Violent Femmes - Breakin' Up

      
 
 For this song I worked out the electric solo and then went back and
 did my best on the acoustic lead-in. I'm pretty sure that the solo is
 correct(although extraordinarily easy) but I'm not certain about the
 lead-in. So even if it's not exactly the way that Gordon plays it,it sounds
 pretty close. You be the judge. If you work out a different way of playing
 
 "Breakin' Up"(Gordon Gano)
 
 Performed by the violent femmes on "New Times"(1994).
 
 chorus(acoustic)-
 "...easy to do" "...easy to do"

 E------------------------------|--8--7---5-------------|
 B-------3---------------x6-x5--|------------6-6-6-5----|
 G---5--------5--2--------------|------------5-5-5-4----|
 D------------------5-----------|------------7-7-7-6----|
 A------------------------------|-----------------------|
 E------------------------------|-----------------------|
 

 
 "...breakin up..." "It's easy to do you know I"
 
 A 
  

 E------------------------------------------------------|
 B--2-2-2--------7--5--7--5--------6--6--6--5--5-5-5p0--|
 G--2-2-2--------7--5--7--5--------5--5--5--4--4-4-4p0--|
 D--2-2-2--------------------7--5--7--7--7--6--6-6-6p0--|
 A------------------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------------------|
 

 "Break up... Time I Break up with you
 
 A Fm Em 
    

 E--------------1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
 B----2-2-2-2---1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
 G----2-2-2-2---1--1--1--1------0-----------------------|
 D----2-2-2-2---3--3--3--3---2--2-----------------------|
 A--------------3--3--3--3---2--2-----------------------|
 E--------------1--1--1--1---0--0-----------------------|
 

 Guitar 2(played overtop of last acoustic chord(Em))
 (distorted electric)
 A(volume swell)

 E------------------------------------------------------|
 B-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
 G-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
 D-------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
 A------------------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------------------|
 

 Guitar solo(flip pickup switch to top position)-
 (guitar 2)

 E------------------------------------------------------|
 B----2-----2-5---5-4---5\4--2~~~~~~~--2-5~~~\\12~~--2--|
 G----2-----2-5---5-4---5\4--2~~~~~~~--2-5~~~\\12~~--2--|
 D------------------------------------------------------|
 A------------------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------------------|
 B---2-5---5-4--5\4--2----2-5~~~~~~\\12~~~\14~~~~~~~~~b-|
 G---2-5---5-4--5\4--2----2-5~~~~~~\\12~~~\14~~~~~~~~~b-|
 D------------------------------------------------------|
 A------------------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Symbols used in transcription-
 x = make percussive sound with fretting hand
 p = pull-off
 ~ = let ring
 \ = slide
 ~b = bend gradually
 
 Lyrics:
 Now every once in awhile
 There's a crack in my smile
 Dark voices are talking to me
 Dark voices tell me the way
 It's supposed to be
 They said "Breakin' up"
 They said it's hard to do
 But what they say about Breakin Up
 You know it's just not true
 
 Breakin Up, it's easy to do
 Breakin' Up, it's easy to do
 
 Why if you know
 Why'd you have to go
 And leave me on the floor
 'Bout as sick as a dog
 I'm feeding my face
 Like a bleary-eyed hog
 Why'd it have to stop
 When it's just begun
 Why'd it have to stop
 With so much good undone
 Chorus(3x)
 
 You know I break up every time I
 Break up with you (guitar solo)
 
 Please consider posting the chords for the verse if you know them.
 Thanks. Enjoy the tab!