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Breakdown by Jack Johnson
Breakdown
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key of C Major (A minor), this is a great song to practice soloing for you novices out
there who are just learning scales and stuff.
Chords:
C:(x32010)
Em:(022000)
Am:(002210)
G:(320033)
Strumming D = Down, U = Up
D,D,U,D,U,D,U
[Verse 1]
C Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am G
Then I could take a walk around
C Em
And, see what there is to see
Am G
And time is just a melody
C
All the people in the street
Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am G
I just roam through town
C
And though my windows got a view
Em
The frame im looking through
Am G
Seems to have no concern for me now
So for now
[Chorus]
C Em
I, need this here
Am G
Old train to breakdown
C Em
Oh, please just
Am G
Let me please breakdown
[Verse 2]
C Em
This engine screams out loud
Am G
Centipede gonna crawl westbound
C Em
So I dont even make a sound
Am G
Cause its gunna sting me when I leave this town
C
All the people in the street
Em
That i'll never get to meet
Am G
If these tracks dont bend somehow
C
And I got no time
Em
That I got to get to
Am G
Where I dont need to be
[Chorus]
So I
C Em
I, need this here
Am G
Old train to breakdown
C Em
Oh, please just
Am G
Let me please breakdown
C Em
I, need this here
Am G
Old train to breakdown
C Em
Oh, please just
Am G
Let me please breakdown
C Em
I wanna break on down
Am G
But I cant stop now
[Verse 3]
C
But you cant stop nothing
Em
If you got no control
Am
Of the thoughts in your mind
G
That you kept in, you know
C
You dont know nothing
Em
But you dont need to know
Am
The wisdoms in the trees
G
Not the glass windows
C
You cant stop wishing
Em
If you dont let go
Am
But things that you find
G
And you lose, and you know
C
You keep on rolling
Em
Put the moment on hold
Am
The frames too bright
G
So put the blinds down low
[Chorus]
C Em
I, need this here
Am G
Old train to breakdown
C Em
Oh, please just
Am G
Let me please breakdown
C Em
I, need this here
Am G
Old train to breakdown
C Em
Oh, please just
Am G
Let me please breakdown
C Em
I wanna break on down
Am G
But I cant stop now
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
Key: C
[Intro]
G Bm Em D
G Bm Em D
[Verse]
G Bm
I hope this old train breaks down
Em D
Then I could take a walk around
G Bm
And, see what there is to see
Em D
And time is just a melody
G
With all the people in the street
Bm
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Em D
I just roll through town
G
And though my window's got a view, well
Bm
The frame Im looking through
Em D
Seems to have no concern for now, so for now
[Chorus]
G G/F#
I need this
Em D
Old train to breakdown
G G/F#
Oh please just
Em D
Let me please breakdown
[Instrumental]
G Bm Em D
G Bm Em D
[Verse]
G Bm
This engine screams out loud
Em D
Centipede gonna crawl westbound
G Bm
So I don't even make a sound
Em D
It's gunna sting me when I leave this town
G
All the people in the street
Bm
That I'll never get to meet
Em D
If these tracks don't bend somehow
G
And I got no time
Bm
That I got to get to
Em D
Where I don't need to be, so I
[Chorus]
G G/F#
I need this
Em D
Old train to breakdown
G G/F#
Oh please just
Em D
Let me please breakdown
G
D C G
I wanna break on down
But I cant stop now
Let me break on down
[Instrumental]
D C
[Verse]
G
But you cant stop nothing
Bm
If you got no control
Em
Of the thoughts in your mind
D
That you kept in, you know
G
You don't know nothing
Bm
But you don't need to know
Em
The wisdoms in the trees
D
Not the glass windows
G
You cant stop wishing
Bm
If you don't let go
Em
But things that you find
D
And you lose, and you know
G
You keep on rolling
Bm
Put the moment on hold
Em
The frames too bright
D
So put the blinds down low
[Chorus]
G G/F#
I need this
Em D
Old train to breakdown
G G/F#
Oh please just
Em D
Let me please breakdown
G Bm Em D
I wanna break on down
G Bm Em D
But I cant stop now
[Outro]
G Bm Em D
G Bm Em D
G
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version 3
Capo 5th fret, standard tuning
INTRO: ||: G | Bm | Em | D :||
G Bm
