John Mark McMillan
Breaking Down
From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down"
Tabbed by thatchadmiller (Twitter)
Very easy song. Play these chords with the picking pattern accentuating on
the B string. You'll hear it when you play it. Very easy, and very AWESOME!
(FYI, UG creates those chord shapes when you hilight the chord. Those are not
usually accurate)
Intro/Interlude
C2 - G - Em7 - G
-3----3---3---
-3----3---3---
-0----0---0---
-2----0---2---
-3----2---2---
-x----3---0---
Verse 1
C2 G C2 G C - G - Em7 - G
I'm making plans to waste my life on You
C2 G C2 G Em7 - G - Em7 - G
I'm making plans to waste my life on You
C2 D Em7 G
Cause New York City and Hollywood combined
C2 D Em7 G
They ain't got enough lights To make me want change my mind
C2 G C2 G C2 G Em7// D// G//
about You… About You…
Chorus
C// G// Em7// G//
Cause I'm breaking down
C// G// Em7// D// G//
I don't even care if there's anyone else around
C// G// Em7// G//
Cause I'm breaking down
C// G// Em7// D// G//
I always fall to pieces whenever You're around
Intro/Interlude
Verse 2
C2 G C2 G C - G - Em7 - G
She's Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume
C2 G C2 G Em7 - G - Em7 - G
I'm Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume
C2 D Em7 G
There's not enough gravity to hold me now
C2 D Em7 G
When I know you're going to meet me here
C2 D Em7 G C2 G C2 G
There's not enough dignity To keep me away from You.
C2 G Em7// D// G//
From You, yeah…
Chorus
Solo
C2 - D - Em7 - G
Bridge
C G C G
So meet me here where we shine like gold
C G C G
Like the light beneath the embers of the burning coals
C G C G
And I will spill my bottle like in days of old
Em7 D C// G// Em7// G//
On the song that bleeds from the breaking down
Chorus
Bridge/solo tab
(you could slide from the 8th fret on the B string in place of that first
note on the G string 12th fret)
e|-----------------10-----------------------10------10-10-10-10--------|
B|-----10----10h12----12~~~-----10----10h12----12---12-12-10-10-10-10--|
G|--12----12-----------------12----12---------------------------12-12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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