Intro:
A A/E
F7 F7 F7 E7
A A/E
F7 F7 E7
F7 F7 E7
F7 E7 F7 E7
F7 E7
verse 1
A F
I'd like to be a princess on a throne
Bm7b5 C#
To have a country I can call my own
N.C.
And a king
N.C.
Who's lusty and requires a fling
N.C.
With a female thing
Post-verse 1
C#m
Great, men will be men
D# G# C#m
Let me turn on the gas
E/G# A/E
I caught them in the den with
N.C.
Marvin grabbing Whizzer's ass
verse 2
A F
Oh sure, I'm sure, he's sure he did his best
Bm7b5 C#7
I mean he meant to be what he was not
F#m F#m/E B7
The things he was are things which I forgot
N.C.
He's a queen
N.C.
I'm a queen
N.C.
Where is my crown?
A
I'm breaking down
A7
I'm breaking down
D
My life is shitty
E7
And my kid seems like an idiot to me
A
I mean that's sick
A7
I mean he's great
F#
It's me who is the matter
F#/G#
Talking madder
F#/A F#/A# Bm7
Than the maddest hatter
Post-Chorus
E A
If I repeat one more word
D C#7 F#m
I swear I'll lose my brain
C#m B
Oh, what else should I explain?
N.C.
Oh, yes it's true
N.C.
I can cry on cue
N.C.
But so can you
A
I'm breaking down
A7
I'm breaking down
D Dm7
Down, down
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
You ask me "Is it fun to cry over nothing?"
N.C.
It is, I'm breaking down
Instrumental
A A/E
F7 F7 E7
F7 F7 E7
F7 E7
verse 3
A F
Now let's consider what I might do next
Bm7b5 C#
I hate admitting I've become perplexed
N.C.
I'm bereaved
N.C.
I've cried, I've shook, I've yelled, I've heaved
N.C.
I have been deceived
Post-verse 2
C#m
As enemies go
D# G# C#m
Whizzer is not so bad
E/G# A/E
It's just he's so damn happy
N.C.
That it makes me so damn mad
verse 4
A F
I want to hate him but I really can't
Bm7b5 C#7
It's like a nightmare how this all proceeds
F#m B7
I hope that Whizzer don't fulfill his needs
N.C.
Don't is wrong
N.C.
Sing along
N.C.
What was the noun?
A
I'm breaking down
A7
I'm breaking down
D
I'll soon redecorate these stalls
E7
I'd like some padding on the walls
A
And also pills
A7
I wanna sleep
F#
Sure, things'll probably worsen
F#/G# F#/A F#/A# Bm7
But it's not like I'm some healthy person
Post-Chorus
E A
I've rethought my talks with Marv
D C#7 F#m
And one fact does emerge
C#m B
I think I like his shrink
N.C.
So that is why I might turn to drink
N.C.
I'm on the brink
A
Of breaking down
A7
I'm breaking down
D Dm7
Down, down
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
I only want to love a man who can love me...
N.C.
Or like me...
N.C.
Or help me...
N.C.
Help me!
Bridge
A D
Marvin was never mine
D/C# D/B D/E
He took his meetings in the boys' latrine
E
I used to cry
D/E
He'd make a scene
E7
I'd rather die
E7
Than dry-clean
E7
Marvin's wedding gown
A
I'm breaking down
A7
I'm breaking down
D
It's so upsetting when you've found
E7
That what's rectangular is round
A
I mean it stinks
A7
I mean he's queer
F#
And me, I'm just a freak
F#/G# F#/A F#/A# Bm7
Who needs it maybe every other week
Post-Chorus
E A
I've rethought the fun we've had
D C#7 F#m
And one fact to emerge:
C#m
I've played the foolish clown
N.C.
The almost virgin who sings this dirge
N.C.
Is on the verge
Outro
A
Of breaking down
A7
I'm breaking down
D Dm7
Down, down
A A/G# F#m F#m/E A A7/G D/F# Dm(maj7)/F
The only thing that's breaking up is my family
A A/G# F#m F#m/E
The only thing that's breaking up is my family
B7 A D7/F# Dm7/F A
But me, I'm breaking down