--------------------------------------------------------------------------- When Love Breaks Down ? Prefab Sprout --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Prefab Sprout When Love Breaks Down (1985) (Paddy McAloon) From: "Steve McQueen" A very beautiful song and a great recording, too. But instruments and harmonies create dense layers of chord textures that are very difficult to recreate on one guitar. So a lot of what is here is my interpretation of what is played. Take the basic chords and try to create your own arrangement. Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS Capo 1st fret E-A-D-G-B-e Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0 C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 G/D x-5-x-0-0-3 Am7/9 x-0-5-5-5-7 G/A x-0-5-4-3-3 G(no 3rd) 3-x-0-0-3-x Fmaj7/9 (t)1-3-3-0-1-0 or (t)1-x-3-2-1-3 Fmaj7/G 3-x-3-2-1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 1st fret INTRO | C | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | G | C/G My love and I, G/D We work well together Am7 Fmaj7 But often we're apart G(no 3rd) G Am7 Absence makes the heart lose weight, yeah, Dm7 [C/G) Till love breaks down, love breaks down | C/G | % | Am7/9 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | C/G Oh my, oh my, G/D Have you seen the weather? Am7 Fmaj7 The sweet September rain G(no 3rd) G Am7 Rain on me, like no other Dm7 Until I drown, until I drown Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the things you do Fmaj7/G To stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the lies we tell, Fmaj7/G They only serve to fool ourselves, Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the things you do Fmaj7/G To stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [C/G] When love breaks down, when love breaks down | C/G | % | G/A | % | G(no 3rd) | % | G | % | | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | G(no 3rd) | % | G | % | C/G My love and I, G/D We are boxing clever Am7 Fmaj7 She'll never crowd me out G(no 3rd) G Am7 Fall, be free as old confetti Dm7 And paint the town, paint the town Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the things you do Fmaj7/G To stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the lies we tell, Fmaj7/G They only serve to fool ourselves, Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the things you do Fmaj7/G To stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the lies we tell, Fmaj7/G They only serve to fool ourselves, Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, the things you do Fmaj7/G To stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [Fmaj7/G] When love breaks down, you join the wrecks Fmaj7/G Who leave their hearts for easy sex Fmaj7/9 [C/G] When love breaks down, when love breaks down OUTRO | C/G | % | G/D | / | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | | G(no 3rd) | G | Am7 | % | Dm7 | % | | C/G | % | Dm7 | % | | C/G | % | Dm7 | % | (fade)