Break It Down Again

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Break It Down Again chords by Tears for Fears
Tempo: 107
[Intro]
[Guitar 1]
C DmEmF Am7
(x2),
[Guitar 2]
C/G (x2)
then play first small lead line over Am7
[Verse 1]
C/G
Break it down again
Am
So those are my dreams
G
And these are my eyes
G6sus4
Stand tall like a man
C/G
Headstrong like a horse
Am
When it's all mixed up
Bbsus2
Better break it down
C/G
Oo, oo. Oo, oo
Am
In the world of secrets
Bbsus2
In the world of sound
C/G
Oo, oo
(play second small lead line)
[Chorus 1]
F G
*
It's in the way you're always hiding from the light
Am G/B
See for yourself, you have been sitting on a time bomb
F G
*
No revolution maybe someone somewhere else
Am G/B
Could show you something new about you and your inner song
F G
*
And all the love, and all the love in the world
Am
Won't stop the rain from falling
Bbsus2
Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)
Bbsus2
I want to break it down (break it down again)
[Verse 2]
C/G
Break it down again
Am
So those are my schemes
G
And these are my plans
C/G
Hot tips for the boys
C/G
Fresh news from the force
Am
When it's all mixed up
Bb
Better break it down
C/G
Oo, oo. Oo, oo
Am
In the world of silence
Bb
In the world of sound
C/G
Oo, oo
(play second small lead line)
[Chorus 2]
F G
*
"No sleep for the dreaming" say the architects of life
Am G/B
Big bouncing babies, bread and butter can I have a slice?
F G
*
They make no mention of the beauty of decay
Am G/B
Blue, yellow, pink umbrella, save it for a rainy day
F G
*
And all the love, and all the love in the world
Am
Won't stop the rain from falling
Bbsus2
Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)
Bbsus2
I want to break it down (break it down again)
[Bridge]
Repeat intro over the oohs twice
C/G
Oo, oo. Oo, oo
C/G
Horsing around
Dm
Pray to the power
Am
Play to the crowd with your big hit sound
Bbsus2
And they won't simmer, won't simmer, won't simmer down
C/G
Play to the crowd
Dm Dm
Play to the crowd
[Chorus 3]
F G
*
It's in the way you're always hiding from the light
Am G/B
Last off to heaven just like Moses on a motorbike
F G
*
No revolution maybe someone somewhere else
Am Bbsus2
Could show you something new to help with the ups and downs (Break it down again)
Bbsus2
I want to break it down (Break it down again)
(Break it down again)
[Outro]
C/G Am
Break it down again
Bbsus2F
*
No more sleepy dreaming (Start oohs to finish on "No more building up")
C Am7
No more building up
Bbsus2F
*
It is time to dissolve
C Am7
Break it down again
Bbsus2F C/G
*
No more sleepy dreaming
First small lead line: e|------------| repeat twice...
B|------------|
G|---2-4-5-2--|
D|-5----------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Second small lead line: e|-------------| listen to song for timing
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-----2-3-5-7-|
A|-3-5---------|
E|-------------|
[CHORDS] Intro: 332010 C/G
Dm
xx7765
Em
xx9987
F
xx1010108
[CHORDS] 332010 C/G
Am
x02210
G
320003
G6sus4
3x0010
Bbsus2
x13311
F
xx321x *
G/B
x20033
C
x32013
Am7
x02213

Break It Down Again chords and lyrics

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Break It Down Again chords by Tears for Fears
Tempo: 107
[Intro]
[Guitar 1]
C  Dm  Em  F  (x2), Am7
[Guitar 2]
C/G  (x2)
then play first small lead line over Am7
[Verse 1]
       (play second small lead line)
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
      (play second small lead line)
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
Repeat intro over the oohs twice
[Chorus 3]
(Break it down again)
[Outro]
[CHORDS] Intro: 332010     C/G
                xx7765     Dm
                xx9987     Em
                xx1010108  F
[CHORDS]        332010     C/G
                x02210     Am
                320003     G
                3x0010     G6sus4
                x13311     Bbsus2
                xx321x     F*
                x20033     G/B
                x32013     C
                x02213     Am7

Break It Down Again Chords by Tears For Fears

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