Breakdown
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[Intro: ]D G A G A D/F# G A D
D G/B Csus2
we all come in from the cold we come down from the wire
G/B A D
and everybody warms themselvels to a different fire when sometimes we get
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D G/B Csus2 G/B
burned you'd think sometime we'd learn the one you love is the one that
A G D/F# A/E Dsus2
should take you higher you ain't got no one you better go back out and find her.
G/B A Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2 D G/B Csus2 G/B
A G D/F# A/E Dsus2 G D G D
Verse: 1
A
just like children hidin' in a closet can't tell what's goin' on outside
G D
sometimes we're so far off the beaten track we'll get a taken for a ride
G A D/F# G
by a parlor trick or some words of wit a hidden hand up a sleeve to think
A
that the one you love could hurt you now is a little hard to believe
D
but everybody darlin' sometims bites the hand that feeds
1. G D D6 D D6
Verse 2.
[Refrão]G Dsus2 G
ow! breakdown let me hear it now breakdown
Dsus2 G
let me hear it now yeah breakdown
A
let me hear it now ow! get down with yo' bad self alright
Csus2 G/B A D Csus2 G/B A G D/F#
A/E D Csus2 G/B
i've come to know the cold i think of it as home when there ain't enough
A D
of me to go around i'd rather be left alone but if i call you out of habit
Csus2 G/B
i'm out of love and i gotta have it would you give it to me if i fit your needs
A G A D/F#
like when we both knew we had it but now the damage's done and we're back
G A
out on the run funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns.
just because you're winning don't mean you're the lucky ones
[Refrão]G D G
breakdown let me hear it now breakdown yeah
Asus4 A
D D7 G7 Asus4
breakdown breakdown let me hear it now
Outro
How to play Breakdown
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.