Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975 in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii) is a singer, professional surfer, composer, and filmmaker who has achieved critical and commercial success and a dedicated following since he first appeared on G. Love & Special Sauce's album Philadelphonic. The release of his 2001 debut album, Brushfire Fairytales, further cemented his popularity and he has since released four more successful albums including 2003's On and On, 2005's In Between Dreams, 2008's Sleep Through the Static and 2010's To The Sea.
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GBm I hope this old train breaks down EmD Then I could take a walk around GBm And see what there is to see EmD And time is just a melody G Well all the people in the street Bm Walk as fast as their feet can take them EmD I just roam through town G And though my windows got a view Bm Well the frame I’m looking through EmD Seems to have no concern for me now, so for now I
CHORUS: GD/F#EmD I, need this here old train to breakdown GD/F#EmD Oh, please just let me please breakdown
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GBm This engine screams out loud EmD Sayin’ the beat gonna crawl westbound GBm So I don’t even make a sound EmD Cause it’s gonna sting me when I leave this town G All the people in the street Bm That I'll never get to meet EmD If these don’t bend somehow
GBm And I got no time that I got to get to EmD Where I don’t need to be, so I
[CHORUS TWICE]
| G | D11C | G | I wanna break on down | D11C | G | D11C | G | D11C | But I can’t stop now Let me break on down
GBm But you can’t stop nothing if you got no control EmD Of the thoughts in your mind that you kept in, you know GBm You don’t know nothing, but you don’t need to know EmD The wisdom’s in the trees, not the glass windows GBm You can’t stop wishing if you don’t let go EmD But things that you find and you lose, and you know GBm You keep on rolling put the moment on hold EmD 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 can’t stop now