I hope this old train breaks down
Em D
Then I could take a walk around
G Bm
And see what there is to see
Em D
And time is just a melody
G
Well all the people in the street
Bm
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Em D
I just roam through town
G
And though my windows got a view
Bm
Well the frame I’m looking through
Em D
Seems to have no concern for me now, so for now I
CHORUS:
G D/F# Em D
I, need this here old train to breakdown
G D/F# Em D
Oh, please just let me please breakdown
||: G | Bm | Em | D :||
G Bm
This engine screams out loud
Em D
Sayin’ the beat gonna crawl westbound
G Bm
So I don’t even make a sound
Em D
Cause it’s gonna sting me when I leave this town
G
All the people in the street
Bm
That I'll never get to meet
Em D
If these don’t bend somehow
G Bm
And I got no time that I got to get to
Em D
Where I don’t need to be, so I
[CHORUS TWICE]
| G | D11 C | G |
I wanna break on down
| D11 C | G | D11 C | G | D11 C |
But I can’t stop now Let me break on down
G Bm
But you can’t stop nothing if you got no control
Em D
Of the thoughts in your mind that you kept in, you know
G Bm
You don’t know nothing, but you don’t need to know
Em D
The wisdom’s in the trees, not the glass windows
G Bm
You can’t stop wishing if you don’t let go
Em D
But things that you find and you lose, and you know
G Bm
You keep on rolling put the moment on hold
Em D
The frames too bright so put the blinds down low
[CHORUS TWICE]
| G | D/F# | Em | D | G | D/F#
I wanna break on down
| Em | D ||: G | D/F# | Em | D :|| G . . .
But I can’t stop now
D11
-----------
| | | | 1 | <--3rd fret
|_|_|_|_|_|
| | 2 | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|
| 3 | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|
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version 4
Played mainly in barre chords, but have tabbed a version for beginners primarily
CHORDS -
C - X32010
Am - X02210
G - 320003
C/B- X20010
Em - 022000
F - 132211
{Intro}
/C Am /Em /Am /G /
{Verse 1}
C Am Em
I Hope this old train breaks down
Am G
Then I could take a walk around
C Am Em
See what there is to see
Am G
Time is just a melody
C Am Em
With all the people in the street walking fast as there feet
Am G
Can take them, I just stroll through town
C Am Em
And though my windows got a view, well the frame Im looking through
Am G
Seems to have no concern for us now,
{Chorus 1}
C C/B Am G
I need this, old train to breakdown
C C/B Am G
Oh, please just, let me just breakdown
/C Am /Em /Am /G / x2
{Verse2}
C Em
Well this engine screams out loud
Am G
Centipede going to crawl Westbound
C Em
So I dont even make a sound 'cos
Am G
Its all going to sting me when I leave this town
C Am Em
And all the people in the street that I'll never get to meet
Am G
If these tracks don't bend some-how
C Am Em Am G
And I got no time that I got to get to where, I don't need to be, So I
{Chorus 2}
C C/B Am G
I need this, old train to breakdown
C C/B Am G
Oh, please just, let me just breakdown
C C/B Am G
I need this, old train to breakdown
C C/B Am G
Oh, please just, let me just breakdown
{Bridge}
C G F C
I want to break on down
G F C
But I can't stop now
G F C
Let me break on down
{Verse 3}
G-F
F C Em
But you can't stop nothing if you got no control
Am G
Of the thoughts in your mind that you kept and you know
C Em
You don't know nothing but you don't need know
Am G
The wisdoms in the trees not the glass windows
C Em
You can't stop wishing if you dont let go
Am G
Of the things that you find and you lose you know
C Em
You keep on rolling, put the moment on hold
Am G
The frames too bright, so put the blinds down low
{Chorus 3, As Chorus 2}
{Outro}
/C /Em /Am /
G C /Em /Am /
I want to break on down
G C /Em /Am / G
But I can't stop now
/C /Em /Am /G /C //
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version 5
Intro
E---------8-------------------7-------------5-5--------------7-------------|
B-------8-----------------8-8---8---------5-----5--------8-8---8-----------|
G-----9----- 9----------9---------9-----5---------5----7---------7---------|
D--10----------10----------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Yeah?
