Chords for Elton John - Breaking Down Barriers (1981) With Lyrics!

Tempo:
141.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Eb

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - Breaking Down Barriers (1981) With Lyrics! chords
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[D]
[Eb]
[D]
[D] [Bb] I recall how [F] it used to [C] be, [Bb] younger [F] days.
[G] I built a wall all around my heart, [D] deep [F] in pain and [G] weight.
[Bb] I built it tall [F] and I built [C] it wide, [Bb] left no room for [F] doubt.
[G] Your love still found its way inside, [Eb] and couldn't [F]
get [G] back out.
[Eb] I'm breaking down [Bb] the barrier, [Ab] [Eb] making up my [Bb] mind.
I'm [F] breaking down [C] the barrier, [G] I'm [Eb] breaking down [Bb] the barrier.
[Ab] I [Eb] love it what I [Bb] find, I'm [F] breaking down [C] the barrier [D] that lies [Dm] between [C] your love [G] and mine.
[D]
[Gm] [Eb]
[D]
[Bb] I guess you know [F] you were not [C] the [Bb] first, you may not be [F] the last.
[G] But you have shown me a better way, [Eb] I'm [F] not learning [G] fast.
[Bb] You gotta [F] know when the [C] feeling [Bb] flows, and take it while [F] it's hot.
[G] You gotta give if you wanna get, [Eb] [F] I want all [G] you've got.
[Eb] I'm breaking [Bb] down the barrier, [Ab] making up [Bb] my mind.
I'm breaking [F] [C] down the barrier, [G] I'm breaking [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] down the barrier.
I [Ab] [Eb] love it what [Bb] I find, I'm breaking [C] down the barrier [D] that lies [F] between your [C] love and [G]
mine.
[D]
[Eb]
[D]
[G]
[Am]
[Eb]
[D]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [G]
[D] [F]
[G] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [G]
[Eb] [F]
[G] I'm [Ab] [Eb] breaking down [Bb] the barrier, [Ab] [Eb] making up my [Bb] mind.
I'm [F] breaking down [C] the barrier, [G] I'm [Ab] breaking down [Bb] the barrier.
I [Eb] love it what I [Bb] find, I'm [F] breaking down [C] the [G] barrier [D] that lies
[F] between [C] your love [G] and mine.
[D]
[Gm] [Eb]
[D]
I'm breaking down, [G]
[Gm] [F]
breaking down, [Eb]
[A]
I'm breaking down [G] my love.
[F]
[Eb]
I'm [D]
[Gm]
[D]
[Eb]
breaking down, breaking down, [Gm]
I'm breaking down my love.
[N]
Key:  
F
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Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Elton John - (Remastered 2003) Breaking Down Barriers chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, Bb, F, Ab, Eb, Bb, Eb, F and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 142. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I recall how [F] it used to [C] be, [Bb] _ younger _ [F] days.
_ _ [G] I built a wall all around my heart, [D] deep [F] in pain and [G] weight.
_ _ _ [Bb] I built it tall [F] and I built [C] it wide, [Bb] _ left no room for [F] doubt.
_ _ [G] Your love still found its way inside, [Eb] and couldn't [F]
get [G] back out.
_ _ [Eb] I'm breaking down [Bb] the barrier, _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] making up my [Bb] mind.
_ _ I'm [F] breaking down [C] the barrier, _ [G] _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ breaking down [Bb] the barrier.
_ _ [Ab] I [Eb] love it what I [Bb] find, I'm _ _ [F] breaking down [C] the barrier [D] that lies _ [Dm] between [C] your love [G] and mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I guess you know [F] you were not [C] the [Bb] first, you may not be [F] the last.
_ _ [G] But you have shown me a better way, [Eb] I'm [F] not learning [G] fast.
_ _ _ [Bb] You gotta [F] know when the [C] feeling [Bb] flows, and take it while [F] it's hot.
_ _ [G] _ You gotta give if you wanna get, [Eb] _ [F] I want all [G] you've got.
_ _ [Eb] I'm breaking [Bb] down the barrier, _ _ [Ab] _ making up [Bb] my mind.
_ _ _ I'm breaking [F] [C] down the barrier, [G] I'm _ breaking _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] down the barrier.
I [Ab] _ [Eb] love it what [Bb] I find, _ _ I'm breaking [C] down the barrier [D] that lies _ [F] between your [C] love and [G] _
mine.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
[G] I'm _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] breaking down [Bb] the barrier, _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] making up my [Bb] mind.
_ _ I'm [F] breaking down [C] the barrier, _ [G] _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ breaking down [Bb] the barrier.
_ _ I [Eb] love it what I [Bb] find, _ _ I'm [F] breaking down [C] the [G] barrier [D] that lies _
_ [F] between [C] your love [G] and mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ I'm breaking down, [G] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ breaking down, [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I'm breaking down [G] my love.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ breaking down, _ breaking down, [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm breaking down my love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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