Detroit Breakdown (Live) Chords

Tempo:
138.25 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

C

G

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Detroit Breakdown (Live) chords
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Now hold on, the moment of truth has finally come.
Are you ready to do some stomping, baby?
Are you ready on the bandstand?
Detroit Breakdown!
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[C] [Cm] [Eb]
[F]
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
Music is blasting, we're having a ball.
Everybody want some [Eb] comedy, y'all.
[Cm]
People are blaming it on all the places.
They're tearing it up.
[Eb] Do [Cm] the Detroit Breakdown.
Motor City Shakedown.
[Eb] [Cm]
Detroit Breakdown.
Motor City Shakedown.
Jumping to everything old.
Hot from the 9th street, [Eb] right in my code.
[Cm]
In the suite, we're dancing feet.
Everybody want to get it, Bobby?
[Eb] Right in the street.
[C] Do the Detroit Breakdown.
[Cm]
Motor City Shakedown.
[Cm]
Detroit Breakdown.
Motor City.
Break it, [Eb] baby.
[Cm]
I'm getting crazy, and I don't care.
I got my nerve in my [Eb] underwear.
[Cm]
I went out dancing late last night.
I saw something there that was out of sight.
Detroit Breakdown, you feel me?
Motor City Shakedown.
Detroit Breakdown.
Oh yeah, Motor City.
I'm gonna [G] hang it right now.
[Bb]
[C]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[F] In your house, I'ma put your pants.
Don't get caught, baby.
You pop my bag.
Stay in the station.
What you got?
Magic, nigga, let me tell you.
Blow your top.
[G]
[D] [C]
[A]
[G]
[F]
[G] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb] Hat on my head.
I was [Cm] going in my game.
Jumping up and [G] down.
[Eb] I'm going insane.
[Cm] I got something mean.
Sticking in my pocket.
The jury, you [G] tried it.
You [Cm] better not knock it.
Detroit Breakdown.
Motor City Shakedown.
Come on.
[Eb]
[F] [Cm] Detroit Breakdown.
Motor City.
[G] Let me hear you, Jerome.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[C] [G]
[C]
Detroit [N] Breakdown.
Motor City Shakedown.
[Bb] Detroit Breakdown.
Motor [Am] City Shakedown.
[G] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Bb] Detroit Breakdown.
Yeah, do it, do it, [G] mama.
Motor City Shakedown.
Come on, holla, [Gb]
back it now.
You want to motor city.
Motor City, man, you're right.
[C] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm]
[E]
[C] [Cm]
[Eb]
[C] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[N]
[Cm] [Cm]
[C]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Gm] That's a Detroit Breakdown, baby.
[C] [F] [N]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
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To start learning The J. Geils Band - (Live) Detroit Breakdown chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, Cm, Eb, C, Cm, C and Cm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 70 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 141. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Now hold on, _ _ the moment of truth has finally come. _ _
_ _ _ Are you ready to do some stomping, baby? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Are you ready on the bandstand? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Detroit Breakdown! _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm]
Music is blasting, we're having a ball.
Everybody want _ some [Eb] comedy, y'all.
_ [Cm]
People are blaming it on all the places.
They're tearing it up.
_ _ [Eb] _ Do [Cm] the Detroit Breakdown. _ _ _ _
Motor City Shakedown.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm]
Detroit Breakdown. _ _ _ _
Motor City Shakedown. _ _ _ _ _
Jumping to everything old.
Hot from the 9th street, [Eb] right in my code.
[Cm] _
In the suite, we're dancing feet. _
Everybody want to get it, Bobby?
[Eb] Right in the street.
[C] Do the Detroit Breakdown.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
Motor City Shakedown.
_ _ _ _ [Cm]
Detroit Breakdown. _ _ _ _
Motor City.
Break it, [Eb] baby.
_ _ [Cm]
I'm getting crazy, and I don't care. _
I got my nerve in my [Eb] underwear.
_ [Cm]
I went out dancing late last night.
I saw something there that was out of sight.
Detroit Breakdown, you feel me? _ _ _
Motor City Shakedown. _ _ _
Detroit Breakdown.
_ _ Oh yeah, Motor City.
I'm gonna [G] hang it right now.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] In your house, I'ma put your pants.
_ Don't get caught, baby.
You pop my bag.
_ Stay in the station.
What you got?
Magic, nigga, let me tell you.
Blow your top.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] Hat on my head.
I was [Cm] going in my game.
Jumping up and [G] down.
[Eb] I'm going insane.
[Cm] I got something mean.
Sticking in my pocket.
The jury, you [G] tried it.
You [Cm] better not knock it.
_ Detroit Breakdown. _ _
_ _ Motor City Shakedown.
Come on.
[Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] Detroit Breakdown. _ _
_ _ Motor City.
[G] Let me hear you, Jerome.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Detroit [N] Breakdown.
_ _ _ Motor City Shakedown. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Detroit Breakdown.
_ _ _ Motor [Am] City Shakedown.
[G] _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Detroit Breakdown.
Yeah, do it, do it, [G] mama.
Motor City Shakedown.
Come on, holla, [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
back it now.
You want to motor city.
Motor City, man, you're right.
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] That's a Detroit Breakdown, baby.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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