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BREAKDOWN by CHRON GEN
INTRO:       F      G      E     Ax4
FI sing this song and the Gmorning light cEomes burning through Aand all is bright
come round in bed with a throbbing head and nothing seems quite right
BREAK:       F      G       E    Ax2
FForgetting mind and Ghearts are Eblind to reason or Adelight
and i can't seem to come to terms or face the brand new day
CHORUS:
FI'm breaking Gdown, i'm breCaking downBm, down, down, down   x3
            F              G     C(strum)
down.........
BREAK:  just drum & bass (but bass is low in mix and can't tell what is being played!)
BREAK:        F       G       E     Ax2
Fvoices sound like Gthey're too loud Eits up too fierce anAd great
a vicious slash my temper lost controlling starts too late
i have killed a friend of mine my conscience starts to pain
i have to trem these solos just to ease this guilty brain
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK:  just drum & bass (but bass is low in mix and can't tell what is being played!)
SOLO:        F       G       E     Ax4
REPEAT CHORUS:
Finish strumming C a few times

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Breakdown

by Chron Gen

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BREAKDOWN by CHRON GEN

F G E A

INTRO: x4

F G E A

I sing this song and the morning light comes burning through and all is bright

come round in bed with a throbbing head and nothing seems quite right

F G E A

BREAK: x2

F G E A

Forgetting mind and hearts are blind to reason or delight

and i can't seem to come to terms or face the brand new day

CHORUS:

F G C Bm

I'm breaking down, i'm breaking down, down, down, down x3

F G C

(strum)

down.........

BREAK: just drum & bass (but bass is low in mix and can't tell what is being played!)

F G E A

BREAK: x2

F G E A

voices sound like they're too loud its up too fierce and great

a vicious slash my temper lost controlling starts too late

i have killed a friend of mine my conscience starts to pain

i have to trem these solos just to ease this guilty brain

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: just drum & bass (but bass is low in mix and can't tell what is being played!)

F G E A

SOLO: x4

REPEAT CHORUS:

Finish strumming C a few times

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