Protocol

    D                      D7
I remember the evenin' you said you were leavin'
G                            Bb
That's when I knew I had lost
   D
No room for forgiveness
    D7                      G                     Bb
Suitcase, frames, pictures, placed in the back of your car


[Pre-Chorus]
  Em
I won't tell my parents
      G
How I fucked up perfection
    Bm                   A
And selfishly put myself first
  Em                 G
A future of stories, kiss you good mornings
D                      A
Gone and it's what I deserve


[Chorus]
                 G        D
I can't find the words to say
             Bm              A
When someone asks how you've been
                 G     D      Bm                 A
I don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart


[Verse 2]
        D
When my friends hear the rumours
        D7
They'll tell me they knew that
G                          Bb
You were bad news from the start
      D
Every bar they take me
    D7
And try to matchmake me
     G                        Bb
With someone who doesn't come close, no


[Pre-Chorus]
    Em                            G
You won't tell your mother 'cause she'll tell your father
    Bm                          A
And that's just one more broken heart (One more broken heart)
  Em                 G
A future of stories, adventures, and journeys
D                        A
On fire and falling apart


[Chorus]
                 G        D
I can't find the words to say
             Bm         A
Someone asks how you've been
               G     D      Bm                 A
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
          G     D
Call your answerphone
                 Bm     A
Hope that you're not at home
               G     D      Bm                 A
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart


[Instrumental]
G D Bm A
G D Bm A


[Bridge]
         D                     D7
When I'm all by myself and the drink doesn't help
         G
Take 'em down from the shelf
    Bb                           D
And I'm reminded I keep fighting walls in my head
         D7                        G                     N.C.
With the miles of regret, 'cause I had every letter, but now


[Chorus]
                 G        D
I can't find the words to say
             Bm         A
Someone asks how you've been
               G     D      Bm                 A
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
          G     D
Call your answerphone
                 Bm     A
Hope that you're not at home
               G     D      Bm                        A    G D
Don't know the protocol for fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart
 Bm                        A
(Fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart)