&quot;Breakdown&quot; is the 11th track off Jack Johnson's third album, In Between Dreams, which was released in March 2005 .

In Between Dreams

C                  Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am                    G
Then I could take a walk around
C                   Em  
And, see what there is to see
Am                 G
And time is just a melody
C                 
All the people in the street
 Em               
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am                    G
I just roll through town
                C
And though my windows got a view
      Em
The frame I'm looking through
            Am                G
Seems to have no concern for now

So for now


C       Em
I need this
    Am       G
Old train to breakdown
C          Em
Oh please just
Am                G
Let me please breakdown


C                         EM
This engine screams out loud
AM                 G   
Centipede gonna crawl westbound
C                      EM
So I don't even make a sound
AM                                            G
Cause it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
         C
All the people in the street
            EM
That I'll never get to meet
    AM                        G
If these tracks don't bend somehow
      C
And I got no time
      EM
That I got to get to
   AM                  G
Where I don't need to be

So I


C       EM
I need this
     AM         G
Old train to breakdown
C          EM
Oh please just
AM              G
Let me please breakdown
C       EM
I need this
      AM            G
Old train to breakdown
C      EM
Oh please just
    AM              G
Let me please breakdown
     G
I wanna break on down
G  
But I cant stop now
       AM        G
Let me break on down


          C       
But you cant stop nothing
       EM
If you got no control
          AM
Of the thoughts in your mind
          G
That you kept in, you know
     C
You don't know nothing
          EM
But you don't need to know
      AM
The wisdoms in the trees
         G
Not the glass windows
    C
You cant stop wishing
        EM
If you don't let go
     AM
But things that you find
         G
And you lose, and you know
     C
You keep on rolling
          EM
Put the moment on hold
       AM
The frames too bright
            G
So put the blinds down low


C       EM
I need this
AM              G
Old train to breakdown
C          EM   
Oh please just
AM               G
Let me please breakdown
C       EM
I need this
AM              G
Old train to breakdown
C          EM
Oh please just
AM                G
Let me please breakdown
          G       C
I wanna break on down

But I cant stop now

G           D/f#  em      d
I hope this old train breaks down
                 
Then I could take a walk around

middle part:

G             d C G
I wanna break on down
G             d C G
But I cant stop now



Breakdown

C                G
I hope this old train breaks down
Am                  Fm
Then I could take a walk around
C                    G
And, see what there is to see
Am                  Fm
And time is just a melody
C                    
All the people in the street
G
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am                    Fm
I just roam through town
C                            
And though my windows got a view
G                  
The frame im looking through
Am                              Fm
Seems to have no concern for me now

So for now
C   G
I, need this here
Am           Fm
Old train to breakdown
C    G
Oh, please just
Am             Fm
Let me please breakdown


C            G
This engine screams out loud
Am              Fm
Sayin the beat gunna crawl westbound
C               G
So I dont even make a sound
Am                               Fm
Cause its gunna sting me when I leave this town
C
All the people in the street
G
That i'll never get to meet
   Am               Fm
If these dont bend somehow
C
And I got no time
G
That I got to get to
Am                   Fm
Where I dont need to be

So I

C  G
I, need this here
Am           Fm
Old train to breakdown
C    G
Oh, please just
Am             Fm
Let me please breakdown
C   G
I, need this here
Am             Fm
Old train to breakdown
C    G
Oh, please just
Am              Fm
Let me please breakdown
C                 G
I wanna break on down
Am              Fm
But I cant stop now

C
But you cant stop nothing
G
If you got no control
Am
Of the thoughts in your mind
Fm
That you kept in, you know
C
You dont know nothing
G
But you dont need to know
Am
The wisdoms in the trees
Fm
Not the glass windows
C
You cant stop wishing
G
If you dont let go
Am
But things that you find
Fm
And you lose, and you know
C
You keep on rolling
G
Put the moment on hold
Am
The frames too bright
Fm
So put the blinds down low

C   G
I, need this here
Am           Fm
Old train to breakdown
C    G
Oh, please just
Am             Fm
Let me please breakdown
C   G
I, need this here
Am             Fm
Old train to breakdown
C    G
Oh, please just
Am              Fm
Let me please breakdown
C                 G
I wanna break on down
Am              Fm
But I cant stop now

Jack Johnson plays this on a Ukelele !!


