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Falsettos - Im Breaking Down

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[Intro]
A  A/E
F7 F7 F7 E7
A  A/E
F7 F7 E7
F7 F7 E7
F7 E7 F7 E7
F7 E7
[Verse 1]
AI'd like to be a princess Fon a throne
Bm7b5To have a country I can C#call my own
N.C.
And a king
N.C.
Who's lusty and requires a fling
N.C.
With a female thing
[Post-verse 1]
C#mGreat, men will be men
Let me D#turn on G#the C#mgas
E/G#I caught them A/Ein the den with
N.C.
Marvin grabbing Whizzer's ass
[Verse 2]
AOh sure, I'm sure, he's sure he Fdid his best
Bm7b5I mean he meant to be what C#7he was not
F#mThe things he F#m/Ewas are things which B7I forgot
N.C.
He's a queen
N.C.
I'm a queen
N.C.
Where is my crown?
[Chorus 1]
I'm breaking Adown
I'm breaking A7down
My life is Dshitty
And my kid seems like an E7idiot to me
I mean that's Asick
I mean he's A7great
It's me who F#is the matter
F#/G#Talking madder
F#/AThan the maddest F#/A#hatterBm7  
[Post-chorus 1]
If EI repeat Aone more word
I Dswear I'll C#7lose my F#mbrain
OhC#m, what else should I exBplain?
N.C.
Oh, yes it's true
N.C.
I can cry on cue
N.C.
But so can you
[Chorus 2]
I'm breaking Adown
I'm breaking A7down
DDown, doDm7wn
You ask me "AIs it fun A/G#to crF#my over F#m/Enothing?"
N.C.
It is, I'm breaking down
[Instrumental]
A  A/E
F7 F7 E7
F7 F7 E7
F7 E7
[Verse 3]
ANow let's consider what I Fmight do next
Bm7b5I hate admitting I've beC#come perplexed
N.C.
I'm bereaved
N.C.
I've cried, I've shook, I've yelled, I've heaved
N.C.
I have been deceived
[Post-verse 2]
C#mAs enemies go
Whizzer D#is noG#t so C#mbad
E/G#It's just he's A/Eso damn happy
N.C.
That it makes me so damn mad
[Verse 4]
AI want to hate him but I Freally can't
Bm7b5It's like a nightmare how this C#7all proceeds
F#mI hope that Whizzer don't fulB7fill his needs
N.C.
Don't is wrong
N.C.
Sing along
N.C.
What was the noun?
[Chorus 3]
I'm breaking Adown
I'm breaking A7down
I'll soon reDdecorate these stalls
I'd like some E7padding on the walls
And also Apills
I wanna A7sleep
Sure, things'll F#probably worsen
F#/G#But it's not like F#/AI'm some healthy F#/A#personBm7  
[Post-chorus 2]
I've Erethought my Atalks with Marv
And Done fact C#7does eF#mmerge
C#mI think I like his Bshrink
N.C.
So that is why I might turn to drink
N.C.
I'm on the brink
[Chorus 4]
Of breaking Adown
I'm breaking A7down
DDown, doDm7wn
I only Awant to love A/G#a maF#mn who can F#m/Elove me...
N.C.
Or like me...
N.C.
Or help me...
N.C.
Help me!
[Bridge]
AMarvin was never Dmine
D/C#He took his meetings in the D/Bboys' latrineD/E  
I used to cryE  
He'd make a sceneD/E  
I'd rather E7die
E7Than dry-clean
E7Marvin's wedding gown
[Chorus 5]
I'm breaking Adown
I'm breaking A7down
It's so upDsetting when you've found
That what's recE7tangular is round
I mean it Astinks
I mean he's A7queer
And me, I'm F#just a freak
Who F#/G#needs it maybe F#/Aevery other F#/A#weekBm7  
[Post-chorus 3]
I've Erethought the Afun we've had
And Done fact C#7to eF#mmerge:
C#mI've played the foolish clown
N.C.
The almost virgin who sings this dirge
N.C.
Is on the verge
[Outro]
Of breaking Adown
I'm breaking A7down
DDown, doDm7wn
The only Athing that's breaking A/G#up iF#ms my familF#m/EyA  A7/G  D/F#  Dm(maj7)/F  
The only Athing that's breaking A/G#up iF#ms my familF#m/Ey
But meB7, I'm breaking AdoD7/F#wnDm7/F  A  

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Falsettos - Im Breaking Down

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

Bm7b5

C#m

E/G#

C#7

F#m

F#m/E

F#/G#

F#/A

F#/A#

Bm7

[Intro]

A A/E

F7 F7 F7 E7

A A/E

F7 F7 E7

F7 E7 F7 E7

F7 E7

[Verse 1]

A F

I'd like to be a princess on a throne

Bm7b5 C#

To have a country I can call my own

N.C.

