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capo 2
intro:
e---3--------------------0----
B---3---3-1-0------------0h1--
G---0--------------0-----0----
D---0----------0h2------------
A---2----------------3--------
E---3-------------------------
Gi build a ladder to the Cadd9moon
Gand there i'd carve yoCadd9ur name
Gif it would brighten up this Cadd9room
Gbut you know that aCadd9nyway
well i can't be the rock
not today
sometimes i wanna pop
well sometimes i wanna say
cho:
Dand i'd like to breaCk down
Dand i can't find the Ctime
Dyou're all lookin' tCo me to Bmkeep it in Emline
Cadd9i hope i can keep it in liGne
sometimes i slow it down
to hear what i haven't heard
when darkness rolls around
i scream out the word
his picture's on my wall
and he looks about my age
i wonder if he ever broke at all
i wonder if he ever had to scream
(chorus)
it's gonna work itself out
it always does
at the last drop of doubt
it's just like it never was
(chorus)

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Breakdown

by Cross Canadian Ragweed

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

capo 2

intro:

e---3--------------------0----

B---3---3-1-0------------0h1--

G---0--------------0-----0----

D---0----------0h2------------

A---2----------------3--------

E---3-------------------------

G Cadd9

i build a ladder to the moon

G Cadd9

and there i'd carve your name

G Cadd9

if it would brighten up this room

G Cadd9

but you know that anyway

well i can't be the rock

not today

sometimes i wanna pop

well sometimes i wanna say

cho:

D C

and i'd like to break down

D C

and i can't find the time

D C Bm Em

you're all lookin' to me to keep it in line

Cadd9 G

i hope i can keep it in line

sometimes i slow it down

to hear what i haven't heard

when darkness rolls around

i scream out the word

his picture's on my wall

and he looks about my age

i wonder if he ever broke at all

i wonder if he ever had to scream

(chorus)

it's gonna work itself out

it always does

at the last drop of doubt

it's just like it never was

(chorus)

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