Breakdown Chords by Jack Johnson

Tempo:
149.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

C

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jack Johnson - Breakdown chords
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[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C] I hope [Em] this old train breaks down [Am] Then I could [G] take a walk around
[C] [Am] See [Em] what 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
I might just roll through [G]
town And [C] though my window's got a view
[Em] Well, the frame I'm looking through [Am] Seems to have no concern for [G]
now
So for now [C] I [G]
need this [Am] old train [G] to break [C] down
[G] Oh, please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down
[Am] [G]
[C] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C] [Am] This [Em] engine screams out [Am] loud Saying the peak [Em] on the [G] crawlway's bound
[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 street
[Em] That I'll never get to meet [Am] These tracks don't bend [G] somehow
[Am] And I got no time [Em] that I got to get [Am] To where I don't need [G] to be
So [C] 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 [C] down
[G] I [F] wanna break [C] on down [G] But [F] I can't [C] stop now
[G]
[Am] Let me break [C] on down [G]
[F] [C] But you can't stop nothing
If you got no control [Am] Of the thoughts in your mind
[G] That you kept and you [C] know You don't know nothing
But you don't [G] need to [C] 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 The frame's too bright
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 [C] break down
[G] Oh, please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down [Em]
[Am] [G]
I wanna break [C] on down
[Em]
[Am] [G]
But I can't [C] stop now
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G] [C] [Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Jack Johnson - Breakdown chords, practice playing G, Am, G, C, Em, Am, C and Am in sequence. Start with a comfortable 74 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 150. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I hope [Em] this old train breaks down [Am] _ Then I could [G] take a walk around
[C] _ _ [Am] See [Em] what 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
I might just roll through [G]
town And [C] though my window's got a view
[Em] Well, the frame I'm looking through [Am] Seems to have no concern for [G]
now
So for now [C] _ _ I [G]
need this [Am] _ old train [G] to break [C] down
_ _ [G] Oh, please [Am] just let me [G] please break _ [C] down _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] This [Em] engine screams out [Am] loud Saying the peak [Em] on the [G] crawlway's bound
[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 street
[Em] That I'll never get to meet [Am] These tracks don't bend [G] somehow
_ _ [Am] And I got no time [Em] that I got to get [Am] To where I don't need [G] to be
So [C] 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 [C] down
_ _ [G] I [F] wanna break [C] on down _ [G] But [F] I can't [C] stop now
_ _ [G] _
[Am] Let me break [C] on down _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [C] But you can't stop nothing
If you got no control [Am] Of the thoughts in your mind
[G] That you kept and you [C] know You don't know nothing
But you don't [G] need to [C] 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 The frame's too bright
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 [C] break down
_ _ [G] Oh, please [Am] just let me [G] please break [C] down _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
I wanna break [C] on down
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
But I can't [C] stop now
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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