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Break Me Down
Paul Smith and the Intimations
No capo
This is a full-chord version of Paul Smith's single Break Me Down.
The chords in the chorus and bridge have been taken from a video of Paul playing the song acoustically.
INTRO
Em D G
EmVERDSE C1
  EmCherry red
  You were a secret to me
  EmBobbed brunDetteG  
  EmKing's DCross becaGme that bit more glamorous
  EmTalk untDilG  
  EmYou unvDeil ambGitions to me
  EmPlastic DparasolsG  
  EmArtifiDcial heGater lighting up your face
CHORUS 1
  GBreak me down, Cit won't be hardD  
  DWiden your eyeDsus4s until I crack
  GBreak me down, Cit won't be hard
  DWiden your eyeDsus4s until I crack
G D Em
GVEDRSCE 2
  EmGot a fuzzy head
  EmTrying Dto forgetG  
  EmYour demDeanour lGeading me a merry dance
CHORUS 2
  GBreak me down, Cit won't be hardD  
  DWiden your eyeDsus4s until I crack
  GI'm the same age Cnow that you were thenD  
  DI understanDsus4d the way you felt
  GYou can break me dCown
  DCatch a plane and I'lDsus4l meet you in the middle
BRIDGE (Paul plays this bit all barred)
Dm Cm G
Dm Cm G
  DmI was still Cmdreaming of the Gcoatcheck girls
  DmI was just Cmtrying to forGget
CHORUS 3
  GBreak me downC, it won't be hardD  
  DWiden your eyeDsus4s until I crack
  GI'm the same age Cnow that you were thenD  
  DI understanDsus4d the way you felt
  GYou can break me dCown
  DCatch a plane and I'lDsus4l meet you in the middle
OUTRO
G C D Dsus4
(End on G)

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Break Me Down

by Paul Smith and the Intimations

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Dsus4

Break Me Down

Paul Smith and the Intimations

No capo

This is a full-chord version of Paul Smith's single Break Me Down.

The chords in the chorus and bridge have been taken from a video of Paul playing the song acoustically.

INTRO

Em D G

Em D C

VERSE 1

Cherry red

You were a secret to me

Em D G

Bobbed brunette

Em D G

King's Cross became that bit more glamorous

Em D G

Talk until

Em D G

You unveil ambitions to me

Em D G

Plastic parasols

Em D G

Artificial heater lighting up your face

CHORUS 1

G C D

Break me down, it won't be hard

D Dsus4

Widen your eyes until I crack

G C

Break me down, it won't be hard

D Dsus4

Widen your eyes until I crack

G D Em

G D C

VERSE 2

Got a fuzzy head

Em D G

Trying to forget

Em D G

Your demeanour leading me a merry dance

CHORUS 2

G C D

Break me down, it won't be hard

D Dsus4

Widen your eyes until I crack

G C D

I'm the same age now that you were then

D Dsus4

I understand the way you felt

G C

You can break me down

D Dsus4

Catch a plane and I'll meet you in the middle

BRIDGE (Paul plays this bit all barred)

Dm Cm G

I was still dreaming of the coatcheck girls

Dm Cm G

I was just trying to forget

CHORUS 3

G C D

Break me down, it won't be hard

D Dsus4

Widen your eyes until I crack

G C D

I'm the same age now that you were then

D Dsus4

I understand the way you felt

G C

You can break me down

D Dsus4

Catch a plane and I'll meet you in the middle

OUTRO

G C D Dsus4

(End on G)

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