6 Chords used in the song: G, Bm, Em, D, G/F#, C

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C
Em
Am
G (x2)
C
Em
I hope this old train breaks downAm
G
Then I could take a walk aroundC
Em
And, see what there is to seeAm
G
And time is just a melody
C
With all the people in the street
Em
Walk as fast as their feet can take themAm
G
I just roll through town
C
And though my window's got a view, well
Em
The frame Im looking through
Am
G
Seems to have no concern for now, so for now
Chorus:C
C/F#
I need thisAm
G
Old train to breakdownC
C/F#
Oh please justAm
G
Let me please breakdownC
Em
Am
G (x2)
C
Em
This engine screams out loudAm
G
Centipede gonna crawl westboundC
Em
So I don't even make a soundAm
G
It's 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 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
ChorusC
G
F
C
I wanna break on down
But I cant stop now
Let me break on downG
F
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
ChorusC
Em
Am
G
I wanna break on downC
Em
Am
G
But I cant stop nowC
Em
Am
G
C
Em
Am
G
C
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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 .