Breakdown Chords by Jack Johnson

Tempo:
150.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Breakdown - Jack Johnson chords
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[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C] I hope this [Em] old train breaks down, [Am] then I can [G] take a walk around.
[C] See what [Em] there is to [Am] see, time is [G] just a melody.
With [C] all the people in the street [Em] walking fast as their feet can [Am] take them, I just roll through [G] town.
And [C] though my window's got a view, [Em] where the frame I look through [Am] seems to have no concern for [G] now.
[C] [G] I need this [Am] old train [G] to break [C] down, oh please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down.
[Am] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C] But [Am] this [Em] engine screams out [Am] loud, saying I'll be [G] going across westbound.
[C] So [Am] I don't [Em] even make a sound, [Am] cause it's gonna sting me [G] when I leave this town.
And [C] all the people in the [Am] street [Em] that I'll never get to meet, [Am] these tracks don't bend [G] somehow.
[C] And I got no time [Em] that I got to get [Am] to where I don't need [G] to be.
So [C] I, I [G] need this [Am] old train [G] to break [C] down, [G] oh please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down.
I need this [Am] old train [G] to break [C] down, [G] oh please [Am] just let me [G] please break down.
[C] [G] I [F] wanna break [C] on down, [G] [F] but I can't [C] stop now.
[G] [F] Let me break [C] on down, [G] [F]
[C] but you can't stop nothing if you got no control of the [Am] thoughts in your mind [G] that you kept in your [C] nose.
You don't know nothing, but you don't need to know the [Am] wisdom's in the trees, [G] not the glass [C]
windows.
You can't stop wishing [Em] if you don't let [Am] go the things that you find [G] and you lose and you know.
[C] You keep on [Am] rolling, [Em] put the moment on [Am] hold, frames too broad so [G] put the blinds down low.
[C] I [G] need this [Am] old train [G] to break [C] down, oh [G] please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down.
I need this [Am] old train [G] to break [C] down, oh [G] please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down.
[Am] [G] I wanna break [C] on down, [Em]
[Am] [G] but I can't [C] stop now.
[Em] [Am] [G]
[C] [Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Jack Johnson - Breakdown chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, C, Am, G, C, Em, Am, G and Am in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 75 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 150 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I hope this [Em] old train breaks down, [Am] _ then I can [G] take a walk around.
[C] _ _ See what [Em] there is to [Am] see, _ _ time is [G] just a melody.
With [C] all the people in the street [Em] walking fast as their feet can [Am] take them, I just roll through [G] town.
And [C] though my window's got a view, [Em] where the frame I look through [Am] seems to have no concern for [G] now. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] I need this [Am] _ old train [G] to break _ [C] down, _ oh _ please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ But [Am] this [Em] engine screams out _ [Am] loud, saying I'll be [G] going across westbound.
[C] _ So [Am] I don't [Em] even make a sound, [Am] cause it's gonna sting me [G] when I leave this town.
And [C] all the people in the [Am] street [Em] that I'll never get to meet, [Am] these tracks don't bend [G] somehow. _ _
[C] And I got no time [Em] that I got to get [Am] to where I don't need [G] to be. _
So [C] I, _ I [G] need this [Am] _ old train [G] to break [C] down, _ _ [G] oh please [Am] just let me [G] please break _ [C] down.
_ _ _ I need this [Am] _ old train [G] to break [C] down, _ _ [G] oh please [Am] just let me [G] please break down.
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] I [F] wanna break [C] on down, _ _ [G] _ [F] but I can't [C] stop now.
_ _ [G] _ [F] Let me break [C] on down, _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[C] but you can't stop nothing if you got no control of the [Am] thoughts in your mind [G] that you kept in your [C] nose.
You don't know nothing, but you don't need to know the [Am] wisdom's in the trees, [G] not the glass [C]
windows.
You can't stop wishing [Em] if you don't let [Am] go the things that you find [G] and you lose and you know.
[C] You keep on [Am] rolling, [Em] put the moment on [Am] hold, frames too broad so [G] put the blinds down low.
[C] _ _ I [G] need this [Am] _ old train [G] to break [C] down, _ oh [G] _ please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down.
_ I need this [Am] _ old train [G] to break [C] down, _ oh [G] _ please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] I wanna break [C] on down, _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ but I can't [C] stop now.
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