Don't blow up this
We could be here all night long
Here's a broke down melody for
The wood-chip
I hope this old train breaks down
Then I could take a walk around
You see there is no time, ya sees?
Time is just a melody
With all the people in the street
Walking fast as their feet can take them
I just roll through town
And though my windows got a view
But the frame I'm looking through
Seems to have no concern for 'em now
So for now I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Well this engine screams out loud
Saying this beat gonna crawl westbound
And I don't even make a sound
Because it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
And all the people in the street
That I'll never get to meet
If these tracks dont bend somehow
And I got no town
That I got to get to
Where I don't need to be
So I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Break on down
I got to break on down
But you can't stop nothing
If you got no control
Of the thoughts in your mind
That you kept and you know
That you don't know nothing
But you don't need to know
The wisdom's in the trees
Not the glass windows
You can't stop wishing
If you don't let go
Of the things that you find
And you lose, and you know
You keep on rolling
Put the moment on hold
The frame's too bright
Put the blinds down low
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me just breakdown
Oh let me breakdown
Think one of the big lessons you learn about surfing is
How to operate in the present
That's really what the foundation
Of the entire surfing experience is
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version 6
[Intro/Verse]
e|-------------8---------------------7------------|
b|-------8--------8-----8------8--------8-----8---|
g|----------9--------9------------9--------9------|
d|---10---------------------9---------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------5---------------------3------------|
b|-------5--------5-----5------3--------3-----3---|
g|----------5--------5------------4--------4------|
d|----7---------------------5---------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
(I need this old train to breakdown)
e|----8--------7--------5--------3---------|
b|----8--------8--------5--------3---------|
g|----9--------9--------5--------4---------|
d|---10--------9--------7--------5---------|
a|---10--------7--------7--------5---------|
E|----8-----------------5--------3---------|
[Bridge]
(I want to break on down)
e|----3--------------------------|
b|----5-------/8--------5--------|
g|----5-------/9--------7--------|
d|----5-------/9--------7--------|
a|----3-------/7--------5--------|
E|-------------------------------|
Yeah?
Don't blow up this
We could be here all night long
Here's a broke down melody for
The wood-chip
I hope this old train breaks down
Then I could take a walk around
You see there is no time, ya sees?
Time is just a melody
With all the people in the street
Walking fast as their feet can take them
I just roll through town
And though my windows got a view
But the frame I'm looking through
Seems to have no concern for 'em now
So for now I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Well this engine screams out loud
Saying this beat gonna crawl westbound
And I don't even make a sound
Because it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
And all the people in the street
That I'll never get to meet
If these tracks dont bend somehow
And I got no town
That I got to get to
Where I don't need to be
So I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Break on down
I got to break on down
But you can't stop nothing
If you got no control
Of the thoughts in your mind
That you kept and you know
That you don't know nothing
But you don't need to know
The wisdom's in the trees
Not the glass windows
You can't stop wishing
If you don't let go
Of the things that you find
And you lose, and you know
You keep on rolling
Put the moment on hold
The frame's too bright
Put the blinds down low
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me just breakdown
Oh let me breakdown
Think one of the big lessons you learn about surfing is
How to operate in the present
That's really what the foundation
Of the entire surfing experience is
| / Slide up
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version 7
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
E--------------8----------|---------7------|------5--5-------|-----------7---------|
B-----------8-------------|---8--8-----8---|----5-------5----|----8--8------8------|
G-------9-----------9-----|-9------------9-|-5-------------5-|-7---------------7---|
D---10-----------------10 |----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Verse:(strum pattern is easy once you hear it. Basically u-d u-d-u repeated over and
over again with the following chords)
C Em Am G
E—-8------|--7-----|--5----|--7----|
B—-8------|--8-----|--5----|--8----|
G—-9------|--9-----|--5----|--7----|
D—-10-----|--9-----|--7----|--9----|
A--x------|--x-----|--x----|--x----|
E--x------|--x-----|--x----|--x----|
Chorus: (listen for the beat)
C (open!) Cadd2/B Am G
E----0----0—-0-—0---|----0----0—-0—-0---|----0----0—-0--0--|----3—----3--3—-3--|
