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When Love Breaks Down by Prefab Sprout
When Love Breaks Down
Tuning: Standard
capo: 1st fret
play: C
key: C#/Db
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
G/D x-5-x-0-0-3
Am9 x-0-5-5-5-7
G/A x-0-5-4-3-3
G5 3-x-0-0-3-x
Fmaj9 (t)1-3-3-0-1-0 or
(t)1-x-3-2-1-3
Fmaj7/G 3-x-3-2-1-0
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INTRO
| C | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | G |
VERSE
C/G
My love and I,
G/D
We work well together
Am7 Fmaj7
But often we're apart
G5 G Am7
Absence makes the heart lose weight, yeah,
Dm7 [ C/G ]
Till love breaks down, love breaks down
INERLUDE
| C/G | % | Am9 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % |
VERSE
C/G
Oh my, oh my,
G/D
Have you seen the weather?
Am7 Fmaj7
The sweet September rain
G5 G Am7
Rain on me, like no other
Dm7
Until I drown, until I drown
CHORUS
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the things you do
Fmaj7/G
To stop the truth from hurting you
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
Fmaj7/G
They only serve to fool ourselves,
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the things you do
Fmaj7/G
To stop the truth from hurting you
Fmaj9 [ C/G ]
When love breaks down, when love breaks down
INTERLUDE
| C/G | % | G/A | % | G5 | % | G | % |
| Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | G5 | % | G | % |
VERSE
C/G
My love and I,
G/D
We are boxing clever
Am7 Fmaj7
She'll never crowd me out
G5 G Am7
Fall, be free as old confetti
Dm7
And paint the town, paint the town
CHORUS
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the things you do
Fmaj7/G
To stop the truth from hurting you
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
Fmaj7/G
They only serve to fool ourselves,
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the things you do
Fmaj7/G
To stop the truth from hurting you
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
Fmaj7/G
They only serve to fool ourselves,
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, the things you do
Fmaj7/G
To stop the truth from hurting you
Fmaj9 [ Fmaj7/G ]
When love breaks down, you join the wrecks
Fmaj7/G
Who leave their hearts for easy sex
Fmaj9 [ C/G ]
When love breaks down, when love breaks down
OUTRO
| C/G | % | G/D | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % |
| G5 | G | Am7 | % | Dm7 | % |
| C/G | % | Dm7 | % |
| C/G | % | Dm7 | % |
(fade)
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version 2
*** CAPO 2nd Fret ***
Intro
|A|E7sus4 E7|F#m11/C#|Dmaj7|
|E7sus4 E7|F#m11/C#|Aadd11|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-------------------------------2-3/2---------------------------------|
G|------------4-2-4-22--------4---4----------4-2-----------------------------|
D|-2/4---2-4-----------4--2/4---4---4------------2/4/2-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-2-5-2/5/2-----5-2-5-2/5/2-----5-2-5-2/5/2-------------------------------|
G|-------------4-2-----------4-2-------------4-2-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
My love and I,
E7sus4 E7
We work well together
F#m11/C# Dmaj7
But often we're apart
E7sus4 E7 F#m11/C#
Absence makes the heart lose weight, yeah,
Dmaj7
Till love breaks down,
A
Oh my, oh my,
E7sus4 E7
Have you seen the weather?
F#m11/C# Dmaj7
The sweet September rain
E7sus4 E7 F#m11/C#
Rain on me, like no other
Aadd11
Until I drown, ...
CHORUS
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the things you do
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
To stop the truth from hurting you
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
They only serve to fool ourselves,
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the things you do
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
To stop the truth from hurting you
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
They only serve to fool ourselves,
Interlude: = Intro
VERSE
A
My love and I,
E7sus4 E7
We are boxing clever
F#m11/C# Dmaj7
She'll never crowd me out
E7sus4 E7 F#m11/C#
Fall, be free as old confetti
Dmaj7
And paint the town,
CHORUS
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the things you do
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
To stop the truth from hurting you
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
They only serve to fool ourselves,
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the things you do
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
To stop the truth from hurting you
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
Aadd11 E7sus4 E7
They only serve to fool ourselves,
Interlude: = Intro
Outtro.
A
Oh my, oh my,
E7sus4 E7
Have you seen the weather?
F#m11/C# Dmaj7
My love and I, We are boxing clever
E7sus4 E7 F#m11/C# Aadd11
la..la...
A E7sus4 E7 F#m11/C# Dmaj7
la...la..
E7sus4 E7 F#m11/C# Aadd11 A
la...la..
**
CHORDS E,A,D,G,B,e
A x,0,2,2,2,0
E7sus4 0,2,0,2,0,0
E7 0,2,0,1,0,0
F#m11/C# x,4,4,2,0,0
Dmaj7 x,x,0,2,2,2
Aadd11 x,0,0,2,2,0
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version 3
Intro to this great song...
-----C#-------------------F#maj7--------Ebm7---Ab-----|
E---------9------16---16------------------------------|
B----9----9------14---13----14----18-----11----9------|
G----10----------15---------15-----------11----8------|
D----11----------15---------15-----------11----10-----|
A----11----------------------------------------11-----|
E----9----------------------14-----------11-----------|
Riffs:
E---------------------------|-------------------------|
B---------------------------|----6---6-------6---6----|
G---------------------------|--6---8-------6---8------|
D-----/8--6--8--------------|----------------------6-6|
A---------------/8----------|-------------------------|
E-------------------4-4-4---|-------------------------|
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