Intro: C Em Am G xA|---3-3-----2-2-----0-0-----2-2----| xE|--0---0---3---3---0---0---3---3---| xC|-0-----0-4-----4-0-----0-2-----2--| xG|----------------------------------| C Em Am G ( x2 ) C Em I hope this old train breaks down Am G Then I could take a walk around C Em And, see what there is to see Am G And time is just a melody C With all the people in the street Em Walk as fast as their feet can take them Am G I just roll through town C And though my window's got a view, well Em The frame Im looking through Am G Seems to have no concern for now, so for now Chorus: C C/B I need this Am G Old train to breakdown C C/B Oh please just Am G Let me please breakdown C Em Am G ( x2 ) C Em This engine screams out loud Am G Centipede gonna crawl westbound C Em So I don't even make a sound Am G It's gunna sting me when I leave this town C All the people in the street Em That I'll never get to meet Am G If these tracks don't bend somehow C And I got no time Em That I got to get to Am G Where I don't need to be, so I Chorus C G F C I wanna break on down But I cant stop now Let me break on down G F C But you cant stop nothing Em If you got no control Am Of the thoughts in your mind G That you kept in, you know C You don't know nothing Em But you don't need to know Am The wisdoms in the trees G Not the glass windows C You cant stop wishing Em If you don't let go Am But things that you find G And you lose, and you know C You keep on rolling Em Put the moment on hold Am The frames too bright G So put the blinds down low Chorus C Em Am G I wanna break on down C Em Am G But I cant stop now C Em Am G C Em Am G C This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
6 ukulele chords used in "Breakdown" by Jack Johnson: Am, B, C, Em, F and G
xA|———3——————2——————0——————2——
xE|—0——0———3——3———0——0———3——3—
xC|0—0——0—4—4——4—0—0——0—2—2——2
xG|———————————————————————————
sounds better to me
Instead of c/b play a dm!!?
Personally I think that the c/b part is out of scale and I’m only eleven but I think g sounds better or Em but preferably g.
I think the intro bit sounds fine however you play it, the outro is like this:
xA|———3^5——3——————7————5—3———————3^5——3——————7————5—————
xE|———3^5——3——3———8————7—5———————3^5——3——3———8————7—————
xC|———————————4——————————————————————————4——————————————
xG|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————
xA|———3^5——3——————10————8——7—————3^5——3——————7———5———3——
xE|———3^5——3——3———12————10—8—————3^5——3——3————8———7———0—
xC|———————————4——————————————————————————4——————————————
xG|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————
from listening to the song it sounds like the strumming pattern is DD UDU. there might be a chuck in there somewhere but that’s what i got and it seems to work pretty well
I think it is a walk down out of the C chord so stay holding the C ………on the G sting walk down from from the B note into the Am…..
Strumming pattern anyone?
The C/B does not sound great to me. Because B is out of the scale. I think the chord is Am9.
ahhh it got all messed up but basically you play the strings in this order: C-E-C A E-C and switch between chords
I’ve found that this version of picking matches JJ’s style the most for the four intro chords:
C, Em, F, G:
— — — X — — — — — — —
— X — — X — — — — — —
X — — — — X — — — — —
— — X — — — — — — — —
C
——————3——————
———0————0—————
—0————————0———
—————0————————
Em
————1——————
——2——— 2————
—3————— 3———-
———0 ———————
Am
———— 0——————
——0——— 0————
—0————— 0———-
———1 ———————
G
————3——————
——2——— 2————
—3————— 3———-
———0 ———————
Now to work on the outro 😉
(without the last note actually on my picking)
I find it easier and think it sounds better to play the c/b in the chorus as an em chord.
xA|—–3-3—|
xE|—0—–0-|
xC|-0–0—-0-|
xG|———–|
I think the picking’s more like that for al the different chords 🙂