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Breaking Down by Jeremy Messersmith
Breaking Down
Here is the basic progression in the original key of G.
Verse 1:
G C C C/B
I’ve got a car that’s always stuck in the last gear.
Am D
It’s starts and it goes if you leave it alone but you can’t steer.
G C C C/B
Taking it out on a Sunday drive on the back roads
Am C D
And it waits till I’m far away from home and the sun is getting low
Chorus 2:
G C C C/B
And wouldn’t you know it, she’s breaking down again
Am C D
Pulling her over onto the shoulder, letting her under my skin
Verse 2:
G C C C/B
I’ve got a woman that I haven’t seen for a good year
Am D
She’s got a new job, yeah I love her a lot but she ain’t here.
G C C C/B
We’ve got a system and she’s got it all worked out
Am C
But there’s something missing that she’s forgetting that she can’t live
D
without
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3: (repeat verse progression)
I’ve got a car, it looks real good with the top down
But it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town
I’ve got a girl who’s drying her eyes with a haiku
So I’m hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon
(Repeat Chorus)
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version 2
Capo:2nd fret
intro: C F Dm G
C F
I've got a car that's always stuck in the last gear
Dm G
It starts and it goes if you leave it alone but you can't steer
C F
Taking it out for a Sunday drive on the back roads
Dm F G
And it waits till I'm far away from home and the sun is getting low
C F
And wouldn't you know it, she's breaking down again
Dm F G
Pulling her over onto the shoulder, letting her under my skin
C F
I've got a woman that I haven't seen for a good year
Dm G
She's got a new job, yeah I love her a lot but she ain't here
C F
We've got a system and she's got it all worked out
Dm F G
But there's something missing that she's forgetting that she can't live without
C F
And wouldn't you know it, she's breaking down again
Dm F G
Pulling her over onto my shoulder, letting her under my skin
C Dm F Dm C G
[strumming]
C F
I've got a car, it looks real good with the top down
Dm G
But it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town
C F
I've got a girl that's drying her eyes with a haiku
Dm C G
So I'm hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon
C F
And wouldn't you know it, she's breaking down again
Dm F G
Pulling her over onto my shoulder, letting her under my skin
(maybe x2 or 3 the last chorus until the end)
end on C
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