Not Supposed To Break Down Chords by Van Morrison
Tempo:
84.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Em] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[Em] [D]
You're not [Bm] supposed to be [Em] human You're [F#m]
[A] not supposed to really [D] feel
You're [G] [D]
not [Bm] supposed to get [Em] involved with [A]
anything [D] completely real
[Bm]
Fifteen families [F#m] starving All [G]
[A] around the corner [D] block
[B] [Bm]
Here we're [F#m] standing So alone [G] just like [A]
you [D] brought the rug
Not [Bm]
[Em] supposed to break down [A] You're not [D] supposed to break down
[G] [D] Swallow the dirt [Em] Keep listening to the hurt
You'll [A]
be [D] safe and sound
[Em] [A]
[D] Supposed to be [Em] simple human
[A] [Em] Cover [D] everything Just [G] [D]
[Em] like a bird [A] covering an egg
[D] With its wing [G] You [Bm]
know there's nothing [F#m] sacred
What [G] [A]
[D] is the use?
[Bm]
No [F#m] point trying to find
[G] What [A]
is worth [D] What is true
Not [Em] supposed to break down You're [A]
not [D] supposed to break down
Swallow the hurt [Em] Listen to the dirt
[A] You'll be safe and [D] sound You're not [Bm] supposed to [Em] break down
[A] You're not supposed to break [D] down Swallow the hurt
[Em] Listen to the dirt [G] [A] You'll be safe and [D] sound
[Em] [A]
[D] [D] A fool and his [Em] mainline connection My [A]
pal is [D] going to the well
That [G] doesn't matter [Em] [A] I'm sure that we [D] can tell
Who [G] [Bm] [D]
the prophet [E] or [Em] the stranger [G] Who [C] really [D] holds the globe
[Bm] That ain't up [F#m] to you and me [G] That's [A]
up to the [D] lord above
You're not supposed to break [E] down [Bm] [A] [D]
You're not supposed to break down
Swallow the hurt [Em] Keep on listening to [A] the dirt
And I [D] bet you'll be safe and sound You're not [Em] supposed to break down
You're not supposed [D] to break down Swallow the hurt
[Em] Listen to the dirt [D] [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
[Em] [A] And I bet you'll be safe [D] and sound And [Em] [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
[Em] I [A] bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[N]
[A] [D]
[Em] [D]
You're not [Bm] supposed to be [Em] human You're [F#m]
[A] not supposed to really [D] feel
You're [G] [D]
not [Bm] supposed to get [Em] involved with [A]
anything [D] completely real
[Bm]
Fifteen families [F#m] starving All [G]
[A] around the corner [D] block
[B] [Bm]
Here we're [F#m] standing So alone [G] just like [A]
you [D] brought the rug
Not [Bm]
[Em] supposed to break down [A] You're not [D] supposed to break down
[G] [D] Swallow the dirt [Em] Keep listening to the hurt
You'll [A]
be [D] safe and sound
[Em] [A]
[D] Supposed to be [Em] simple human
[A] [Em] Cover [D] everything Just [G] [D]
[Em] like a bird [A] covering an egg
[D] With its wing [G] You [Bm]
know there's nothing [F#m] sacred
What [G] [A]
[D] is the use?
[Bm]
No [F#m] point trying to find
[G] What [A]
is worth [D] What is true
Not [Em] supposed to break down You're [A]
not [D] supposed to break down
Swallow the hurt [Em] Listen to the dirt
[A] You'll be safe and [D] sound You're not [Bm] supposed to [Em] break down
[A] You're not supposed to break [D] down Swallow the hurt
[Em] Listen to the dirt [G] [A] You'll be safe and [D] sound
[Em] [A]
[D] [D] A fool and his [Em] mainline connection My [A]
pal is [D] going to the well
That [G] doesn't matter [Em] [A] I'm sure that we [D] can tell
Who [G] [Bm] [D]
the prophet [E] or [Em] the stranger [G] Who [C] really [D] holds the globe
[Bm] That ain't up [F#m] to you and me [G] That's [A]
up to the [D] lord above
You're not supposed to break [E] down [Bm] [A] [D]
You're not supposed to break down
Swallow the hurt [Em] Keep on listening to [A] the dirt
And I [D] bet you'll be safe and sound You're not [Em] supposed to break down
You're not supposed [D] to break down Swallow the hurt
[Em] Listen to the dirt [D] [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
[Em] [A] And I bet you'll be safe [D] and sound And [Em] [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
[Em] I [A] bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
A
Em
G
Bm
D
A
Em
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You're not [Bm] supposed to be [Em] human You're _ [F#m] _
[A] not supposed to really [D] feel
You're [G] _ [D] _
not [Bm] supposed to get [Em] involved with _ _ [A] _
anything [D] completely real
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Fifteen families [F#m] starving All _ [G] _
[A] around the corner [D] block
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm]
Here we're [F#m] standing So alone [G] just like [A]
you [D] brought the rug
Not _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] supposed to break down [A] You're _ not [D] supposed to break down
[G] _ [D] _ Swallow the dirt [Em] Keep listening to the hurt
You'll [A] _
be [D] safe and sound _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Supposed to be [Em] simple human
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] Cover [D] everything Just [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] like a bird _ _ _ _ [A] _ covering an egg
[D] With its wing [G] You [Bm] _ _
know there's nothing [F#m] sacred
_ What [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] is the use?
