Breaking Down Chords
by M.E.S.T.
Breaking Down by M.E.S.T. is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F, Am, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C G F G (x2)
verse 1
C Am
When we first met
G
it seemed so right
F
Me and you
C Am
We had it all
G
we had it made
F
What we had was true
verse 2
C Am
But the years have passed
G
and we didn't last
F
The test of time
C Am
See you now and then
G
thought you were my friend
F
That was wrong this time
C G F
Breaking breaking
G C
she's breaking down
G F
Breaking breaking
G C
she's breaking down
G F
Breaking breaking
G C
she's breaking down
G F G
Breaking breaking
verse 3
C
You've lost your
Am G
sense of stability
F
Now that you're free
C Am G
No memory of yesterdays
F
of what you say to me
verse 4
C Am
So you're so jaded
G
but intoxicated
F
Is all you feel
C Am
And now I've learned
G
that what we had
F
Was never real
C G F
Breaking breaking
G C
she's breaking down
G F
Breaking breaking
G C
she's breaking down
G F
Breaking breaking
G C
she's breaking down
G F
Breaking breaking
G Am G F
she's breaking down
G Am G F
breaking down
G
she's breaking down
Instrumental
C G F G x4
Verse 5
C Am
The things you've done
G
show you don't care
F G
So I won't be there
D A G
Breaking breaking
A D
she's breaking down
A G
Breaking breaking
A D
she's breaking down
A G
Breaking breaking
A D
she's breaking down
A G
Breaking breaking
A
she's breaking down
Outro
D A G A D A
She's breaking down
G A D A G A D
She's breaking down