[Intro] A9 D D7 I remember the evenin' you said you were leavin' G G#m That's when I knew I had lost D No room for forgiveness D7 G G#m Suitcase, frames, pictures, placed in the back of your car Em I won't tell my parents G How I fucked up perfection D A9 And selfishly put myself first Em G D A future of stories, kiss you, good mornings gone and it's what I A9 Deserve G D I can't find the words to say Bm A9 When someone asks how you've been G D Bm A9 I don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart D When my friends hear the rumours D7 They'll tell me they knew that G G#m You were bad news from the start D Every bar they take me D7 To try to matchmake me G G#m With someone who doesn't come close, no Em G You won't tell your mother 'cause she'll tell your father D A9 And that's just one more broken heart (one more broken heart) Em G A future of stories, adventures, and journeys D A9 On fire and falling apart G D I can't find the words to say Bm A9 When someone asks how you've been G D Bm A9 I don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart G D Call your answerphone Bm A9 Hope that you're not at home G D Bm A9 G I don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart ( D Bm A9 ) ( G D Bm A9 ) D D7 When I'm all by myself and the drink doesn't help G Take 'em down from the shelf G#m D And I'm reminded I keep fighting walls in my head D7 G G#m With the miles of regret, 'cause I had every letter, but now G D I can't find the words to say Bm A9 When someone asks how you've been G D Bm A9 I don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart G D Call your answerphone Bm A9 Hope that you're not at home G D Bm A9 I don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart ( G D ) Bm A9 (Fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart)