Chords
Torn

Torn is a cover performed by Natalie Imbruglia. It was originally written by Anne Preven, Scott Cutler, and Phil Thornalley, and recorded by the band Ednaswap in 1993. Imbruglias version, released in 1997, achieved global success, becoming one of the most iconic singles of the 90s.

Key: F

Introduction:  F   F4   F   F2  

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           F                                       Am 
            I thought I saw a man brought to life
                                                      A# 
            He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
            He showed me what it was to cry
           F                                        Am 
            Well you couldn' t be that man I adored
            You don' t seem to know
                                          A# 
            Don' t seem to care what your heart is for
            But I don' t know him anymore

                          Dm 
                 There' s nothing where he used to lie
                 C 
                 My conversation has run dry
                Am 
                 That' s what' s going on
                C 
                 Nothing' s fine
                        F 
                 I' m torn

            F                      C                 Dm 
             I' m all out of faith, this is how I feel
                                A#                          F 
             I' m cold and I am shamed, lying naked on the floor
                                C                       Dm 
                Illusion never changed, into something real
                                 A#                               F 
             I' m wide awake and I can see, the perfect sky is torn
                               C                   Dm    C    A# 
             You' re a little late, I' m already torn

           F                                       Am 
            So I guess the fortune teller' s right
                                                                 A# 
            I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
            But you crawl beneath my veins and now

                          Dm 
                 I don' t care, I have no luck
                 C 
                 I don' t miss it all that much
                Am 
                 There' s just so many things
                C 
                 That I can' t touch
                        F 
                 I' m torn

            F                      C                 Dm 
             I' m all out of faith, this is how I feel
                                A#                          F 
             I' m cold and I am shamed, lying naked on the floor
                                C                       Dm 
                Illusion never changed, into something real
                                 A#                               F 
             I' m wide awake and I can see, the perfect sky is torn
                               C                   Dm    C    A# 
             You' re a little late, I' m already torn

              Dm  ( C)   A#        Dm             F          C 
           Torn...             Ooooh...  Hoo ooooh...  Ooooh

                          Dm 
                 There' s nothing where he used to lie
                 C 
                 My inspiration has run dry
                Am 
                 That' s what' s going on
                C 
                 Nothing' s right
                        F 
                 I' m torn

            F                     C                 Dm 
             I' m all out of faith, this is how I feel
                                A#                          F 
             I' m cold and I am shamed, lying naked on the floor
                                C                       Dm 
             Illusion never changed, into something real
                                 A#                               F 
             I' m wide awake and I can see, the perfect sky is torn
                                  C                 Dm 
             I' m all out of faith, this is how I feel
                                A#                               F 
             I' m cold and I am shamed, bound and broken on the floor
                               C                   Dm    C    A# 
             You' re a little late, I' m already torn

           Dm    C 
          Torn...  (much wailing)
          Ooh...

       F 
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   F 
   "Well you couldn' t be that man I adored"
   Am                                                       A# 
   "You dont seem to know - Don' t seem to care what your Heart is for"
   "...But I don' t know him anymore."
 F                 C 
"Im all out of Faith"
                 Dm 
"This is how I feel"
                     A#                          F 
"I' m cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor"
                    C 
"Illusion never changed"
                  Dm 
"Into something real"
                     A#                             F 
"I' m wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is Torn"
                  C                 Dm               Bb*(Slow/Hard strum