Strumming D=Down, U=Up
D,D,U,D,U,D,U


C                Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am                  G
Then I could take a walk around
C                    Em
And, see what there is to see
Am                  G
And time is just a melody
C                    
All the people in the street
Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am                    G
I just roam through town
C                            
And though my windows got a view
Em                  
The frame im looking through
Am                              G
Seems to have no concern for me now

So for now

[Chorus]
C      Em
I, need this here
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown


C            Em
This engine screams out loud
Am              G
Sayin the beat gonna crawl westbound
C               Em
So I dont even make a sound
Am                               G
Cause its gunna sting me when I leave this town
C
All the people in the street
Em
That i'll never get to meet
   Am               G
If these dont bend somehow
C
And I got no time
Em
That I got to get to
Am                   G
Where I dont need to be

So I

C  Em
I, need this here
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this here
Am            G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G
Let me please breakdown
C                 En
I wanna break on down
Am              G
But I cant stop now

C
But you cant stop nothing
Em
If you got no control
Am
Of the thoughts in your mind
G
That you kept in, you know
C
You dont know nothing
Em
But you dont need to know
Am
The wisdoms in the trees
G
Not the glass windows
C
You cant stop wishing
Em
If you dont let go
Am
But things that you find
G
And you lose, and you know
C
You keep on rolling
Em
Put the moment on hold
Am
The frames too bright
G
So put the blinds down low

C   Em
I, need this here
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this here
Am             G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G
Let me please breakdown
C                 Em
I wanna break on down
Am             G
But I cant stop now

100% Ukulele tab!

Strumming D=Down, U=Up
D,D,U,D,U,D,U


C                Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am                  G
Then I could take a walk around
C                    Em
And, see what there is to see
Am                  G
And time is just a melody
C                    
All the people in the street
Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am                    G
I just roam through town
C                            
And though my windows got a view
Em                  
The frame im looking through
Am                              G
Seems to have no concern for me now

So for now

[Chorus]
C      Em
I, need this here
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown


C            Em
This engine screams out loud
Am              G
Sayin the beat gonna crawl westbound
C               Em
So I dont even make a sound
Am                               G
Cause its gunna sting me when I leave this town
C
All the people in the street
Em
That i'll never get to meet
   Am               G
If these dont bend somehow
C
And I got no time
Em
That I got to get to
Am                   G
Where I dont need to be

So I

C  Em
I, need this here
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this here
Am            G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G
Let me please breakdown
C                 En
I wanna break on down
Am              G
But I cant stop now

C
But you cant stop nothing
Em
If you got no control
Am
Of the thoughts in your mind
G
That you kept in, you know
C
You dont know nothing
Em
But you dont need to know
Am
The wisdoms in the trees
G
Not the glass windows
C
You cant stop wishing
Em
If you dont let go
Am
But things that you find
G
And you lose, and you know
C
You keep on rolling
Em
Put the moment on hold
Am
The frames too bright
G
So put the blinds down low

C   Em
I, need this here
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this here
Am             G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G
Let me please breakdown
C                 Em
I wanna break on down
Am             G
But I cant stop now

G   Bm   Em   D (x2)

G                Bm
I hope this old train breaks down
Em                   D
Then I could take a walk around
G                   Bm
And, see what there is to see
Em                  D
And time is just a melody

               G
With all the people in the street
         Bm                   
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Em                   D
I just roll through town

               G
And though my window's got a view, well
      Bm
The frame Im looking through
         Em                   D
Seems to have no concern for now, so for now


Chorus:

G  G/F#
I need this
Em             D 
Old train to breakdown
G  G/F#
Oh please just
Em              D
Let me please breakdown

G   Bm   Em   D (x2)

G             Bm
This engine screams out loud
Em                D
Centipede gonna crawl westbound
G                Bm
So I don't even make a sound
Em                          D
It's gunna sting me when I leave this town
         G
All the people in the street
           Bm
That I'll never get to meet
          Em                    D
If these tracks don't bend somehow
    G
And I got no time
     Bm
That I got to get to
 Em                   D
Where I don't need to be, so I


Chorus

G  
D        C        G
I wanna break on down
But I cant stop now
Let me break on down

D    C
  
         G
But you cant stop nothing
       Bm
If you got no control
         Em
Of the thoughts in your mind
          D
That you kept in, you know
     G
You don't know nothing
        Bm
But you don't need to know
     Em
The wisdoms in the trees
          D
Not the glass windows