B----1----1—-1—-1---|----1----1—-1—-1---|----1----1--1--1--|----0—----0—-0—-0--|
G----0----0—-0—-0---|----0----0—-0—-0---|----2----2--2--2--|----0—----0—-0—-0--|
D----2----2—-2—-2---|----0----0—-0—-0---|----2----2--2--2--|----0—----0--0—-0--|
A-—3----------------|--2----------------|--0---------------|--3----------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bridge:
C G F C G F
E----0----0—-0-—0---|--------—-—-----------|-----0----0—-0--0--|--------------------------|
B----1----1—-1—-1---|--/3--3--3--1---1--1--|-----1----1--1--1--|----/3--3--3--1---1—-1----|
G----0----0—-0—-0---|--/4--4--4--2—--2—-2--|-----0----0--0--0--|----/4--4--4--2—--2—-2----|
D----2----2—-2—-2---|--/5--5—-5--3—--3—-3--|---—-2----2—-2--2--|----/5--5—-5--3—--3—-3----|
A-—3----------------|----------------------|--3----------------|--------------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
Outro:
E---8---------------------------------8----------------------------|
B------10—-8-----------8-----------------10—-8-------------8-------|
G--------------8/9---------9---7p5----------------5—-7/9-------9---|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---8---------------------------------8----------------------------|
B------10—-8-----------8-----------------10—-8-------------8-------|
G--------------8/9---------9---7p5----------------8/9--------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---/10---8---5--|--12-----10----8---|--/10---8---5--|--12-----10-------|
B---/10---8---5--|--13-----10----8---|--/10---8---5--|--13-----10-------|
G----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
D----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
A----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
E----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
E---/10---8---5--|--15-----13----12---|--/10---8---5--|--12-----10-------|--8---|
B---/10---8---5--|--17-----15----13---|--/10---8---5--|--13-----10-------|--8---|
G----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|--9---|
D----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|--10--|
A----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|------|
E----------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|------|
Yeah?
Don't blow up this
We could be here all night long
Here's a broke down melody for
The wood-chip
I hope this old train breaks down
Then I could take a walk around
You see there is no time, ya sees?
Time is just a melody
With all the people in the street
Walking fast as their feet can take them
I just roll through town
And though my windows got a view
But the frame I'm looking through
Seems to have no concern for 'em now
So for now I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Well this engine screams out loud
Saying this beat gonna crawl westbound
And I don't even make a sound
Because it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
And all the people in the street
That I'll never get to meet
If these tracks dont bend somehow
And I got no town
That I got to get to
Where I don't need to be
So I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Break on down
I got to break on down
But you can't stop nothing
If you got no control
Of the thoughts in your mind
That you kept and you know
That you don't know nothing
But you don't need to know
The wisdom's in the trees
Not the glass windows
You can't stop wishing
If you don't let go
Of the things that you find
And you lose, and you know
You keep on rolling
Put the moment on hold
The frame's too bright
Put the blinds down low
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me just breakdown
Oh let me breakdown
Think one of the big lessons you learn about surfing is
How to operate in the present
That's really what the foundation
Of the entire surfing experience is
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version 8
VERSE: These are the chords and the pick pattern I use. It's close to the album:
A--------3----------------2-------------0------------2----------|l
E------0---0--0---------3---3--3------0--0--0------3---0---0----|l
C----0-------0--------4------4------0-----0------2-------0------|l
G--0----------------4-------------2------------0----------------|l
C Em Am G
(Repeat) x6
CHORUS: Strum C-Em-Am-G. (Strumming pattern is dduudu)
Bridge:
A---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---0---0----|l
E---0---0---0---0---0---3---3---1---1----|l
C---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0----|l
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2----|l
d d u d u d d d d
Solo:
A--3-0-----------------3-0----------------------|l
E------3------3------------3------3-------l-----| x2
C--------2s4---4s2-0---------2s4---4------------|l
G-----------------------------------------------|l
A-3s5-3-0-7-5-3------3s5-3-0-7-5----------|l
E-3s5-3-0-8-5-3------3s5-3-0-8-5----------|l
C-----------------------------------------|l
G-----------------------------------------|l
A-3s5-3-0-10--8-7----3s5-3-0-7-5-3--------|l
E-3s5-3-0-12-10-8----3s5-3-0-8-5-3--------|l
C-----------------------------------------|l
G-----------------------------------------|l
Yeah?
