Nervous Breakdown Chords by Black Flag

Tempo:
90.325 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

E

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown 7'' chords
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[B] [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [E] [A]
[B] I'm [A] about to have a nervous [B] breakdown, my [A] head really hurts, [B] if I [A] don't find a way
out of [Bm] here, I'm [A] gonna go to [G] the cliff, [A] I'm [B] freezing and [A] I'm old, [G]
[B] and I should have
a glass, [G] it's [A] [B] going faster, [A] I [B]
[A] [B] [A] hear the same old cop [B] knock on, the [A] same old lines, [Bm] don't
[B] kill me that could take it, you know what's good for [A] you, you'll get out of my [G] way, cause
[A] I'm [B] freezing and I'm [A] old, [G] [A] [B] I'm hurting my shoulders, [A] [G]
[A] [B] it's going faster, [A]
[B] [A] [B] I [A] won't apologize, [B] for
[A] not being out of line, [B] you see the way I am, you [Dm] leave anytime you [G] tell God, I'm [B] freezing
and I'm [A] old, [G] [A] [B] I'm hurting my shoulders, [A]
[G] [A] it's [B] going faster,
[Em] [B] [A] [B]
[A] [B] [A] I'm [B]
freezing, [A] I'm freezing, [B] [A] [G]
[A] [B] [A] [G] [A] [Bm]
I'm
[G] [B] everything, I just wanna die!
[Eb] [N]
[B] [C] [B] Some day [C] I'll feel no [A] pain!
[B] Some day [C] I won't have a brain,
don't [B] take away my [N] fucking heart, don't let the ret's play mean!
[C] [D] It's [E] me!
Fix my head!
[N] Fix me please!
I don't wanna be dead!
[B] Some [Em] day where [C] I'll be rich!
Some day I won't listen
I've [B] done a [C] volume of [Gbm] the shit play just for you.
[C] [D] Fix [E] me, fix my [N] hair.
Fix me please, [C] I don't wanna be a gay-ard.
[Bm] Someday [C] I'll be an old man.
[B] Someday I [C] won't have a [A] brain.
[B] No, then I'll wait [A] up all night, [C] I'll just end [A] up resting, [B] man.
[C] [D] Fix [E] me, fix my [C] hair.
Fix me please, I don't wanna be a gay [A]-ard.
Fix it!
[E]
[D] [A] [Em] [D] [A]
[E] I can't [D] go to [A] work.
[E] The [A] boss is a jerk.
[E] I ain't got [A] time for this school.
[E] I'm not drunk as a [D] fool.
[A]
[Bb] I'm going [B] [C] to Explode Highland!
[Db] I'm right on, G [D]-On.
[A] [E] I don't do [D] nothing, I just hang around.
[A]
[E] I'll wait up for a [A] call.
[E] From the girl I [D] wanna blow.
[A]
[Bb] [B] I'm going [C] to Explode Highland!
I'm gonna kill you!
[Bm] [A] [Em] I'm gonna die!
[Am]
[E] I'm bout to fucking [Dm] die!
[Am] [E] I'm losing [A] my mind!
[Bb] I'm going [B] [C] to Explode [Em] Highland!
I'm right on, [Bm] G-On.
[A] [E] I'll wait up for [D] a call.
[A]
[E] I'm gonna get charged with a [D] car!
[A] [E] I don't wanna get [A] very far.
I'm [Bb] going [B] [C] to [Db] [D] [E] [N] Explode
I [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[N] [A]
[Bb] [C] was [Bb]
[Fm] [G] [A] a hippie, I was a vernon, I was a gumbot, I was out of my head.
I was a surfer, I had a skateboard, I was a heavy man, I [Bm] lived off [C] Scran.
I was [Bb] a [Ab] way-in [G]-step.
[A] I was a fuck-up, I was a mecca, I was a screw-up, I was out of my head.
I was a jack-up, I was a crack-up, I was a knap-out, I was out [C] of my head.
I was [Bb] a [Ebm] way-in-step.
[G] [A] I was way-in [E]-step.
Key:  
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1231
B
12341112
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
A
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B
