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Breakdown by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3
            Breakdown - Tom Petty (1976)
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.

4/4 TIME @ 112 BPM (2 Min. 52 Sec. (Orig.) or 3 Min. 43 Sec.) in 'Am' ('C').

Chords Used:
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            GUITAR             KEYS
       E  A  D  G  B  e    Bass| Chord
      ------------------   ------------
Am  -  x  0  2  2  1  0     A    A-C-E
G   -  3  2  0  0  0  3     G    G-B-D  -OR-
    -  3  2  0  0  3  3     G    G-B-D
F   -  1  3  3  2  1  1     F    A-C-F

INTRO: [14 M] 'NC' is just Drums, Bass and Lead Guitar [6 M] -
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|NC      |NC      |NC      |NC      |NC      |NC      |


|Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |

VERSE #1: [9 M]
--------

|Am       G            |Am       G    |Am       G            |
   It's al-right if you love me…         It's al-right if you
 
|Am     G    |Am       G            |Am        G            |
 don't…       I'm not a-fraid of you run-nin' a-way, hon-ey,
 
|Am       G            |F            |F       |
 I get the feel-in' you won't…

VERSE #2: [9 M]
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|Am         G            |Am        G    |Am         G          |
 There is no sense in pre-tend-ing…         Your eyes give you a-
 
|Am    G    |Am           G           |Am           G        |
-way…        Some-thin' in-side you is feel-in' like I do…

|Am            G           |F          |F            |
 We've said all there is to say…            Ba-… by,…

CHORUS #1: [15 M]
---------

|Am       G         |F             G               |
…  Break-… down,…    go a-head… and give it to me…
 
|Am       G                  |F                    G   |
   Break-… down,… hon-ey take me through the night…

|Am       G           |F               G                 |
   Break-… down,… I'm… stand-in' here,… can't you see…

|Am       G               |F            |F             |
   Break-… down, it's al-… right…             It's al-…

|F            |F             |Am      G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |
-right…             It's al-… right…

GUITAR SOLO #1: [9 M]
--------------

|Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |


|Am G    |Am G    |F       |F       |

CHORUS #2: [15 M]
---------

|Am       G         |F             G               |
…  Break-… down,…    go a-head… and give it to me…
 
|Am       G                  |F                    G   |
   Break-… down,… hon-ey take me through the night…

|Am       G              |F               G                 |
   Break-… down,… now I'm stand-in' here,… can't you see…

|Am       G               |F            |F             |
   Break-… down, it's al-… right…             It's al-…

|F            |F             |Am      G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |
-right…             It's al-… right…

GUITAR SOLO #2: [9 M] 'CODA' / NOTE: Orig, fades out @ end,
--------------                       but you can end it on 'F'.

|Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |


|Am G    |Am G    |F       |F       |

CHORUS #3: [15 M] OPTIONAL -
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|Am       G         |F             G               |
…  Break-… down,…    go a-head… and give it to me…
 
|Am       G                  |F                    G   |
   Break-… down,… hon-ey take me through the night…

|Am       G              |F               G                 |
   Break-… down,… now I'm stand-in' here,… can't you see…

|Am       G               |F            |F             |
   Break-… down, it's al-… right…             It's al-…

|F            |F             |Am      G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |
-right…             It's al-… right…

GUITAR SOLO #3: [9 M] OPTIONAL 'CODA' if playing 'CHORUS #3' -
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|Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |Am G    |


|Am G    |Am G    |F       |F       | 
        

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