Break Down Here
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released: March 2004
chords by: palamin0@countrytabs.com
(capo 1st fret)
INtro - C
(verse 1)
C Am7
Mile marker 203, gass gauge leanin on the edge of "E",
F C - G
and I'll be dang if the rain ain't pourin down,
C
There's somethin smokin underneath the hood,
Am7
It's a bangin and a clangin and it can't be good,
F C - G
And it's another fifty miles to the nearest town,
(bridge)
Em7 Am7
Everything I own's in the back in a hefty bag,
Em7 F
I'm outta cigarettes and I'm down to my last drag,
(chorus)
C
I'd sure hate to break down here,
Am7
Nothing up ahead or in the rear view mirror,
F
out in the middle of nowhere, knowin
G
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin,
C
So GOD help me keep me movin somehow,
Am7
Don't let me start wishin I was with him now,
F Em (xx6454) Am (x77555)
I made it this far without cryin a single tear,
F G C
I'd sure hate to break down here,
(verse 2)
C
Under fifty thousand miles ago,
Am7
Before the bad blood and busted radio,
F C - G
You said I was all you'd ever need,
C
But love is blind and little did I know,
Am7
You were just another dead end road,
F C - G
Paved with pretty lies and broken dreams,
(bridge)
Em7 Am7
Baby leavin you is easier than being gone,
Em7 F (G)
I don't know what I'd do if one more thing goes wrong,
(chorus)
C
I'd sure hate to break down here,
Am7
Nothing up ahead or in the rear view mirror,
F
out in the middle of nowhere, knowin
G
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin,
C
So GOD help me keep me movin somehow,
Am7
Don't let me start wishin I was with him now,
F Em (xx6454) Am (x77555)
I made it this far without cryin a single tear,
F G Am F - G
I'd sure hate to break down here, oh no,
(chorus)
C
I'd sure hate to break down here,
Am7
Nothing up ahead or in the rear view mirror,
F
out in the middle of nowhere, knowin
G
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin,
C
So GOD help me keep me movin somehow,
Am7
Don't let me start wishin I was with him now,
F Em (xx6454) Am (x77555)
I made it this far without cryin a single tear,
F G
I'd sure hate to break down,
F G
It's too late to turn around,
F G C
I'd sure hate to break down here,
Csus - C
Mile marker 215,
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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