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Let's start jamming Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown chords, Practice these chords sequence - B, A, B, A, G and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 45 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 90. With an eye on the song's key E Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] I'm [A] about to have a nervous [B] breakdown, my [A] head really hurts, [B] if I [A] don't find a way
out of [Bm] here, I'm [A] gonna go to [G] the cliff, [A] I'm [B] freezing and [A] I'm old, [G] _ _
[B] and I should have
a glass, [G] it's [A] [B] going faster, _ _ _ [A] I [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [A] hear the same old cop [B] knock on, the [A] same old lines, [Bm] don't
[B] kill me that could take it, you know what's good for [A] you, you'll get out of my [G] way, cause
[A] I'm [B] freezing and I'm [A] old, [G] _ _ [A] [B] I'm hurting my shoulders, [A] _ [G] _ _
[A] [B] it's going faster, _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] I [A] won't apologize, [B] for
[A] not being out of line, [B] you see the way I am, you [Dm] leave anytime you [G] tell God, I'm [B] freezing
and I'm [A] old, [G] _ _ [A] [B] I'm hurting my shoulders, [A] _
[G] _ [A] it's [B] going faster, _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [A] I'm _ [B]
freezing, [A] I'm freezing, [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Bm]
I'm
[G] _ [B] everything, I just wanna die!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Some day [C] I'll feel no [A] pain!
[B] Some day [C] I won't have a brain,
don't [B] take away my [N] fucking heart, don't let the ret's play mean!
[C] _ [D] It's [E] me!
Fix my head!
[N] Fix me please!
I don't wanna be dead!
[B] Some [Em] day where [C] I'll be rich!
Some day I won't listen
I've [B] done a [C] volume of [Gbm] the shit play just for you.
[C] _ [D] Fix [E] me, fix my [N] hair.
Fix me please, [C] I don't wanna be a gay-ard.
[Bm] Someday [C] I'll be an old man.
[B] Someday I [C] won't have a [A] brain.
[B] No, then I'll wait [A] up all night, [C] I'll just end [A] up resting, [B] man.
[C] _ _ [D] Fix [E] me, fix my [C] hair.
Fix me please, I don't wanna be a gay [A]-ard.
Fix it!
_ [E] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[E] I can't [D] go to [A] work.
[E] The [A] boss is a jerk.
[E] I ain't got [A] time for this school.
[E] I'm not drunk as a [D] fool.
[A] _
_ [Bb] I'm going [B] _ [C] to_ Explode Highland!
[Db] I'm right on, G [D]-On.
[A] [E] I don't do [D] nothing, I just hang around.
[A]
[E] I'll wait up for a [A] call.
[E] From the girl I [D] wanna blow.
[A] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] I'm going [C] to_ Explode Highland!
I'm gonna kill you!
[Bm] _ [A] [Em] I'm gonna die!
[Am] _
[E] I'm bout to fucking [Dm] die!
[Am] [E] I'm losing [A] my mind! _
_ [Bb] I'm going [B] _ [C] to_ Explode [Em] Highland!
I'm right on, [Bm] G-On.
[A] _ [E] I'll wait up for [D] a call.
[A]
[E] I'm gonna get charged with a [D] car!
[A] [E] I don't wanna get [A] very far. _
_ I'm [Bb] going _ [B] _ [C] to_ [Db] _ [D] _ [E] _ [N] _ _ Explode_
I [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [N] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ was [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ [G] _ [A] a hippie, I was a vernon, I was a gumbot, I was out of my head.
I was a surfer, I had a skateboard, I was a heavy man, I [Bm] lived off [C] Scran.
I was [Bb] a [Ab] way-in [G]-step.
[A] I was a fuck-up, I was a mecca, I was a screw-up, I was out of my head.
I was a jack-up, I was a crack-up, I was a knap-out, I was out [C] of my head.
I was [Bb] a [Ebm] way-in-step.
[G] [A] I was way-in [E]-step. _ _ _

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