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Breakdown by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Guitar Chords
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Breakdown - Tom Petty (1976)
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 112 BPM (2 Min. 52 Sec. (Orig.) or 3 Min. 43 Sec.) in 'Am' ('C').
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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Am - x 0 2 2 1 0 A A-C-E
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3 G G-B-D
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C-F
INTRO: [14 M] 'NC' is just Drums, Bass and Lead Guitar [6 M] -
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|NC |NC |NC |NC |NC |NC |
|Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |
VERSE #1: [9 M]
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|Am G |Am G |Am G |
It's al-right if you love me… It's al-right if you
|Am G |Am G |Am G |
don't… I'm not a-fraid of you run-nin' a-way, hon-ey,
|Am G |F |F |
I get the feel-in' you won't…
VERSE #2: [9 M]
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|Am G |Am G |Am G |
There is no sense in pre-tend-ing… Your eyes give you a-
|Am G |Am G |Am G |
-way… Some-thin' in-side you is feel-in' like I do…
|Am G |F |F |
We've said all there is to say… Ba-… by,…
CHORUS #1: [15 M]
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|Am G |F G |
… Break-… down,… go a-head… and give it to me…
|Am G |F G |
Break-… down,… hon-ey take me through the night…
|Am G |F G |
Break-… down,… I'm… stand-in' here,… can't you see…
|Am G |F |F |
Break-… down, it's al-… right… It's al-…
|F |F |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |
-right… It's al-… right…
GUITAR SOLO #1: [9 M]
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|Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |
|Am G |Am G |F |F |
CHORUS #2: [15 M]
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|Am G |F G |
… Break-… down,… go a-head… and give it to me…
|Am G |F G |
Break-… down,… hon-ey take me through the night…
|Am G |F G |
Break-… down,… now I'm stand-in' here,… can't you see…
|Am G |F |F |
Break-… down, it's al-… right… It's al-…
|F |F |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |
-right… It's al-… right…
GUITAR SOLO #2: [9 M] 'CODA' / NOTE: Orig, fades out @ end,
-------------- but you can end it on 'F'.
|Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |
|Am G |Am G |F |F |
CHORUS #3: [15 M] OPTIONAL -
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|Am G |F G |
… Break-… down,… go a-head… and give it to me…
|Am G |F G |
Break-… down,… hon-ey take me through the night…
|Am G |F G |
Break-… down,… now I'm stand-in' here,… can't you see…
|Am G |F |F |
Break-… down, it's al-… right… It's al-…
|F |F |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |
-right… It's al-… right…
GUITAR SOLO #3: [9 M] OPTIONAL 'CODA' if playing 'CHORUS #3' -
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|Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |Am G |
|Am G |Am G |F |F |
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