Breakdown

Words & Music:

Hugo DaSilva, Matthew Taul, Jesse Vest & Todd Whitener (Tantric)

 

This is fully transcribed in the June 2001 issue of Guitar One.  All guitars are tuned down one-half step and are in Drop-D (thus, Db  Ab  Db  Gb  Bb  Eb)

 

Main Riff: (acoustic)

    Am                               F            Dm

Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----2p0---4p0---5p0---4p0---2------2p0---4p0----2p0---4p0----2--------|

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ab|--0------0-----0-----0-----0-------------------------------------------|

Db|----------------------------------3-----3------0-----0------0----------|

 

    Am                               F            Dm

Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|----2p0---4p0---5p0---7p0---9\\------2p0---4p0----2p0---4p0----2-------|

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ab|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------------------|

Db|----------------------------------3-----3------0-----0------0----------|

 

Dm      Am                       F                Dm       Am

In your life you seem to have it all, you seem to have control.

Am                   F            Dm       Am

But deep within your soul, you're losing it.

Am                 F     Dm                    Am

You never took the time, assume that you're to blame,

Am                    F                Dm

You think that you're insane.  Won't you spare me?

 

CHORUS:

A5         F5          G5                  F5  G5

I know the breakdown.  Everything is gonna shake down, someday.

A5         F5          G5                   F5   G5

I know the breakdown.  Tell me again am I a-wake now, baby?

A5               F5          G5             F5 G5       A5  F5

You can find the reason that no one else is living this way.

G5    F5  G5      A5  F5  G5   [back to main riff as transition]

Yeah, living this way--.  Yeah.

 

Yeah, your lies, your world is built around two faces of a clown.

The voices in your head think there's four pawns down.

But, in this unity, Fate has found the need.

So, you better check yourself 'fore you check out.

 

CHORUS:

 

BRIDGE:  A5  F5  G5  [2x]

A5                    F5       G5        A5                       F5

If you find yourself, then you might believe.  (If you find yourself!)

F5        G5        A5                    F5

Then you might believe. (Ah, within yourself!)

F5       G5         A5                     F5      F5       G5

You just might conceive.  (Oh, within yourself!)   You just might, yeah.

 

CHORUS:

 

OUTRO:

A5               F5       G5                   F5 G5

You can find the reason that, you can find the reason that way.  [3x]

A5               F5             G5

You can find the reason that...

 

 




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