• Song:

    The Breakup Song

  • Artist:

    Greg Kihn Band

  • Album:

    Rockihnroll

Greg Kihn Band- Breakup Song
tabbed by:Kevin L'Heureux

If there is any questions contact leadguitar_695@hotmail.com.Enjoy!

Chord Patterns: VErse- A5 F5 G5 A5
                Chorus- F5  C5


intro:
  A5x8   F5x8    G5x8    A5x16        F5x8   G5x8   A5 continued......
|------------------------0--------------------------0----------------------|
|----0-1-----0-1--0------1-------0-1----0-1---0-----1----------------------|
|---2-------2----0-2-0---2------2------2-----0-2-0--2----------------------|
|--2-------3----0--------2-----2------3-----0-------2----------------------|
|-0-------3--------------0----0------3--------------0----------------------|
|------------------------0--------------------------0----------------------|

verse 1: 

A5x8                              F5x8
We had broken up for good just an hour before
 
    G5x8            A5x8 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh 

A5x8                                  F5x8
Now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing 'cross the floor 

  G5x8               A5x8
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

(intro fill)
A5x8                                       F5x8
And then the band slowed the tempo when the music took you down 

   G5x8              A5x8
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

A5x8                              F5X8
It was the same old song with the melancholy sound

  G5x8               A5x8  
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh 

Fill before chorus
|-0-0------------------|
|-1-1------------------|
|-2-2--4-4--2-2--------|
|-2-2--5-5--3-3--------|
|-0-0--5-5--3-3--------|
|-0-0--3-3--1-1--------|
chorus:

              C5x2                 F5x2
They don't write 'em like that anymore.           (here u play the chord twice)

C5x2        F5x2                 C5x2               G5(strum out)
              They just don't write 'em like that anymore 

verse 2:

A5x8                            F5x8
We'd been living together for a million years,

    G5x8             A5X8
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

A5x8                                  F5x8
But now it feels so strange out in the atmospheres

    G5x8             A5x8
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

(intro fill)
A5x8                             F5x8
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know

    G5x8             A5x8
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

A5x8                                         F5x8
And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing so slow.

    G5x8             (fill berfore chorus)
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

|-0-0------------------|
|-1-1------------------|
|-2-2--4-4--2-2--------|
|-2-2--5-5--3-3--------|
|-0-0--5-5--3-3--------|
|-0-0--3-3--1-1--------|

chorus:
              
C5x2                 F5x2
They don't write 'em like that anymore.           (here u play the chord twice)

C5x2        F5x2                 C5x2              G5(strum out)  
              They just don't write 'em like that anymore 

(theres a vocal solo here and the lead guitar plays intro and the rythm guitar play chord pattern)

verse 3:

A5x8                                 F5x8
Now I'm winding up staring at an empty glass

    G5x8             A5x8
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

(no verse fill)
C5x8                                 F5x8
Cause it's so easy to say that you'll forget your past

    G5x8             (Fill before chorus)
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Chorus x2 then....

F5X2
They just don't!

C5X2
No they don't!

F5x2
No they Don't!!

C5x2
Uh Uh

then theres the same chorus pattern to the end.

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I hope you find this useful. If you have any qeustions u can contact me at leadguitar_695@hotmail.com I would 
be  more than happy to help. I am a songwriter too so if you need any help with a band or something I can help
too.
-check out greg kihn records there rad!
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