     G
You cant stop wishing
        Bm
If you don't let go
     Em
But things that you find
         D
And you lose, and you know
     G
You keep on rolling
        Bm
Put the moment on hold
      Em
The frames too bright
             D
So put the blinds down low

Chorus

G   Bm   Em   D
                I wanna break on down
G   Bm   Em   D
                But I cant stop now
G   Bm   Em   D
G   Bm   Em   D
G

Jack Johnson - Breakdown

Chords C, Em, Am, G, Gsus2, F

Strumming pattern: down down up down up
Or pick c string Down Up Chunk Up Down

Intro: C, Em, Am, G
picking (string order) - c, g, e, a, g, c }x2, then into strumming
Down down up down up

Verse: C, Em, Am, G

Bridge: C, Gsus2, F
Strumming:for C pick c string, Down Up Chunk Up Down
Gsus2: Pick c string Down strum
F: Pick C string down strum

Chorus, same as verse


Middle picking:
G----0----------------------------------
C-0--0--------4s5-----4s20p------------- >
E----0-----3-------3-------------------- > X2
A----3--0-------------------------------
4s20p= C string 4th fret slide to 2fret c string open string pull off


End Picking:
G----------------------------->X3 but on last go replace ea3 
C--------4-------------------->with a C Chord
E-3s5-3-----8--5--3----------->
A-3s5-3-----7--5--3----------->

Refer to song(mp3) if you get stuck about where picking goes :)

Thanks
Good luck :)

Chords Used
   C      Em      Am       G
|--3--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--|  
|--3--| |--3--| |--0--| |--3--|
|--4--| |--4--| |--0--| |--2--|
|--5--| |--4--| |--2--| |--4--|


C              Em             Am            G
|--------3--------------2--------------0-------------2------|x2
|------3---3----------3---3----------0---0---------3---3----|x2
|----4--------------4--------------0-------------2----------|x2
|--5---------2----4---------2----2---------2---4---------3--|x2

[C] I hope this old [Em] train breaks down.
[Am] Then I could take a [G] walk around and
[C] See what there [Em] is to see
[Am] Time is just a [G] melody

With all the [C] people in the street
Walking [Em] fast as their feet
Can take them, [Am] I just roll through [G] town. 

And though my [C] window's got a view,
Well, the [Em] frame I'm looking through,
Seems to [Am] have no concern for me [G] now. 

[C] I need this [Am] old train to [G] break down
[C] Oh, please just [Am] let me please [G] breakdown

[C] Well, this engine [Em] screams out loud,
[Am] Centipede gonna [G] crawl west bound.
[C] So I don't even [Em] make a sound cause
[Am] It's gonna sting me when I [G] leave this town.

And all the [C] people in the street
That I'll [Em] never get to meet
(if) these [Am] tracks don't bend [G] somehow. 

And [C] I got no time
that I [Em] got to get to where
[Am] I don't need to [G] be. 

[C] I need this [Am] old train to [G] break down
[C] Oh, please just [Am] let me please [G] breakdown.

[C] I need this [Am] old train to [G] break down
[C] Oh, please just [Am] let me please [G] breakdown
[G] I wanna [F] break on [C] down.
[G] But I [F] can't stop now. [C]
[G] Let me [F] break on down. [C] [G]

[F] But you [C] can't stop nothing if you [Em] got no control
Of the [Am] thoughts in your mind that you [G] kept in you, know.
You [C] don't know nothing, but you [Em] don't need to know.
The [Am] wisdom's in the trees, not the [G] glass windows.
You [C] can't stop wishing if you [Em] don't let go
The [Am] things that you find and you [G] lose you know.
You [C] keep on rolling, put the [Em] moment on hold.
The [Am] frame's too bright so put the [G] blinds down low.
And...

