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When Love Breaks Down

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Step 1 / 47Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren-2015
*** CAPO 2nd Fret ***
E,A,D,G,B,e
A. x,0,2,2,2,0
E7sus4. 0,2,0,2,0,0
E7. 0,2,0,1,0,0
F#m11. x,4,4,2,0,0(F#m11/C#)
Dmaj7. x,x,0,2,2,2
Aadd11. x,0,0,2,2,0
[Intro]
e|-A----------------|-----------------|-E7sus4------------E7----|-----------F#m11------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4--2--|-4-----2-2-------|-----------------|-4---------4-----|
D|-----------2/4---|-------4-2-------|-----------------|-----------4-----|-------------4---|------4------4---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-Dmaj7----------------|-----------------|-E7sus4------------E7----|-----------------|
B|-2-----------3-2-|-----------------|---------5---\-2-|-5---------------|
G|-----------------|-4---2-----------|-----------------|-----6-6-4---2---|
D|-----------------|-----------2/4---|-2---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-F#m11----------------|--------------Aadd11---|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------5---\-2-|-5---------------|---------5---\-2-|-5---------------|
G|-----------------|-----6-6-4---2---|-----------------|-----6-6-4---2---|
D|-4---------------|-----------------|(0)--------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
AMy love and I
E7sus4We work E7well together
F#m11But often we're aDmaj7part
E7sus4Ab - sence E7makes the
F#m11heart lose weight, yeah
Dmaj7Till love breaks down
[verse2]
AOh my, oh my
E7sus4  E7Have you seen the weather?
F#m11The sweet September Dmaj7rain
E7sus4Rain on E7me F#m11like no other
Aadd11Until I drown
[Chorus]
Aadd11When love breaks down, E7sus4the E7things you do
Aadd11To stop the truth from E7sus4hurting yoE7u
Aadd11When love breaks down, E7sus4the E7lies we tell
Aadd11They only serve E7sus4to fool ourseE7lves
Aadd11When love breaks down, E7sus4  E7the things you do
Aadd11To stop the truth from E7sus4hurting youE7  
Aadd11When love breaks down, E7sus4the E7lies we tell
Aadd11They only serve to E7sus4fool ourseE7lves
[Interlude] (intro melody is repeated)
| A| E7sus4   E7| F#m11|
| Dmaj7| E7sus4   E7| F#m11| Aadd11|
[Verse 3]
AMy love and I
E7sus4We are E7boxing clever
F#m11She'll never crowd me Dmaj7out
E7sus4Fall, be E7free as F#m11old confetti
Dmaj7And paint the town
[Chorus]
Aadd11When love breaks down, E7sus4the E7things you do
Aadd11To stop the truth froE7sus4m hurting yoE7u
Aadd11When love breaks down, E7sus4  E7the lies we tell
Aadd11They only serve tE7sus4o fool ourseE7lves,
Aadd11When love breaks down, E7sus4  E7the things you do
Aadd11To stop the truth E7sus4from hurting yoE7u
Aadd11When love breaks dowE7sus4n, E7the lies we tell
Aadd11They only serve E7sus4to fool ourE7selves
[Interlude] (intro melody is repeated)
| A| E7sus4   E7| F#m11|
| Dmaj7| E7sus4   E7| F#m11| Aadd11|
[Outro]
AOh my, oh my
E7sus4Have you E7seen the weather?
F#m11My love and IDmaj7, we are boxing clever
| E7sus4   E7| F#m11| Aadd11|
| A| E7sus4   E7| F#m11|
| Dmaj7| E7sus4   E7| F#m11| Aadd11|
| A|
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