{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":857725,"song":"Breaking Down","artist":"Jeremy Messersmith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11602110-breaking-down-chords-by-jeremy-messersmith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/857725?type=chord","rating":4.86497,"votes":9,"content":"My favorite song by one of my favorite hometown musicians. \r\nHere is the basic progression in the original key of G. \r\nNot hard at all, lovely song though. Great fun to harmonize on.\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]/B\r\nI’ve got a car that’s always stuck in the last gear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt’s starts and it goes if you leave it alone but you can’t steer.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]/B\r\nTaking it out on a Sunday drive on the back roads[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it waits till I’m far away from home and the sun is getting low[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 2: \r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]/B\r\nAnd wouldn’t you know it, she’s breaking down again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPulling her over onto the shoulder, letting her under my skin[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]/B\r\nI’ve got a woman that I haven’t seen for a good year[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe’s got a new job, yeah I love her a lot but she ain’t here.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]/B\r\nWe’ve got a system and she’s got it all worked out[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut there’s something missing that she’s forgetting that she can’t live [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwithout[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Repeat Chorus)\r\n\r\nVerse 3: (repeat verse progression)\r\nI’ve  got a car, it looks real good with the top down\r\nBut it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town\r\nI’ve got a girl who’s drying her eyes with a haiku\r\nSo I’m hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon\r\n\r\n(Repeat Chorus)","plain_text":"My favorite song by one of my favorite hometown musicians. \nHere is the basic progression in the original key of G. \nNot hard at all, lovely song though. Great fun to harmonize on.\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 2: \n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat Chorus)\n\nVerse 3: (repeat verse progression)\nI’ve  got a car, it looks real good with the top down\nBut it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town\nI’ve got a girl who’s drying her eyes with a haiku\nSo I’m hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon\n\n(Repeat Chorus)","chords":["G","C","B","Am","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}