Breakdown Chords
Breakdown by Jill And Kate is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Cadd9, Em7 and D/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Intro: Cadd9 Em7 D/F# x 2
Cadd9
We're holding it together
Em7
Eventually it has to get better
D/F#
Doesn't it
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Isn't that the way it's supposed to go
Cadd9
We're forcing out these smiles
Em7
Eventually we're gonna get tired
D/F#
Aren't we
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Doesn't it already show
Cadd9
It's all coming crashing down
Em7 D/F#
We're about to all find out
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
We're not as strong as we tell ourselves we are, we are
Cadd9
Bottles laying on the ground
Em7 D/F#
Our tracks are all over this town
Cadd9 Em7
And all the signs we see are leading us out
D/F# Cadd9
But we're still here
Em7
We are, we are
D/F# Cadd9
We're still here
Em7 D/F#
We are, we are
Cadd9
Our heads hang low
Our weakness shows
Em7 D/F#
Our pride keeps turning us back
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Don't you think everybody knows
Cadd9
If we don't get this figured out
Em7 D/F# Cadd9
It's sure to break us down and we won't ever find
Em7 D/F#
Our way back home
Cadd9
It's all coming crashing down
Em7 D/F#
We're about to all find out
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
We're not as strong as we tell ourselves we are, we are
Cadd9
Bottles laying on the ground
Em7 D/F#
Our tracks are all over this town
Cadd9 Em7
And all the signs we see are leading us out
D/F# Cadd9
But we're still here
Em7
We are, we are
D/F# Cadd9
We're still here
Em7 D/F#
We are, we are
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Breakdown, we're headed for a breakdown
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Breakdown, we're headed for a breakdown
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Breakdown, we're headed for a breakdown
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Breakdown, we're headed for a breakdown
Cadd9
It's all coming crashing down
Em7 D/F#
We're about to all find out
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
We're not as strong as we tell ourselves we are, we are
Cadd9
Bottles laying on the ground
Em7 D/F#
Our tracks are all over this town
Cadd9 Em7
And all the signs we see are leading us out
D/F# Cadd9
But we're still here
Em7
We are, we are
D/F# Cadd9
We're still here
Em7 D/F#
We are, we are
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Breakdown, we're headed for a breakdown
Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
Breakdown, we're headed for a breakdown
Cadd9 Em7 (D/F#)
Breakdown, we're headed for a breakdown