Protocol chords by The Vamps

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
  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)