Breakdown (and Then…) Tabs & Lyrics by Rowland S. Howard
Breakdown (and Then…)
guitar tabs lyrics
From the video's I've seen Rowland played with a capo on 2nd, alternatively can be
played without using an open high E string.
Based from tab on http://rowland-s-howard.com
INTRO
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-2--2-2--2------|
-2----2---2-----|
-14---12--11----|
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-2--2-2--2------|
-2---2--2-------|
-2---5--7-------|
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(riff 2)
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-2--2-2--2------|
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-2---2--2-------|
-5---7--10------|
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-2--2-2--2------|
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-2---2--2--2----|
-5---7--10-12---|
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Crown prince of the crying jag,
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Stuffed a towel in his mouth to gag.
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Oh my darling I never knew
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How hard it was to get rid of you.
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I smashed on our virgin date,
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Tell me, how did I reach that state?
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The day ends again, and then
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My darling here comes your breakdown and then...
F#
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3-4-3-----------|
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F# A Bm
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----2-----------|
2-4---4-2-------|
----------2-----|
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Bm A F#
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Struck down by my own device
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Sweet Jesus-ice-cold-Christ.
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You drowned in the dining room
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Resurrection sure came too soon.
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God it's cold in this room
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Hopped up on fever's croon
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Just two more love dumb fools
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Here comes your breakdown and then...
F#
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3-4-3-----------|
------4-2-------|
----------4-----|
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F# A Bm
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----2-----------|
2-4---4-2-------|
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Bm A F#
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Loading the gun again
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Dead lead goes in and then
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Catch as catch can and can't
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catch cold and fall apart
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Cold as a distant star
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Hot as a stolen car
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I choke on this heart of hate
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Sometimes I find it hard to get things straight.
F#
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3-4-3-----------|
------4-2-------|
----------4-----|
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F# A Bm
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----2-----------|
2-4---4-2-------|
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Bm A F#
(riff 1)
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-2--2-2--2------|
-2----2---2-----|
-14---12--11----|
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----12----14----|
-14----14-------|
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-11-12-11-12----|
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(riff 1)
(? unsure about this part)
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-14-12-12-12-11-|
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----12----14----12----14-|
-14----14----14----14----|
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----12----14----12----14-------12---|
-14----14----14----14----14-14------|
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(repeat until end)
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-14----|
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