[C] I need this [Am] old train to [G] break down
[C] Oh, please just [Am] let me please [G] breakdown
[C] I need this [Am] old train to [G] break down
[C] Oh, please just [Am] let me please [G] breakdown

|--3-----------------------3-----------------|x2
|----5h3------3--------------5h3------3------|x2
|--------2h4----4-2-0------------2/4----4----|x2
|--------------------------------------------|x2

|---3/5--3-0---7--5--3----3/5--3-0---7--5------|
|---3/5--3-0---8--7--3----3/5--3-0---8--7------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|---3/5--3-0---10--8---7----3/5--3-0---7--5--3---|
|---3/5--3-0---12--10--8----3/5--3-0---8--7--3---|
|--------------------------------------------0---|
|------------------------------------------------|

# I hope you enjoy this!

# This is just plucking the last three
# strings on a C,Em,Am, and G chord.

 ____C_______Em_____ Am_____G_____
 |       |       |       |       |
A---33------22------00------22----
E--0---0---3---3---0---0---3---3--
C-0-----0-4-----4-0-----0-2-----2-
G---------------------------------

C
I hope this old

Em
train breaks down.

Am
Then i could take a

G
walk around.

C
And see what there

Em
is to see.

Am
Cause time is just a

G
melody.

# Continues through verses and chorus.

C                                 Em                             Am                             G
|-------3------|-------2------|-------0------|-------2------|
|----0-----0---|----3-----3---|----0-----0---|----3-----3---|
|-0----------0-|-4----------4-|-0----------0-|-2----------2-|
|-----0--------|-----0--------|-----2--------|-----0--------|

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

C, Em, Am, G
C, Em, Am, G

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

C, Em, Am, G
C, Em, Am, G
C, Em, Am, G
C, Em, Am, G

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-------3----------------2-----------------0-----------------2--------
---0-----0----0-----3-----3----3-----0-------0---0-----3------3---3--
-0---0------0----4----4------4----0-----0------0-----2---2------2----
---------------------------------------------------------------------

C, Em, Am, G
C, Em, Am, G
C, Em, Am, G
C, Em, Am, G

-3---0----------------------3---0--------------
-0-------------3------------0-------------3----
-0--------2/4-----4--2--0---0--------2/4-----4-
-0-----0--------------------0-----0------------

-3---0----------------------3---0--------------
-0-------------3------------0-------------3----
-0--------2/4-----4--2--0---0--------2/4-----4-
-0-----0--------------------0-----0------------

-3/5-----7--5--3
-3/5-----7--5--3
------4---------
----------------

-3/5-----7--5--3
-3/5-----7--5--3
------4---------
----------------

-3/5-----7--5--3
-3/5-----7--5--3
------4---------
----------------

-3/5-----7--5--3
-3/5-----7--5--3
------4---------
----------------

# Chords used for the verses and chorus:

# C Em Am G

# Bridge chords:

C  G           F        C
     I want to break on down
G       F          C
  But I can't stop now
G        F        C     G F
  Let me break on down

A|-3-0--------------------------------------|
E|------3--------2-0-------------------------|
C|----------2h4-------2-0----------------------|   
G|----------------------------------------|
  x4


A|-3-0----7--5-3-------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
  x4

PART 1:
  

 C              Em             Am            G 
A|-------3--------------2--------------0--------------2-------|
E|---0-----0--------3-----3--------0-----0--------3-----3-----|
C|-0---------0----4---------4----0---------0----2---------2---|
G|-----0--------------0--------------2--------------0---------|


PART 2:

Chords: C  Em  Am  G


Both parts are to be played at the same time with two people

A|--------3---------------2---------------|
E|----0-----0---0-----3-----3---3---------|
C|--0---0-----0-----4---4-----4-----------|
G|----------------------------------------|



A|-------0-----------------2--------------|
E|---0-----0---0-------3------3---3-------|
C|-0---0-----0-------2---2------2---------|
G|----------------------------------------|

# Repeat 2x

     C             Em   
I hope this old train breaks down

     Am              G   
Then I could take a walk around

     C          Em         
See what there is to see

       Am           G     
'Cause time is just a melody

      C              
All the people in the street

       Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take 'em

   Am                   G
I just roll through town

    C
Though my window's gotta view

       Em
With the frame I'm looking through

     Am                         G
Seems to have no concern for now

So for now I ...

(Chorus)

 C      Em
I need this 

    Am           G
Old train to breakdown

   C       Em
Oh please just

    Am            G
Let me please breakdown

     C               Em
This engine scream out loud

      Am               G
Centipede gonna crawl westbound

     C                 Em
So I don't even make a sound

       Am                          G
It's gonna sting me when I leave this town

    C
All the people in the street

     Em
That I'll never get to meet

     Am                         G
If these track don't bend somehow

     C
And I got no time

     Em
That I got to get to

    Am             G
Where I don't need to be

So I...

