Played mainly in barre chords, but have tabbed a version for beginners primarilyCHORDS -C - X32010Am - X02210G - 320003C/B- X20010Em - 022000F - 132211{Intro}/C Am /Em /Am /G /{Verse 1}C Am EmI Hope this old train breaks downAm GThen I could take a walk aroundC Am EmSee what there is to seeAm GTime is just a melodyC Am EmWith all the people in the street walking fast as there feetAm GCan take them, I just stroll through townC Am EmAnd though my windows got a view, well the frame Im looking throughAm GSeems to have no concern for us now,{Chorus 1}C C/B Am GI need this, old train to breakdownC C/B Am GOh, please just, let me just breakdown/C Am /Em /Am /G / x2{Verse2}C EmWell this engine screams out loudAm GCentipede going to crawl WestboundC EmSo I dont even make a sound 'cosAm GIts all going to sting me when I leave this townC Am EmAnd all the people in the street that I'll never get to meetAm GIf these tracks don't bend some-howC Am Em Am GAnd I got no time that I got to get to where, I don't need to be, So I{Chorus 2}C C/B Am GI need this, old train to breakdownC C/B Am GOh, please just, let me just breakdownC C/B Am GI need this, old train to breakdownC C/B Am GOh, please just, let me just breakdown{Bridge}C G F CI want to break on downG F CBut I can't stop nowG F CLet me break on down{Verse 3}G-FF C EmBut you can't stop nothing if you got no controlAm GOf the thoughts in your mind that you kept and you knowC EmYou don't know nothing but you don't need knowAm GThe wisdoms in the trees not the glass windowsC EmYou can't stop wishing if you dont let goAm GOf the things that you find and you lose you knowC EmYou keep on rolling, put the moment on holdAm GThe frames too bright, so put the blinds down low{Chorus 3, As Chorus 2}{Outro}/C /Em /Am /G C /Em /Am /I want to break on downG C /Em /Am / GBut I can't stop now/C /Em /Am /G /C //
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