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Key: C, D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 G-  320003
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
 D-  xx0232
 A-  x02220
[Intro]
 C   G   F    Gx2
[Verse 1]
  CWhen we first Ammet
it seemed so Gright
Me and Fyou
  CWe had it Amall
we had it Gmade
What we had was Ftrue
[Verse 2]
  CBut the years have Ampassed
and we didn't Glast
The test of Ftime
  CSee you now and Amthen
thought you were my Gfriend
That was wrong this Ftime
[Chorus 1]
  CBreaGking breaFking
she's Gbreaking Cdown
BreaGking breaFking
she's Gbreaking Cdown
BreaGking breaFking
she's Gbreaking Cdown
BreaGking breaFkingG  
[Verse 3]
  CYou've lost your
Amsense of stabiliGty
Now that you're Ffree
  CNo memoAmry of yesterGdays
of what you say to Fme
[Verse 4]
  CSo you're so jaAmded
but intoxiGcated
Is all you Ffeel
  CAnd now I've Amlearned
that what we Ghad
Was never Freal
[Chorus 2]
  CBreaGking breaFking
she's Gbreaking Cdown
BreaGking breaFking
she's Gbreaking Cdown
BreaGking breaFking
she's Gbreaking Cdown
BreaGking breaFking
she's Gbreaking AmdownG  F  
Gbreaking AmdownG  F  
she's Gbreaking down
[Instrumental]
 C   G   F    Gx4
[Verse 5]
  CThe things you've Amdone
show you don't Gcare
So I won't be FthereG  
[Chorus 3]
  DBreaAking breaGking
she's Abreaking Ddown
BreaAking breaGking
she's Abreaking Ddown
BreaAking breaGking
she's Abreaking Ddown
BreaAking breaGking
she's Abreaking down
[Outro]
  D    A   GShe's Abreaking DdownA  
  GShe's Abreaking DdownA  G  A  D  

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Breaking Down

by Mest

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: C, D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- 320003

- x02210

- 133211

- xx0232

- x02220

[Intro]

C G F G

[Verse 1]

C Am

When we first met

it seemed so right

Me and you

C Am

We had it all

we had it made

What we had was true

[Verse 2]

C Am

But the years have passed

and we didn't last

The test of time

C Am

See you now and then

thought you were my friend

That was wrong this time

[Chorus 1]

C G F

Breaking breaking

G C

she's breaking down

G F

Breaking breaking

G C

she's breaking down

G F

Breaking breaking

G C

she's breaking down

G F G

Breaking breaking

[Verse 3]

You've lost your

Am G

sense of stability

Now that you're free

C Am G

No memory of yesterdays

of what you say to me

[Verse 4]

C Am

So you're so jaded

but intoxicated

Is all you feel

C Am

And now I've learned

that what we had

Was never real

[Chorus 2]

C G F

Breaking breaking

G C

she's breaking down

G F

Breaking breaking

G C

she's breaking down

G F

Breaking breaking

G C

she's breaking down

G F

Breaking breaking

G Am G F

she's breaking down

G Am G F

breaking down

she's breaking down

[Instrumental]

C G F G

[Verse 5]

C Am

The things you've done

show you don't care

F G

So I won't be there

[Chorus 3]

D A G

Breaking breaking

A D

she's breaking down

A G

Breaking breaking

A D

she's breaking down

A G

Breaking breaking

A D

she's breaking down

A G

Breaking breaking

she's breaking down

[Outro]

D A G A D A

She's breaking down

G A D A G A D

She's breaking down

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