# (Chorus 2x)

 C
You can's stop nothing

 Em
If you've got no control

 Am
Of the thought in your mind

 G
That you kept in you know

 C
You don't know nothing

 Em
But you don't need to know

 Am
The wisdom's in the trees

 G
Not the glass window

 C
You can't stop wishing

 Em
If you don't let go

 Am
The things that you find

 G
And you lose and you know

 C
You keep on rolling 

 Em
Put the moment on hold

 Am
The frame's to bright

 G
So pull the blinds down low

And...

# (Chorus 2x)



A|--3--0----------------------------------|
E|--------3------3------------------------|
C|----------2/4----4--2p------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|



A|--3--0----------------------------------|
E|--------3-----3-------------------------|
C|----------2/4---4-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

# Repeat 2x



A|--3/5-3---7--5--3-----------------------|
E|--3/5-3---8--7--5-----------------------|
C|--------4-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

A|--3/5-3---7--5-------------------------|
E|--3/5-3---8--7-------------------------|
C|--------4------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|

A|--3/5---10---8---7----------------------|
E|--3/5---12---10--8----------------------|
C|------4---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

A|--3/5-3---7--5---3----------------------|
E|--3/5-3---8--7--------------------------|
C|--------4-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

C                Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am                  G
Then i could take a walk around
C                    Em
And, see what there is to see
Am                  G
And time is just a melody
C
All the people in the street
Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am                    G
I just roam through town
C
And though my windows got a view
Em
The frame im looking through
Am                              G
Seems to have no concern for me now

So for now

Chorus:
C      Em
I need this
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown

C            Em
This engine screams out loud
Am              G
Sayin the beat gonna crawl westbound
C               Em
So i dont even make a sound
Am                               G
Cause its gunna sting me when i leave this town
C
All the people in the street
Em
That i'll never get to meet
   Am               G
If these tracks dont bend somehow
C
And i got no time
Em
That i got to get to
Am                   G
Where i dont need to be

So i

C  Em
I need this
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this here
Am            G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G        C
Let me please breakdown
G       F        C
I wanna break on down
G     F         C
But i can't stop now
G      F        C
Let me break on down

C
But you cant stop nothing
Em
If you got no control
Am
Of the thoughts in your mind
G
That you kept in, you know
C
You dont know nothing
Em
But you dont need to know
Am
The wisdoms in the trees
G
Not the glass windows
C
You cant stop wishing
Em
If you dont let go
Am
But things that you find
G
And you lose, and you know
C
You keep on rolling
Em
Put the moment on hold
Am
The frames too bright
G
So put the blinds down low

C   Em
I need this
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this
Am             G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G        C
Let me please breakdown
G       F        C
I wanna break on down
G     F         C
But i can't stop now

Breakdown
Jack Johnson
 

Tom: C
		
C                Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am                  G
Then i could take a walk around
C                    Em
And, see what there is to see
Am                  G
And time is just a melody
C
All the people in the street
Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am                    G
I just roam through town
C
And though my windows got a view
Em
The frame im looking through
Am                              G
Seems to have no concern for me now

So for now

Refrão:
C      Em
I need this
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown

C            Em
This engine screams out loud
Am              G
Sayin the beat gonna crawl westbound
C               Em
So i dont even make a sound
Am                               G
Cause its gunna sting me when i leave this town
C
All the people in the street
Em
That i'll never get to meet
   Am               G
If these tracks dont bend somehow
C
And i got no time
Em
That i got to get to
Am                   G
Where i dont need to be

So i

C  Em
I need this
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this here
Am            G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G        C
Let me please breakdown
G       F        C
I wanna break on down
G     F         C
But i can't stop now
G      F        C
Let me break on down

C
But you cant stop nothing
Em
If you got no control
Am
Of the thoughts in your mind
G
That you kept in, you know
C
You dont know nothing
Em
But you dont need to know
Am
The wisdoms in the trees
G
Not the glass windows
C
You cant stop wishing
Em
If you dont let go
Am
But things that you find
G
And you lose, and you know
C
You keep on rolling
Em
Put the moment on hold
Am
The frames too bright
G
So put the blinds down low