Don't blow up this
We could be here all night long
Here's a broke down melody for
The wood-chip
I hope this old train breaks down
Then I could take a walk around
You see there is no time, ya sees?
Time is just a melody
With all the people in the street
Walking fast as their feet can take them
I just roll through town
And though my windows got a view
But the frame I'm looking through
Seems to have no concern for 'em now
So for now I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Well this engine screams out loud
Saying this beat gonna crawl westbound
And I don't even make a sound
Because it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
And all the people in the street
That I'll never get to meet
If these tracks dont bend somehow
And I got no town
That I got to get to
Where I don't need to be
So I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Break on down
I got to break on down
But you can't stop nothing
If you got no control
Of the thoughts in your mind
That you kept and you know
That you don't know nothing
But you don't need to know
The wisdom's in the trees
Not the glass windows
You can't stop wishing
If you don't let go
Of the things that you find
And you lose, and you know
You keep on rolling
Put the moment on hold
The frame's too bright
Put the blinds down low
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me just breakdown
Oh let me breakdown
Think one of the big lessons you learn about surfing is
How to operate in the present
That's really what the foundation
Of the entire surfing experience is
------------------
version 9
Capo 5
[Intro]
e|E-----3--------|-----2-------|-----0------|-----2-------|
B|----3--3------|----3-3------|----0-0-----|----3-3------|
G|---0-----0----|---2----2----|---0---0----|---2---2-----|
D|--------------|-0-----------|------------|-0-----------|
A|--------------|-------------|-2----------|-------------|
E|-3------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
G--D--Em--D
(repeats throughout Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus)
[Bridge]
G--D--C (x 5)
[Verse 3]
e|E--3-------|--7--------|--3-------|--5-------|
B|---0--0---|----0--0---|---0--0---|---0--0---|
G|----0--0--|-----0--0--|----0--0--|----0--0--| (x 4)
D|----------|-----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|-----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|-----------|----------|----------|
[Verse 1]
G--D--Em--D
(repeats throughout Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus)
[Ending]
e|E--3-0----------------|E--3-0----------------|
B|------3-0--0-3-0-----|B------3-0--0-3-0-----|
G|----------2------2-0-|G----------2----------| (x2)
D|---------------------|D---------------------|
A|---------------------|A---------------------|
E|---------------------|E---------------------|
e|E--3/5-3-0------7--5-3-|E--3/5-3-0------7--5--|
B|---------3-0----------|B---------3-0---------|
G|----------------------|G---------------------|
D|----------------------|D---------------------|
A|----------------------|A---------------------|
E|----------------------|E---------------------|
e|E--3/5-3-0------7--5-3-|E--3/5-3-0------7--5--3---|
B|---------3-0----------|B---------3-0-------------|
G|----------------------|G-------------------------|
D|----------------------|D-------------------------|
A|----------------------|A-------------------------|
E|----------------------|E-------------------------|
Yeah?
Don't blow up this
We could be here all night long
Here's a broke down melody for
The wood-chip
I hope this old train breaks down
Then I could take a walk around
You see there is no time, ya sees?
Time is just a melody
With all the people in the street
Walking fast as their feet can take them
I just roll through town
And though my windows got a view
But the frame I'm looking through
Seems to have no concern for 'em now
So for now I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Well this engine screams out loud
Saying this beat gonna crawl westbound
And I don't even make a sound
Because it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
And all the people in the street
That I'll never get to meet
If these tracks dont bend somehow
And I got no town
That I got to get to
Where I don't need to be
So I
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
Break on down
I got to break on down
But you can't stop nothing
If you got no control
Of the thoughts in your mind
That you kept and you know
That you don't know nothing
But you don't need to know
The wisdom's in the trees
Not the glass windows
You can't stop wishing
If you don't let go
Of the things that you find
And you lose, and you know
You keep on rolling
Put the moment on hold
The frame's too bright
Put the blinds down low
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown
I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me just breakdown
Oh let me breakdown
Think one of the big lessons you learn about surfing is
How to operate in the present
That's really what the foundation
Of the entire surfing experience is
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