John Mark McMillan
Breaking Down
From "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down"
Tabbed by thechadmiller (Twitter)

Very easy song. Play these chords with the picking pattern accentuating on
the B string. You'll hear it when you play it. Very easy, and very AWESOME!
(FYI, UG creates those chord shapes when you hilight the chord. Those are not
usually accurate)

Intro/Interlude
 C2- (x32030@1)G- (320003@1)Em7 - G-3----3---3--- (320003@1)-3----3---3---
-0----0---0---
-2----0---2---
-3----2---2---
-x----3---0---

Verse 1
C2 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)    C2 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)  C- (x32010@1)G- (320003@1)Em7 - GI'm (320003@1)making plans to waste my life on You
C2 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)    C2 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)  Em7 - G- (320003@1)Em7 - GI'm (320003@1)making plans to waste my life on You
      C2 (x32030@1)      D (xx0232@1)     Em7        GCause (320003@1)New York City and Hollywood combined
          C2 (x32030@1)         D (xx0232@1)             Em7             GThey (320003@1)ain't got enough lights To make me want change my mind 
      C2 (x32030@1) G (320003@1)C2 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)       C2 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)   Em7// D// G//
about You            About You 

Chorus
                    C// G//    Em7// G//
Cause I'm breaking down
           C// G//              Em7// D// G//
I don't even care if there's anyone else around
                    C// G//    Em7// G//
Cause I'm breaking down
           C// G//              Em7// D// G//
I always fall to pieces whenever You're around

Intro/Interlude

Verse 2
C2 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)       C2 (x32030@1)         G (320003@1)         C- (x32010@1)G- (320003@1)Em7 - GShe's (320003@1)Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume
C2 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)       C2 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)        Em7 - G- (320003@1)Em7 - GI'm (320003@1)Mary Magdalene and tonight is a bottle of perfume
         C2 (x32030@1)        D (xx0232@1)     Em7        GThere's (320003@1)not enough gravity to hold me now
          C2 (x32030@1)              D (xx0232@1)       Em7             GWhen (320003@1)I know you're going to meet me here
         C2 (x32030@1)        D (xx0232@1)     Em7        G (320003@1)       C2 (x32030@1) G (320003@1)C2 (x32030@1)GThere's (320003@1)not enough dignity To keep me away from You. 
        C2 (x32030@1)  G (320003@1)   Em7// D// G//
From You, yeah 

Chorus

Solo
C2 - D - Em7 - G

Bridge
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)            
So meet me here where we shine like gold
         C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)     GLike (320003@1)the light beneath the embers of the burning coals
           C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)  
And I will spill my bottle like in days of old
        Em7        D (xx0232@1)                    C// G//   Em7// G//
On the song that bleeds from the breaking down

Chorus



Bridge/solo tab 
(you could slide from the 8th fret on the B string in place of that first 
note on the G string 12th fret)
e|-----------------10-----------------------10------10-10-10-10--------|
B|-----10----10h12----12~~~-----10----10h12----12---12-12-10-10-10-10--|
G|--12----12-----------------12----12---------------------------12-12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



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