Chords for Candi Staton - Breaking Down Slow
Tempo:
136.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bm
C
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[C]
[Am] [G]
Little [C] by little, you're breaking me down.
Slowly but surely, you got me turning around.
Like a rock [F] in the river, shaped [Am] by the flow.
Oh [F] yeah, opening up [C] my heart to you.
[G]
I'm breaking [C] down to the blue.
[D#] I tried to fight it.
There ain't no use, no way to hide it.
The truth [F] is [C] the truth.
You [F] got me tumbling in
[Am]
love's undertone.
[F] Oh yeah, I think I'm falling [C] in love with you.
[G]
I'm breaking [C] down slow.
[C]
You're breaking me [F] down slow.
From the [C] walls that surround me.
The feeling [D] gets stronger when your [G] arms around me.
At first I [F] didn't want to.
Now I [Am] want you so.
[F]
My heart is [C] open for you.
[G]
You're breaking me [C] down slow.
[A]
[B] [D]
[F#] [D]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[Bm]
Oh yeah, [G]
my heart is [D] open for you baby.
[A]
You're breaking [Bm] down slow.
Oh yes [G] you are.
My [Bm] heart is open.
[G]
You're breaking [Bm] down, breaking down.
Oh yeah.
[G]
Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
[G]
Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
[G]
You're breaking me [Bm] down, you're breaking me down.
[G]
Just keep [Bm] on loving me baby.
[G]
If you just keep [Bm] on loving me.
[G]
You're breaking me down, [Bm] you're breaking me.
You're breaking me, [G] you're breaking me.
[Bm]
[G]
Just [Bm] keep loving me like you're loving [G] me.
Holding me like you're holding [Bm] me.
Speaking to me like you're speaking to me baby.
[G] Calling me a sweet name.
[Bm] Oh, oh.
[G] You're breaking me [Bm] down.
[G]
[Bm]
[C]
[Am] [G]
Little [C] by little, you're breaking me down.
Slowly but surely, you got me turning around.
Like a rock [F] in the river, shaped [Am] by the flow.
Oh [F] yeah, opening up [C] my heart to you.
[G]
I'm breaking [C] down to the blue.
[D#] I tried to fight it.
There ain't no use, no way to hide it.
The truth [F] is [C] the truth.
You [F] got me tumbling in
[Am]
love's undertone.
[F] Oh yeah, I think I'm falling [C] in love with you.
[G]
I'm breaking [C] down slow.
[C]
You're breaking me [F] down slow.
From the [C] walls that surround me.
The feeling [D] gets stronger when your [G] arms around me.
At first I [F] didn't want to.
Now I [Am] want you so.
[F]
My heart is [C] open for you.
[G]
You're breaking me [C] down slow.
[A]
[B] [D]
[F#] [D]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[Bm]
Oh yeah, [G]
my heart is [D] open for you baby.
[A]
You're breaking [Bm] down slow.
Oh yes [G] you are.
My [Bm] heart is open.
[G]
You're breaking [Bm] down, breaking down.
Oh yeah.
[G]
Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
[G]
Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
[G]
You're breaking me [Bm] down, you're breaking me down.
[G]
Just keep [Bm] on loving me baby.
[G]
If you just keep [Bm] on loving me.
[G]
You're breaking me down, [Bm] you're breaking me.
You're breaking me, [G] you're breaking me.
[Bm]
[G]
Just [Bm] keep loving me like you're loving [G] me.
Holding me like you're holding [Bm] me.
Speaking to me like you're speaking to me baby.
[G] Calling me a sweet name.
[Bm] Oh, oh.
[G] You're breaking me [Bm] down.
[G]
[Bm]
Key:
G
Bm
C
F
D
G
Bm
C
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Little [C] by little, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ you're breaking me down.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Slowly but surely, _ _ _ _ you got me turning around. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Like a rock [F] in the river, _ _ _ _ _ _ shaped [Am] by the flow.
_ Oh [F] yeah, _ _ _ opening up [C] my heart to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I'm breaking [C] down to the _ _ _ blue.
[D#] _ I tried to fight it. _ _ _ _
_ _ There ain't no use, _ _ _ _ _ _ no way to hide it. _ _ _
_ The truth [F] is [C] the truth. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You [F] got me tumbling _ _ in _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
love's undertone.
[F] Oh yeah, I think I'm falling [C] in love with you.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ I'm breaking [C] down slow.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ You're breaking me [F] down slow. _ _ _ _ _
From the [C] walls that surround me. _ _ _ _
_ The feeling [D] gets stronger _ when _ _ _ _ your [G] arms around me. _ _ _ _
_ At first I [F] didn't want to. _ _ _ _ _
_ Now I [Am] want you so.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ My heart is [C] open for you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You're breaking me [C] down slow.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ Oh yeah, [G] _ _
_ my heart is [D] open for you baby.
_ _ [A] _ _
You're breaking [Bm] down slow.
_ Oh yes [G] you are. _
_ _ My [Bm] heart is open.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
You're breaking [Bm] down, breaking down.
Oh yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
_ _ [G] _ _
You're breaking me [Bm] down, you're breaking me down.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ Just keep [Bm] on loving me baby.
_ _ [G] _ _
If you just keep [Bm] on loving me.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ You're breaking me down, [Bm] you're breaking me.
You're breaking me, [G] you're breaking me.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Just [Bm] keep loving me like you're loving _ [G] me.
Holding me like you're holding [Bm] me.
Speaking to me like you're speaking to me baby.
[G] _ Calling me a sweet name.
[Bm] Oh, _ _ oh.
[G] _ _ _ You're breaking me [Bm] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Little [C] by little, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ you're breaking me down.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Slowly but surely, _ _ _ _ you got me turning around. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Like a rock [F] in the river, _ _ _ _ _ _ shaped [Am] by the flow.
_ Oh [F] yeah, _ _ _ opening up [C] my heart to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I'm breaking [C] down to the _ _ _ blue.
[D#] _ I tried to fight it. _ _ _ _
_ _ There ain't no use, _ _ _ _ _ _ no way to hide it. _ _ _
_ The truth [F] is [C] the truth. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You [F] got me tumbling _ _ in _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
love's undertone.
[F] Oh yeah, I think I'm falling [C] in love with you.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ I'm breaking [C] down slow.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ You're breaking me [F] down slow. _ _ _ _ _
From the [C] walls that surround me. _ _ _ _
_ The feeling [D] gets stronger _ when _ _ _ _ your [G] arms around me. _ _ _ _
_ At first I [F] didn't want to. _ _ _ _ _
_ Now I [Am] want you so.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ My heart is [C] open for you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You're breaking me [C] down slow.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ Oh yeah, [G] _ _
_ my heart is [D] open for you baby.
_ _ [A] _ _
You're breaking [Bm] down slow.
_ Oh yes [G] you are. _
_ _ My [Bm] heart is open.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
You're breaking [Bm] down, breaking down.
Oh yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Love, [Bm] please have mercy.
_ _ [G] _ _
You're breaking me [Bm] down, you're breaking me down.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ Just keep [Bm] on loving me baby.
_ _ [G] _ _
If you just keep [Bm] on loving me.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ You're breaking me down, [Bm] you're breaking me.
You're breaking me, [G] you're breaking me.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Just [Bm] keep loving me like you're loving _ [G] me.
Holding me like you're holding [Bm] me.
Speaking to me like you're speaking to me baby.
[G] _ Calling me a sweet name.
[Bm] Oh, _ _ oh.
[G] _ _ _ You're breaking me [Bm] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _