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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2053367,"song":"The Breaks","artist":"Kurtis Blow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11449981-the-breaks-chords-by-kurtis-blow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2053367?type=chord","rating":4.61371,"votes":5,"content":"No Capo\r\n\r\n[tab][Chords]\r\n [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\ne|--10-----9----7---12--10-------------------------------|\r\nB|---7-----7----7---14--12-------------------------------|\r\nG|---7-----7----7---14--12-------------------------------|\r\nD|---9-----9----9---14--12-------------------------------|\r\nA|---x-----x----x----x---x-------------------------------|\r\nE|---x-----x----x----x---x-------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nN.C.\r\nClap your hands everybody\r\nN.C.\r\nIf you got what it takes\r\nN.C.\r\nCause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know\r\nN.C.\r\nThat these are the breaks\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBrakes on a bus, brakes on a car[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreaks to make you a superstar[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBreaks to win and breaks to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut these here breaks will rock your shoes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd these are the breaks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreak it up, break it up, break it up[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIf your woman steps out with another man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd she runs off with him to Japan[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd the IRS says they want to chat[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd you can't explain why you claimed your cat[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWith 18 phone calls to Brazil[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd you borrowed money from the mob[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd yesterday you lost your job[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, these are the breaks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreak it up, break it up, break it up[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nN.C.\r\nThrow your hands up in the sky\r\nN.C.\r\nAnd wave em round from side to side\r\nN.C.\r\nAnd if you deserve a break tonight\r\nN.C.\r\nSomebody say alright!\r\nN.C.\r\n(All right) Say ho-oo!\r\nN.C.\r\n(Ho-oo!) And you don't stop\r\nN.C.\r\nKeep on, somebody scream!\r\nN.C.\r\n(Owwwww!) Break down!\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBreaks on a stage, breaks on a screen[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreaks to make your wallet lean[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBreaks run cold and breaks run hot[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSome folks got 'em and some have not[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut these are the breaks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreak it up, break it up, break it up![/tab]\r\n\r\nBreak down!\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\nN.C.\r\nTo the girl in brown, stop messing around\r\nN.C.\r\n(Break it up, break it up!)\r\nN.C.\r\nTo the guy in blue, whatcha gonna do?\r\nN.C.\r\nTo the girl in green, don't be so mean\r\nN.C.\r\nAnd the guy in red, say what I said\r\nN.C.\r\nBreak down!\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBrakes on a plane, brakes on a train[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreaks to make you go insane[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBreaks in love, breaks in war[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut we got the breaks to get you on the floor[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd these are the breaks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreak it up, break it up, break it up![/tab]\r\n\r\nBreak down! Yo!\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + .......[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nJust do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nJust do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nJust do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nJust do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou say last week you met the perfect guy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd he promised you the stars in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe said his Cadillac was gold[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut he didn't say it was 10 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe took you out to the Red Coach grill[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut he forgot the cash and you paid the bill[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd he told you the story of his life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut he forgot the part about...his wife![/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(That's the breaks, that's the breaks!)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell these are the breaks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBreak it up, break it up, break it up![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + .......[/tab]","plain_text":"No Capo\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\nN.C.\nClap your hands everybody\nN.C.\nIf you got what it takes\nN.C.\nCause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know\nN.C.\nThat these are the breaks\n\n\n\n\nBm7 Bm7 Bm6 Bm\nBm7 Bm7 A\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\nN.C.\nThrow your hands up in the sky\nN.C.\nAnd wave em round from side to side\nN.C.\nAnd if you deserve a break tonight\nN.C.\nSomebody say alright!\nN.C.\n(All right) Say ho-oo!\nN.C.\n(Ho-oo!) And you don't stop\nN.C.\nKeep on, somebody scream!\nN.C.\n(Owwwww!) Break down!\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\nBreak down!\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\nN.C.\nTo the girl in brown, stop messing around\nN.C.\n(Break it up, break it up!)\nN.C.\nTo the guy in blue, whatcha gonna do?\nN.C.\nTo the girl in green, don't be so mean\nN.C.\nAnd the guy in red, say what I said\nN.C.\nBreak down!\n\n[Interlude]\n\nBm Bm7\nBm Bm7\n\nBm Bm7\nBm Bm7\nBm Bm7\nBm Bm7\nBm Bm7\nBm Bm7\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\nBreak down! Yo!\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Bm7","Bm6","Bm","A","G","B","D","E","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}