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Stop Breaking Down

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The Rolling Stones are a British rock band formed in London in 1962 as "The Rollin' Stones". The first stable line-up consisted of founders Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), bandleader Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, and keyboards), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued to work with the band as a contracted musician until his death in 1985.

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Artist: The Rolling Stones
Song: Stop Breaking Down (1972)
Written: Robert Johnson (1937)
Album: Exile On Main Street - Remastered (2010)
URL's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_on_Main_St.; http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=NnDpW5vpbD; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86UwtWmmkzo;http://
www.goldminemag.com/article/engineer-andy-johns-discusses-the-making-of-the-
rolling-stones-exile-on-main-street [1]
Tempo: Adante
Author: Tab annotated by rikigo [[email protected]]

Tuning: Open G
Capo 2

Chords: (in Open G) Top low E string removed.
XGDGBD
E5/A =========== X00000 (mute after each down-up stroke)
A5/D =========== X55555
B5/E =========== X77777

Method: Played as down-up strokes, where the 5th chord (X543XX)is struck on the
'down' and the return 'up' is the major (X54321) chord.

Intro:
| E5/A | E5/A | E5/A |
| E5/A | E5/A x2

Verse 1:
E5/A
Ev'ry time I'm walkin' all down the street,
E5/A
Some prett-y mama start breaking down on me.
A5/D E5/A
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breakin' down.
B5/E A5/D
Stuff is gonna bust you brain out, baby,
E5/A
Yeah, it's gonna make you l-o-se your mind.

Verse 2:
E5/A
You Saturday night women, now, you just ape and clown,
E5/A
You don't do nothing but tear my reputation down.
A5/D E5/A
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breakin' down.
B5/E A5/D
Stuff is gonna bust you brain out, baby,
E5/A
Yeah, it's gonna make you l-o-se your mind.
E5/A
Alright, alright...

Bridge (Solo):
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A | (Mouth Organ & Guitar)
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A | (Lead Guitar)

Verse 3:
E5/A
I love my baby ninety-nine degrees,
E5/A
But that mama got a pistol, laid it down on me.
A5/D E5/A
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breakin' down.
B5/E A5/D
Stuff is gonna bust you brain out, baby,
E5/A
Yeah, gonna make you l-os-e your mind.

Verse 4:
E5/A
Ev'ry time I'm walkin' all down the street,
E5/A
Some pretty woman start breaking down on me.
A5/D E5/A
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breakin' down.
B5/E A5/D
Stuff is gonna bust your brain out, baby,
E5/A
I Tell ya, gonna make you l-o-se your mind.

Outro (Solo):
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A |
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A |
One more time!... (Piano Riff)
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A |

[End]

Notes:
1."But with 'Exile," 'cause its mostly blues-based stuff. "Stop Breaking Down" is
probably my favourite track. I remember getting Mick to play harmonica on that.
It did not seem like it was finished. My brother (Glyn) had recorded earlier. I
said, 'We've got to use this' because Mick Taylor plays some gorgeous lines and
I’m very sure that it’s Mick Jagger playing the rhythm guitar as well. That's why
it’s a little choppier."