Breakdown
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Intro: C
[Verso 1]
C F C
The clubs are all closed and the ladies are leaving
D G
There's nobody, nobody knows on the street
C F C
A few stranded souls standing cold at the station
F C G C F
And nowhere to go but to bed and to sleep
[Refrão]
Bb F
Lord, would you look at you
F
Now that you're here, ain't you?
C C7
Proud of your peers
F
And the long way you've come
Bb
All alone, all the way
F
On your own who's to say
C
That you've thrown it away for a song
C F A D
Boy, you've sure come a long way from home
[Verso 2]
D G D
So it's so long to so many, so far behind you
E A
Fair weather friends that you no longer know
D G D
You still got the same lonely songs to remind you
G D A D G
Of someone you seemed to be so long ago
[Refrão]
C G
Lord, would you look at you
G
Now that you're here, ain't you?
D
Proud of your peers
G
And the long way you've come
C
All alone, all the way
G
On your own who's to say
D D7
That you've thrown it away for a song
G
Boy, you've sure come a long way from home
How to play Breakdown
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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?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.