C F [Verse 1] C I was staring out the window F The whole time he was talking to me C It was a filthy pane of glass F I couldn't get a clear view C And as he went on and on F Eb It wasn't the outside world I could see C Bb F Just the filthy pane that I was looking through [Chorus] F E So I had to break the window F E It just had to be F E Better that I break the window Am F D Than him or her or me [Verse 2] C I was never focused on just one thing F My eyes got fixed when my mind got so C It may look like I'm concentrated on F Eb A very clear view C But I'm as good as asleep F Eb I bet you didn't know C It'd take a lot of it away F Eb If you do [Chorus] F E I had to break the window F E It just had to be F E Better that I break the window Am F D Than him or her or me F E I had to break the window F E It just had to be It was in my way F E Better that I break the window Am F D Than forget what I had to say Am F D Or miss what I should see [Bridge] Dm Because the fact being that Whatever's in front of me C Is covering my view Dm So I can't see what I'm seeing in fact F I only see what I'm looking through E F E Am E D [Verse 3] C So again I've done the right thing F I was never worried about that C Am Eb The answer's always been in clear view C But even when the window was cleaned F Am I still can't see for the fact Dm That when it's clean Bb Dm G It's so clear I can't tell what I'm looking through [Chorus 3] F E So I had to break the window F E It just had to be It was in my way F E Better that I break the window Am F D Than him or her or me F E I had to break the window F E It just had to be It was in my way F E Better that I break the window Am F D Than miss what I should see F E I had to break the window F E It just had to be It was in my way F E Better that I break the window Am F D Than forget what I had to say Am F D Or miss what I should see Am F D Or break him or her or me Am F D Especially me