Jack Johnson — Breakdown (ver 7) Chords
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 //