Breakdown Uke tab by Jack Johnson

5 Chords used in the song: D, C, Em, Am, G

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Year:  2005
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
Jack Johnson plays this on a Ukelele !!


Strumming D D=Down, U=Up
D D,D D,U,D D,U,D D,U


C C Em Em
I hope this old train breaks down
Am Am G G
Then I could take a walk around
C C Em Em
And, see what there is to see
Am Am G G
And time is just a melody
C C
All the people in the street
Em Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
Am Am G G
I just roam through town
C C
And though my windows got a view
Em Em
The frame im looking through
Am Am G G
Seems to have no concern for me now

So for now

[Chorus]
C C Em Em
I, need this here
Am Am G G
Old train to breakdown
C C Em Em
Oh, please just
Am Am G G
Let me please breakdown


C C Em Em
This engine screams out loud
Am Am G G
Sayin the beat gonna crawl westbound
C C Em Em
So I dont even make a sound
Am Am G G
Cause its gunna sting me when I leave this town
C C
All the people in the street
Em Em
That i'll never get to meet
Am Am G G
If these dont bend somehow
C C
And I got no time
Em Em
That I got to get to
Am Am G G
Where I dont need to be

So I

C C Em Em
I, need this here
Am Am G G
Old train to breakdown
C C Em Em
Oh, please just
Am Am G G
Let me please breakdown
C C Em Em
I, need this here
Am Am G G
Old train to breakdown
C C Em Em
Oh, please just
Am Am G G
Let me please breakdown
C C En
I wanna break on down
Am Am G G
But I cant stop now

C C
But you cant stop nothing
Em Em
If you got no control
Am Am
Of the thoughts in your mind
G G
That you kept in, you know
C C
You dont know nothing
Em Em
But you dont need to know
Am Am
The wisdoms in the trees
G G
Not the glass windows
C C
You cant stop wishing
Em Em
If you dont let go
Am Am
But things that you find
G G
And you lose, and you know
C C
You keep on rolling
Em Em
Put the moment on hold
Am Am
The frames too bright
G G
So put the blinds down low

C C Em Em
I, need this here
Am Am G G
Old train to breakdown
C C Em Em
Oh, please just
Am Am G G
Let me please breakdown
C C Em Em
I, need this here
Am Am G G
Old train to breakdown
C C Em Em
Oh, please just
Am Am G G
Let me please breakdown
C C Em Em
I wanna break on down
Am Am G G
But I cant stop now

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About this song: Breakdown

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

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