Jeff Healey – Stop Breaking Down (Guitar)

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# from Nescafé Blues Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 24th, 1995 * = Sustain [Intro] G G G G C C G G D C G G G G G G C C G G D C G D [Verse 1]

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Every time I'm walking all down the street

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Some pretty mama start breaking down on me

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Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breaking down

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Stuff is gonna bust you brains out, baby

C                        G     D
Gonna make you lose your mind

[Verse 2]

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You Saturday night women, now, you just ape and clown

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You don't do nothing but tear my reputation down

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Stop breaking down

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Mama, please stop breaking down

D                       C
Stuff is gonna bust you brains out, baby

                          G                D
Yeah, it's gonna make you lose your mind

[Instrumental] G G G G C C G G

D C G D
(play twice)

[Verse 3]

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I love my baby ninety nine degrees

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But that mama got a pistol

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Laid down on me

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Stop breaking down, baby

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Please, stop breaking down

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Stuff is gonna bust you brains out, baby

C                             G           D
Yeah, it's gonna make you lose your mind

[Instrumental] G G G G C C G G

D C G D
(play 4 times)

[Outro]

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Every time I walking all down the street, some pretty women

C                         G
Start breaking down on me stop breaking down

D*
Mama, please, stop breaking down

[Coda] G G G G C C G G D C G D