C   Em
I need this
Am           G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am             G
Let me please breakdown
C   Em
I, need this
Am             G
Old train to breakdown
C    Em
Oh, please just
Am              G        C
Let me please breakdown
G       F        C
I wanna break on down
G     F         C
But i can't stop now

Intro: G Bm Em D 
       G Bm Em D

G                     Bm
I hope this old train breaks down
Em                           D
Then I could take a walk around
G                   Bm
And, see what there is to see
Em                 D
And time is just a melody

G
With all the people in the street
          Bm
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Em                   D
I just roll through town

                 G
And though my window's got a view
       Bm
The frame I'm looking through
         Em                   D
Seems to have no concern for now
D
So for now

G  Bm
I need this
Em                D
Old train to breakdown
G     Bm
Oh please just
Em                   D
Let me please breakdown


G Bm Em D
G Bm Em D


G            Bm
This engine screams out loud
Em                D
Centipede gonna crawl westbound
G               Bm 
So I don't even make a sound
Em                                  D
Cause it's gonna sting me when I leave this town

G   
All the people in the street
Bm
That I'll never get to meet
Em                           D
If these tracks don't bend somehow
G
And I got no time
Bm
That I got to get to
Em                      D
Where I don't need to be

So I



G  Bm
I need this
Em                D
Old train to breakdown
G     Bm
Oh please just
Em                   D
Let me please breakdown

G
D           C      G
I wanna break on down
D       C         G
But I cant stop now
D          C       G
Let me break on down


G        
But you cant stop nothing
        Bm
If you got no control
          Em
Of the thoughts in your mind
           D
That you kept in, you know

       G
You don't know nothing
         Bm
But you don't need to know
      Em
The wisdom's in the trees
           D
Not the glass windows

      G
You can't stop wishing
        Bm
If you don't let go
     Em
But things that you find
         D
And you lose, and you know

      G
You keep on rolling
          Bm
Put the moment on hold
      Em
The frames too bright
            D
So put the blinds down low


G  Bm
I need this
Em                D
Old train to breakdown
G     Bm
Oh please just
Em                   D
Let me please breakdown

G  Bm
I need this
Em                D
Old train to breakdown
G     Bm
Oh please just
Em                   D
Let me please breakdown

G Bm Em D
         I wanna break on down
G Bm Em D
         But I can't stop now
G Bm Em D
G Bm Em D
G

Intro
C Em Am F

Verse
C                                                Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am                                               G
Then I could take a walk around
C                                               Em
And, see what there is to see
Am                                    G
And time is just a melody
All the people in the street
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
I just roll through town
And though my windows got a view
The frame I'm looking through
Seems to have no concern for now
So for now

Chorus
C         Em
      I need this
Am                    G
        Old train to breakdown
C               Em
          Oh please just
Am                        G
       Let me please breakdown

C                G             F
      I wanna break on down
C       G          F
         But I cant stop now
C             G          F
    Let me break on down


#same stuff for the rest

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

No Bravery

D G D A D x 2

D
I been loved and I been alone
G
all my life I been a rolling stone
D
done everything a man can do
G	                       C	D
everything but get a hold on you
C			D
done everything a man can do
G	D 	A 	D
everything but get a hold on you

D
I've been blessed and I've been cursed
G
all my lies have been unrehearsed
D	
a wall of fire that I walked through
G			C	D
only trying to get a hold on you
C				D
a wall of fire that I walked through
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D

A
I saw you waiting at the gate
D
but I arrived a moment late 
A
I saw you shed a single tear
G	D	A	D
but still I can't get there from here

D
I been high and I been low
G
I been people that I don't know 
D
I been to China and to Peru

G			C    D
only trying to get a hold on you
C			D
I been to China and to Peru
G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

G	D	A	D
only trying to get a hold on you

Hold On You

Riff:
|3-----------6-------------------|3-----------6---------------|
|3-------6/8-6-----------8-------|3-------6/8-6-----------8---|
|3-------5/7-7-----------7-------|3-------5/7-7-----------7---|
|0-------------------------------|0---------------------------|
Repeat 2x


| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball he one holy roller

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He wear no shoe shine he got toe jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot Coca-Cola

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He say,"I know you and you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me



Repeat Riff



| Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - | Cm - - - |
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

| G7 - - - | G7 - - Gb7 | F7 - - - | - - - - |
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

| Am - - G7 | F7 - G7 - |
Come together right now over me


Repeat Riff

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