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
No [F#m] point trying to find
[G] What _ [A]
is worth [D] What is true
Not _ _ _ [Em] supposed to break down You're [A] _ _
not [D] supposed to break down
_ _ Swallow the hurt [Em] Listen to the dirt
_ [A] _ You'll be safe and [D] sound _ _ _ _ You're not [Bm] supposed to [Em] break down
[A] You're not supposed to break [D] down _ _ _ _ Swallow the hurt
[Em] Listen to the dirt [G] _ [A] You'll be safe and [D] sound _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ A fool and his [Em] mainline connection My _ [A] _
pal is [D] going to the well _ _ _ _
That [G] doesn't matter _ [Em] _ _ [A] I'm sure that we [D] can tell
Who [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [D]
the prophet [E] or [Em] the stranger _ [G] Who [C] really [D] holds the globe
_ _ [Bm] That ain't up [F#m] to you and me [G] That's _ [A]
up to the [D] lord above
You're _ _ _ not supposed to break [E] down [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
You're not supposed to break down _ _ _
Swallow the hurt [Em] _ Keep on listening to [A] the dirt _
And I [D] bet you'll be safe and sound You're _ not [Em] supposed to break down
_ _ You're not supposed [D] to break down _ _ _ Swallow the hurt
[Em] _ Listen to the dirt [D] [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
_ _ [Em] _ [A] And I bet you'll be safe [D] and sound And _ [Em] _ [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
_ _ _ [Em] I [A] bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You're not [Bm] supposed to be [Em] human You're _ [F#m] _
[A] not supposed to really [D] feel
You're [G] _ [D] _
not [Bm] supposed to get [Em] involved with _ _ [A] _
anything [D] completely real
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Fifteen families [F#m] starving All _ [G] _
[A] around the corner [D] block
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm]
Here we're [F#m] standing So alone [G] just like [A]
you [D] brought the rug
Not _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] supposed to break down [A] You're _ not [D] supposed to break down
[G] _ [D] _ Swallow the dirt [Em] Keep listening to the hurt
You'll [A] _
be [D] safe and sound _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Supposed to be [Em] simple human
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] Cover [D] everything Just [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] like a bird _ _ _ _ [A] _ covering an egg
[D] With its wing [G] You [Bm] _ _
know there's nothing [F#m] sacred
_ What [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] is the use?
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
No [F#m] point trying to find
[G] What _ [A]
is worth [D] What is true
Not _ _ _ [Em] supposed to break down You're [A] _ _
not [D] supposed to break down
_ _ Swallow the hurt [Em] Listen to the dirt
_ [A] _ You'll be safe and [D] sound _ _ _ _ You're not [Bm] supposed to [Em] break down
[A] You're not supposed to break [D] down _ _ _ _ Swallow the hurt
[Em] Listen to the dirt [G] _ [A] You'll be safe and [D] sound _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ A fool and his [Em] mainline connection My _ [A] _
pal is [D] going to the well _ _ _ _
That [G] doesn't matter _ [Em] _ _ [A] I'm sure that we [D] can tell
Who [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [D]
the prophet [E] or [Em] the stranger _ [G] Who [C] really [D] holds the globe
_ _ [Bm] That ain't up [F#m] to you and me [G] That's _ [A]
up to the [D] lord above
You're _ _ _ not supposed to break [E] down [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
You're not supposed to break down _ _ _
Swallow the hurt [Em] _ Keep on listening to [A] the dirt _
And I [D] bet you'll be safe and sound You're _ not [Em] supposed to break down
_ _ You're not supposed [D] to break down _ _ _ Swallow the hurt
[Em] _ Listen to the dirt [D] [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
_ _ [Em] _ [A] And I bet you'll be safe [D] and sound And _ [Em] _ [A] I bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
_ _ _ [Em] I [A] bet you'll be [D] safe and sound
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _