Tabs

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Breakdown
By:   Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

[intro:] 2 x  Am G {drums & bass}
         2 x  Am G {lead}
         2 x  Am G {drums}
                   {band kicks in}
         2 x Am G    Am G  {guitar riff}
         2 x Am G    Am G  {guitar riff}

[verse: 1]
Am G                        Am G
It's alright if you love me
Am G                     Am G
It's alright if you don't
         Am G                  Am G
I'm not afraid of you running away honey
       Am G           Fmaj7 (riff} Fmaj7  Fmaj7
I get the feeling you won't                 (say) baby

                     {organ riff adapted for guitar}
                     E|----------------|
                     B|----------------|
                     G|--2-2-4-4-5-5-4-|
                     D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
[verse: 2]
        Am G                          Am G
(say) There is no sense in pretending
Am G                   Am G
Your eyes give you away
         Am G                    Am G
Something inside you is feeling like I do
    Am G                 Fmaj7  Fmaj7  Fmaj7
We said all there is to say____                 baby
 
[chorus:]
 Am   G   F             G
Breakdown go ahead and give it to me
          go ahead     give it 
 Am   G               F                G
                                (baby baby)
Breakdown honey  take me through the night
  Am   G             F             G
(break down------ )               (uh-hu-hu-hu-hu)
 Breakdown now I'm standing here, can't you see
 Am   G           Fmaj7  Fmaj7  Fmaj7
Breakdown it's alright___
          Fmaj7  Fmaj7  Fmaj7
   it's alright___
               Am  G
   it's alright

[solo: keyboard] 4 x Am G   
[solo: guitar  ]  {over verse chords}
                 2 x riff (ah-ha) after riff 
                 Am G    Am G  {guitar riff}
                 Am G    Am G
                 Am G    Am G  {guitar riff}
                 Am G    Fmaj7  

[chorus:]
 Am   G   F             G
Breakdown go ahead and give it to me
          go ahead     give it 
 Am   G               F                G
                                (baby baby)
Breakdown honey  take me through the night
  Am   G             F             G
(break down------ )               (uh-hu-hu-hu-hu)
 Breakdown now I'm standing here, can't you see
 Am   G           Fmaj7  Fmaj7  Fmaj7
Breakdown it's alright___
          Fmaj7  Fmaj7  Fmaj7
   it's alright___
               Am  G
   it's alright
 
[coda:] {same chords as verse}
         Am G    Am G  {guitar riff}
         Am G    Am G
         Am G    Am G  {guitar riff}
         Am G    Fmaj7 {let ring}



chords:

Am      577555
F       133211
Fmaj7   x33210 
G       355433