The Breaks Chords by Kurtis Blow

Tempo:
112.55 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

G

A

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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the breaks  - kurtis blow chords
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Clap your hands everybody if you got what it takes
Cause I'm Curtis Blow and I want you to know that these are the [G#] buries
Right [D] [G] [A]
[Bm] back at ya
Curtis Blow and Cool and Cool
The break [B] y'all
[Bm] Breaks on the front, breaks on the car
Breaks to make you a superstar
Breaks to win and breaks to lose
But these hip [Em] hips are for [A] your shoes
[G] And these [A] are the [Bm] buries
Break it up, [A] break it up, break it up
[N]
[B]
[C#]
[Bm] If you wanna get it out with another man
Then you should run some with him to Japan
[G] [A]
[Bm] Then the IRS says they want a check
[G] [D]
[Bm] And you can't split while you [C#m] claim your [G] tax
[Bm] And my belt sends you a whopping bill
[G] [A]
[Bm] For 18 room cost to the zeal
[C]
[Bm] And you borrow money from the mob
[A]
[Bm] And yesterday you lost your job
[G] Well [A]
[G] [A] these are the [G] buries
Break it up, break it [F#m] up, break it [E] up
Now throw them hands up
[G#m] Throw them hands up in the air
Everybody out there throw them hands up
Come on
Y'all do me a favor out there everybody
[N] Just throw your hands up in the sky
And wave them round from side to side
And if you deserve a break tonight
Somebody say alright
Say ho
Don't stop, keep on Somebody scream Breakdown
[G]
[N] [Bm] Breaks on the [E] stage, breaks on the [Bm] screen
[Em] Breaks to make [B] your own wallet lean
[Bm] Breaks run for the breaks run right
[G] Some fools got it and some have not
And these [Am] are the [Em] buries
Break it up, break it up, [A] break it up
[D#] Breakdown
[D] [A]
[N]
[Am] To the girl in brown [F#m] stop messing [C#m] around
To [Am] the guy in blue what you [N] gonna do
To the girl in green don't be so [G#] mean
[C]
And the guy in the red [D] says what I [G#] said
[N] Breakdown
[Cm] [E]
[D#]
[Bm] Breakdown
Breaks on the chain, breaks on the flame
[Em] Breaks to make you go insane
[D] Breaks in love, breaks in war
We got the breaks to [Gm] get your arms [G] raw
And [F#] these are [A] the buries
[D] Break it up, break it up, [A] break it up Breakdown
[Em]
[F#m] [C] [G] [C]
[N] Breakdown
[Em]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Kurtis Blow - (Millenium Single Mix) The Breaks chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, Bm, A, Bm, G, C, Bm, Em and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 56 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 113. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Clap your hands everybody if you got what it takes
Cause I'm Curtis Blow and I want you to know that these are the [G#] buries
Right [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A]
[Bm] back at ya
Curtis Blow and Cool and Cool
The break [B] y'all
[Bm] Breaks on the front, breaks on the car
Breaks to make you a superstar
Breaks to win and breaks to lose
But these hip [Em] hips are for [A] your shoes
[G] And these [A] are the [Bm] buries
Break it up, [A] break it up, break it up
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[Bm] If you wanna get it out with another man _ _
Then you should run some with him to Japan
_ [G] _ [A]
[Bm] Then the IRS says they want a check
[G] _ _ [D]
[Bm] And you can't split while you [C#m] claim your [G] tax _ _
[Bm] And my belt sends you a whopping bill
[G] _ _ [A]
[Bm] For 18 room cost to the zeal
[C] _ _
[Bm] And you borrow money from the mob
_ [A] _ _
[Bm] And yesterday you lost your job
[G] Well _ [A] _
[G] [A] these are the [G] buries
Break it up, break it [F#m] up, break it [E] up _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now _ throw them hands up
[G#m] Throw them hands up in the air
Everybody out there throw them hands up
_ Come on
Y'all do me a favor out there everybody
[N] Just throw your hands up in the sky
And wave them round from side to side
And if you deserve a break tonight
Somebody say alright
_ _ _ _ Say ho
Don't stop, keep on Somebody scream _ _ Breakdown _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Breaks on the [E] stage, breaks on the [Bm] screen
[Em] Breaks to make [B] your own wallet lean
[Bm] Breaks run for the breaks run right
[G] Some fools got it and some have not
And these [Am] are the [Em] buries
Break it up, break it up, [A] break it up _
[D#] Breakdown
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] To the girl in brown [F#m] stop messing [C#m] around
_ To [Am] the guy in blue what you [N] gonna do _ _
To the girl in green don't be so [G#] mean
_ _ [C]
And the guy in the red [D] says what I [G#] said
[N] _ _ _ Breakdown _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[Bm] Breakdown
Breaks on the chain, breaks on the flame
[Em] Breaks to make you go insane
[D] Breaks in love, breaks in war
We got the breaks to [Gm] get your arms [G] raw
And [F#] these are [A] the buries
[D] Break it up, break it up, [A] break it up Breakdown
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ Breakdown
_ [Em] _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Larry Smith, Russell Simmons, Robert Ford Jr., Kurtis Walker and J.B. Moore.

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