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Breaking Down
From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down"
Very easy song. Play these chords with the picking pattern accentuating on
the B string. You'll hear it when you play it. Very easy, and very AWESOME!
(FYI, UG creates those chord shapes when you hilight the chord. Those are not
usually accurate)
Intro/Interlude
  C2-  G-  Em7- G  
-3----3---3---
-3----3---3---
-0----0---0---
-2----0---2---
-3----2---2---
-x----3---0---
Verse 1
             C2        G               C2      G   C-  G-  Em7- G  
I'm making plans to waste my life on You
             C2        G               C2      G   Em7-  G-  Em7- G  
I'm making plans to waste my life on You
Cause C2New York CDity and Em7Hollywood cGombined
They ain't C2got enough lDights To make me Em7want change my Gmind 
         C2    G    C2           G    C2       G  Em7// D// G//
about You…           About You… 
Chorus
                    C// G//    Em7// G//
Cause I'm breaking down
           C// G//              Em7// D// G//
I don't even care if there's anyone else around
                    C// G//    Em7// G//
Cause I'm breaking down
           C// G//              Em7// D// G//
I always fall to pieces whenever You're around
Intro/Interlude
Verse 2
             C2           G             C2             G   C-  G-  Em7- G  
She's Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume
             C2           G               C2            G   Em7-  G-  Em7- G  
I'm Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume
There's nC2ot enough grDavity to Em7hold me noGw
When I knoC2w you're going to Dmeet me heEm7reG  
There's nC2ot enough diDgnity To Em7keep me awGay from YoC2u. G  C2  G  
            C2       G  Em7// D// G//
From You, yeah…
Chorus
Solo
 C2-  D-  Em7- G  
Bridge
CSo meet me Ghere where we Cshine like gGold
Like the Clight beneath the Gembers of the Cburning Gcoals
And I will Cspill my bGottle like in Cdays of olGd
                Em7                        D  C// G//   Em7// G//
On the song that bleeds from the breaking down
Chorus
Bridge/solo tab 
(you could slide from the 8th fret on the B string in place of that first 
note on the G string 12th fret)
e|-----------------10-----------------------10------10-10-10-10--------|
B|-----10----10h12----12~~~-----10----10h12----12---12-12-10-10-10-10--|
G|--12----12-----------------12----12---------------------------12-12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Breaking Down

by John Mark McMillan

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Em7

Breaking Down

From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down"

Very easy song. Play these chords with the picking pattern accentuating on

the B string. You'll hear it when you play it. Very easy, and very AWESOME!

(FYI, UG creates those chord shapes when you hilight the chord. Those are not

usually accurate)

Intro/Interlude

C2 G Em7 G

- - -

-3----3---3---

-0----0---0---

-2----0---2---

-3----2---2---

-x----3---0---

Verse 1

C2 G C2 G C G Em7 G

- - -

I'm making plans to waste my life on You

C2 G C2 G Em7 G Em7 G

- - -

I'm making plans to waste my life on You

C2 D Em7 G

Cause New York City and Hollywood combined

C2 D Em7 G

They ain't got enough lights To make me want change my mind

C2 G C2 G C2 G Em7 D G

// // //

about You… About You…

Chorus

C G Em7 G

// // // //

Cause I'm breaking down

C G Em7 D G

// // // // //

I don't even care if there's anyone else around

C G Em7 G

// // // //

Cause I'm breaking down

C G Em7 D G

// // // // //

I always fall to pieces whenever You're around

Intro/Interlude

Verse 2

C2 G C2 G C G Em7 G

- - -

She's Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume

C2 G C2 G Em7 G Em7 G

- - -

I'm Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume

C2 D Em7 G

There's not enough gravity to hold me now

C2 D Em7 G

When I know you're going to meet me here

C2 D Em7 G C2 G C2 G

There's not enough dignity To keep me away from You.

C2 G Em7 D G

// // //

From You, yeah…

Chorus

Solo

C2 D Em7 G

- - -

Bridge

C G C G

So meet me here where we shine like gold

C G C G

Like the light beneath the embers of the burning coals

C G C G

And I will spill my bottle like in days of old

Em7 D C G Em7 G

// // // //

On the song that bleeds from the breaking down

Chorus

Bridge/solo tab

(you could slide from the 8th fret on the B string in place of that first

note on the G string 12th fret)

e|-----------------10-----------------------10------10-10-10-10--------|

B|-----10----10h12----12~~~-----10----10h12----12---12-12-10-10-10-10--|

G|--12----12-----------------12----12---------------------------12-12--|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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