And a king

N.C.

Who's lusty and requires a fling

N.C.

With a female thing

[Post-verse 1]

C#m

Great, men will be men

D# G# C#m

Let me turn on the gas

E/G# A/E

I caught them in the den with

N.C.

Marvin grabbing Whizzer's ass

[Verse 2]

A F

Oh sure, I'm sure, he's sure he did his best

Bm7b5 C#7

I mean he meant to be what he was not

F#m F#m/E B7

The things he was are things which I forgot

N.C.

He's a queen

N.C.

I'm a queen

N.C.

Where is my crown?

[Chorus 1]

I'm breaking down

My life is shitty

And my kid seems like an idiot to me

I mean that's sick

I mean he's great

It's me who is the matter

F#/G#

Talking madder

F#/A F#/A# Bm7

Than the maddest hatter

[Post-chorus 1]

E A

If I repeat one more word

D C#7 F#m

I swear I'll lose my brain

C#m B

Oh, what else should I explain?

N.C.

Oh, yes it's true

N.C.

I can cry on cue

N.C.

But so can you

[Chorus 2]

I'm breaking down

D Dm7

Down, down

A A/G# F#m F#m/E

You ask me "Is it fun to cry over nothing?"

N.C.

It is, I'm breaking down

[Instrumental]

A A/E

F7 F7 E7

F7 E7

[Verse 3]

A F

Now let's consider what I might do next

Bm7b5 C#

I hate admitting I've become perplexed

N.C.

I'm bereaved

N.C.

I've cried, I've shook, I've yelled, I've heaved

N.C.

I have been deceived

[Post-verse 2]

C#m

As enemies go

D# G# C#m

Whizzer is not so bad

E/G# A/E

It's just he's so damn happy

N.C.

That it makes me so damn mad

[Verse 4]

A F

I want to hate him but I really can't

Bm7b5 C#7

It's like a nightmare how this all proceeds

F#m B7

I hope that Whizzer don't fulfill his needs

N.C.

Don't is wrong

N.C.

Sing along

N.C.

What was the noun?

[Chorus 3]

I'm breaking down

I'll soon redecorate these stalls

I'd like some padding on the walls

And also pills

I wanna sleep

Sure, things'll probably worsen

F#/G# F#/A F#/A# Bm7

But it's not like I'm some healthy person

[Post-chorus 2]

E A

I've rethought my talks with Marv

D C#7 F#m

And one fact does emerge

C#m B

I think I like his shrink

N.C.

So that is why I might turn to drink

N.C.

I'm on the brink

[Chorus 4]

Of breaking down

I'm breaking down

D Dm7

Down, down

A A/G# F#m F#m/E

I only want to love a man who can love me...

N.C.

Or like me...

N.C.

Or help me...

N.C.

Help me!

[Bridge]

A D

Marvin was never mine

D/C# D/B D/E

He took his meetings in the boys' latrine

I used to cry

D/E

He'd make a scene

I'd rather die

Than dry-clean

Marvin's wedding gown

[Chorus 5]

I'm breaking down

It's so upsetting when you've found

That what's rectangular is round

I mean it stinks

I mean he's queer

And me, I'm just a freak

F#/G# F#/A F#/A# Bm7

Who needs it maybe every other week

[Post-chorus 3]

E A

I've rethought the fun we've had

D C#7 F#m

And one fact to emerge:

C#m

I've played the foolish clown

N.C.

The almost virgin who sings this dirge

N.C.

Is on the verge

[Outro]

Of breaking down

I'm breaking down

D Dm7

Down, down

A A/G# F#m F#m/E A A7/G D/F# Dm(maj7)/F

The only thing that's breaking up is my family

A A/G# F#m F#m/E

The only thing that's breaking up is my family

B7 A D7/F# Dm7/F A

But me, I'm breaking down

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