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| * = palm-mute
[Intro]
   Am     Gx3*
 N.C.    x3
   Am     Gx8
[Verse 1]
AmIt's alGright if you Amlove me,G  
AmIt's alGright if you Amdon'tG  
AmI'm not aGfraid of you Amrunnin' aGway honey,
AmI got this Gfeeling you Fmaj7won'tFmaj7sus2  Fmaj7  
[Verse 2]
Say Amthere ain't no Guse in preAmtending,G  
AmYour eyes Ggive you aAmwayG  
AmSomething inGside you is Amfeeling like GI do,
AmWe said all Gthere is to Fmaj7say...            Fmaj7sus2   Fmaj7Baby!
[Chorus]
AmBreakGdown Fmaj7go ahead and Ggive it to me
AmBreakGdown honey, Fmaj7take me through the Gnight
AmBreakGdown now I'm Fmaj7standing here, Gcan you see
AmBreakGdown it's alFmaj7right..Fmaj7sus2.Fmaj7  
...it's alFmaj7right,Fmaj7sus2  Fmaj7  
...it's alAmright.G  
[Instrumental]
   Am    Gx10
Fmaj7
[Chorus]
AmBreakGdown Fmaj7go ahead and Ggive it to me
AmBreakGdown honey, Fmaj7take me through the Gnight
AmBreakGdown now I'm Fmaj7standing here, Gcan you see
AmBreakGdown it's alFmaj7right..Fmaj7sus2.Fmaj7  
...it's alFmaj7right,Fmaj7sus2  Fmaj7  
...it's alAmright.G  
[Outro]
   Am    Gx7

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Open

XO221O

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

A minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Breakdown

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Fmaj7sus2

| * = palm-mute

[Intro]

Am G

x3*

N.C. x3

Am G

[Verse 1]

Am G Am G

It's alright if you love me,

Am G Am G

It's alright if you don't

Am G Am G

I'm not afraid of you runnin' away honey,

Am G Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2 Fmaj7

I got this feeling you won't

[Verse 2]

Am G Am G

Say there ain't no use in pretending,

Am G Am G

Your eyes give you away

Am G Am G

Something inside you is feeling like I do,

Am G Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2 Fmaj7

We said all there is to say... Baby!

[Chorus]

Am G Fmaj7 G

Breakdown go ahead and give it to me

Am G Fmaj7 G

Breakdown honey, take me through the night

Am G Fmaj7 G

Breakdown now I'm standing here, can you see

Am G Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2 Fmaj7

Breakdown it's alright...

Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2 Fmaj7

...it's alright,

Am G

...it's alright.

[Instrumental]

Am G

x10

Fmaj7

[Chorus]

Am G Fmaj7 G

Breakdown go ahead and give it to me

Am G Fmaj7 G

Breakdown honey, take me through the night

Am G Fmaj7 G

Breakdown now I'm standing here, can you see

Am G Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2 Fmaj7

Breakdown it's alright...

Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2 Fmaj7

...it's alright,

Am G

...it's alright.

[Outro]

Am G

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