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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
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Chords

A5
G5
F
F6
Fmaj7
F5

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Tom Petty
"Breakdown"
 
g in the tab = grace note
b in tab = bend
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|---8-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------10p8---8-10-10p8----------------------------|
G|------------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5
 
e|--------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------5----5---------------------|
B|---8g10/8/10--------------------5----8---5-5-------8g10/8/10--------------------5--8----5------------------|
G|-------------9---9/7/9------------------------7-----------9---9/7/9------------------------7--7p5----------|
D|-----------------------7/5/7----------------------------------------7/5/7-------------------------7--------|
A|-----------------------------7--------------------------------------------7--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
A5      G5          A5      G5
it's alright if you love me
A5      G5          A5      G5
it's alright if you don't
A5        G5          A5        G5
I'm not afraid of you running away honey
A5        G5          F F6 Fmaj7 F6
I get the feeling you won't
 
[Verse]
A5        G5       A5         G5
Ther's no sense in pretending
A5        G5       A5         G5
your eyes give you away
A5          G5          A5           G5
something inside you is feeling like I do
A5         G5              F F6 Fmaj7 F6
we've said there all is to say         Baby
 
[Chorus]
A5      G5      F5        G5
   Breakdown go ahead and give it to me
A5      G5         F5      G5
   breakdown honey take me through the night
A5      G5           F5            G5
   Breakdown now I'm standin' here can't you see
A5      G5           F F6 Fmaj7 F6       F F6 Fmaj7 F6
   breakdown it's alright,         its alright
 
[Intro]
A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
B|---8g10/8/10-------------------------------------10/8/10-----------------------3----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
G|-------------9---9/7/9--------------5-7b8--5-7-------------9---9/7/9---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7/5/7----5-7------------7----------------------7---7/5/7----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--------------------------------------------------7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------5---------0---------0-----0------12-----|
B|-5--8-----8--10-----10--13----13---13---13-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
A5      G5      F5        G5
   Breakdown go ahead and give it to me
A5      G5         F5      G5
   breakdown honey take me through the night
A5      G5           F5            G5
   Breakdown now I'm standin' here can't you see
A5      G5           F F6 Fmaj7 F6       F F6 Fmaj7 F6
   breakdown it's alright,         its alright
 
[Chorus]
A5      G5      F5        G5
   Breakdown go ahead and give it to me
A5      G5         F5      G5
   breakdown honey take me through the night
A5      G5           F5            G5
   Breakdown now I'm standin' here can't you see
A5      G5           F F6 Fmaj7 F6       F F6 Fmaj7 F6
   breakdown it's alright,         its alright
 
e|--------------------------------
B|---8g10/8/10--------------------
G|-------------9---9/7/9----------
D|-----------------------7/5/7----
A|-----------------------------7--
E|--------------------------------
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