her first EmDGAm7 While I'm wide awake she's no trouble sleeping EmDGAm7 Cos when a heart breaks no it don't break even, even, no
CGDEmC What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you, and GDEmC What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're OK, yeah GDEmC I'm falling to pieces, yeah GDEm I'm falling to pieces
EmDGAm7
EmDGAm7 They say bad things happen for a reason EmDGAm7 But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding EmDGAm7 Cos she's moved on while I'm still grieving EmDGAm7 And when a heart breaks no it don't break even (even)
CGDEmC What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you, and GDEmC What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're OK, yeah GDEmC I'm falling to pieces, yeah GDEmC I'm falling to pieces, yeah GDEm I'm falling to pieces (One still in love while the other one's leaving) CGDEm I'm falling to pieces (Cos when a heart breaks no it don't breakeven)
EmDGAm7
EmD You got his heart and my heart and none of the pain GAm7 You took your suitcase, I took the blame EmDG Now I'm tryna make sense of what little remains, oh Am7 Cos you left me with no love and no love to my name
EmDGAm7 I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing EmDGAm7 Just prayin' to a god that I don't believe in EmDGAm7 Cos I got time while she got freedom EmD Cos when a heart breaks no it don't break G No, it don't break Am7C No, it don't break even, no!
GDEmC What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you, and GDEm What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're OK CGDEmC I'm falling to pieces, yeah GDEmC I'm falling to pieces, yeah (Oh, I'm falling, I'm falling... yeah) GDEm I'm falling to pieces (One still in love while the other one's leaving) CGDEm I'm falling to pieces (Cos when a heart breaks no it don't breakeven)
CGDEm
CGDEm Oh, it don't break even, no, oh CGDEm Oh, it don't break even, no, oh CGDEm Oh, it don't break even, no