Capo 5th fret, standard tuning INTRO: ||: G | Bm | Em | D :|| G Bm I hope this old train breaks down Em D Then I could take a walk around G Bm And see what there is to see Em D And time is just a melody G Well all the people in the street Bm Walk as fast as their feet can take them Em D I just roam through town G And though my windows got a view Bm Well the frame Im looking through Em D Seems to have no concern for me now, so for now I CHORUS: G D/F# Em D I, need this here old train to breakdown G D/F# Em D Oh, please just let me please breakdown ||: G | Bm | Em | D :|| G Bm This engine screams out loud Em D Sayin the beat gonna crawl westbound G Bm So I dont even make a sound Em D Cause its gonna sting me when I leave this town G All the people in the street Bm That I'll never get to meet Em D If these dont bend somehow ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jack_johnson/breakdown_crd_ver_6.html ) G Bm And I got no time that I got to get to Em D Where I dont need to be, so I (CHORUS TWICE) | G | D11 C | G | I wanna break on down | D11 C | G | D11 C | G | D11 C | But I cant stop now Let me break on down G Bm But you cant stop nothing if you got no control Em D Of the thoughts in your mind that you kept in, you know G Bm You dont know nothing, but you dont need to know Em D The wisdoms in the trees, not the glass windows G Bm You cant stop wishing if you dont let go Em D But things that you find and you lose, and you know G Bm You keep on rolling put the moment on hold Em D The frames too bright so put the blinds down low (CHORUS TWICE) | G | D/F# | Em | D | G | D/F# I wanna break on down | Em | D ||: G | D/F# | Em | D :|| G . . . But I cant stop now D11
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