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[Verse 1]
CWe all come in from the cold
We Bbcome down from the wire
An' Feverybody warms themselves to a different Cfire
'N sCometimes we get bCurned
You'd Bbthink sometime we'd learn
The Fone you love is the one that should take you Ghigher
You ain't Fgot no one, you better Cgo back Gout and Cfind her
[Verse 2]
JCust like children hiding in a closet
Can't tell what's Ggoing on outside
Sometimes, we're Fso far off the beaten track
We get Ctaken for a ride
By a pFarlor trick, or some Gwords of wit
CA hidden hand up a Fsleeve
To think the one you love could hurt you, now
Is a little hard to Gbelieve
But everybody, darlin', sometimes bites the hand that Cfeeds
[Verse 3]
When I Clook around
An' Geverybody always brings me down
Well, Fis it them or me?
Well, I just can't see
But Cthere ain't no peace to found
But if Fsomeone really Gcared
Well, they'd Ctake the time to sFpare
A moment to try and understand another one's Gdespair
RGemember, in this game we call life, that no one said it's Cfair
[Chorus]
FBreakCdown Let me hear Fit, now
Breakdown Let me hear it, Cnow
Yeah BFreakdown LGet me hear it, now
[Verse 4]
I've Ccome to know the cold
I Bbthink of it as home
When there Fain't enough of me to go around
I'd rather be left Calone
But if I Ccall you out of habit
I'm out of Bblove and I gotta have it
FWould you give it to me if I fit your needs?
Like when we both knew we Chad it
FNow, the damage's Gdone
CAnd we're back out on the Frun
Funny how everything was roses when we held on to the Gguns
Just because you're winnin' don't mean you're the lucky Cone
[Chorus]
FBreakCdown Let me hear Fit, now
Breakdown Let me hear it, Cnow
Yeah BFreakdown LGet me hear it, now

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Breakdown

by Guns N' Roses

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[Verse 1]

We all come in from the cold

We come down from the wire

F C

An' everybody warms themselves to a different fire

C C

'N sometimes we get burned

You'd think sometime we'd learn

F G

The one you love is the one that should take you higher

F C G C

You ain't got no one, you better go back out and find her

[Verse 2]

Just like children hiding in a closet

Can't tell what's going on outside

Sometimes, we're so far off the beaten track

We get taken for a ride

F G

By a parlor trick, or some words of wit

C F

A hidden hand up a sleeve

To think the one you love could hurt you, now

Is a little hard to believe

But everybody, darlin', sometimes bites the hand that feeds

[Verse 3]

When I look around

An' everybody always brings me down

Well, is it them or me?

Well, I just can't see

But there ain't no peace to found

F G

But if someone really cared

C F

Well, they'd take the time to spare

A moment to try and understand another one's despair

G C

Remember, in this game we call life, that no one said it's fair

[Chorus]

F C F

Breakdown Let me hear it, now

F G

Yeah Breakdown Let me hear it, now

[Verse 4]

I've come to know the cold

I think of it as home

When there ain't enough of me to go around

I'd rather be left alone

But if I call you out of habit

I'm out of love and I gotta have it

Would you give it to me if I fit your needs?

Like when we both knew we had it

F G

Now, the damage's done

C F

And we're back out on the run

Funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns

Just because you're winnin' don't mean you're the lucky one

[Chorus]

F C F

Breakdown Let me hear it, now

F G

Yeah Breakdown Let me hear it, now

About Breakdown Chords by Guns N' Roses

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The chords for "Breakdown" show the original chord names (including C, Bb, F, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.