Misc Musicals – Falsettos - Im Breaking Down (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
A A/E
F7 F7 F7 E7
A A/E
F7 F7 E7
F7 F7 E7
F7 E7 F7 E7
F7 E7
[Verse 1]
A F I'd like to be a princess on a throne Bm7b5 C# To have a country I can call my own
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And a king
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Who's lusty and requires a fling
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With a female thing
[Post-verse 1]
C#m Great, men will be men D# G# C#m Let me turn on the gas E/G# A/E I caught them in the den with
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Marvin grabbing Whizzer's ass
[Verse 2]
A F Oh sure, I'm sure, he's sure he did his best Bm7b5 C#7 I mean he meant to be what he was not F#m F#m/E B7 The things he was are things which I forgot
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He's a queen
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I'm a queen
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Where is my crown?
[Chorus 1]
A I'm breaking down A7 I'm breaking down D My life is shitty E7 And my kid seems like an idiot to me A I mean that's sick A7 I mean he's great F# It's me who is the matter F#/G# Talking madder F#/A F#/A# Bm7 Than the maddest hatter
[Post-chorus 1]
E A If I repeat one more word D C#7 F#m I swear I'll lose my brain C#m B Oh, what else should I explain?
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Oh, yes it's true
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I can cry on cue
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But so can you
[Chorus 2]
A I'm breaking down A7 I'm breaking down D Dm7 Down, down A A/G# F#m F#m/E You ask me "Is it fun to cry over nothing?"
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It is, I'm breaking down
[Instrumental]
A A/E
F7 F7 E7
F7 F7 E7
F7 E7
[Verse 3]
A F Now let's consider what I might do next Bm7b5 C# I hate admitting I've become perplexed
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I'm bereaved
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I've cried, I've shook, I've yelled, I've heaved
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I have been deceived
[Post-verse 2]
C#m As enemies go D# G# C#m Whizzer is not so bad E/G# A/E It's just he's so damn happy
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That it makes me so damn mad
[Verse 4]
A F I want to hate him but I really can't Bm7b5 C#7 It's like a nightmare how this all proceeds F#m B7 I hope that Whizzer don't fulfill his needs
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Don't is wrong
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Sing along
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What was the noun?
[Chorus 3]
A I'm breaking down A7 I'm breaking down D I'll soon redecorate these stalls E7 I'd like some padding on the walls A And also pills A7 I wanna sleep F# Sure, things'll probably worsen F#/G# F#/A F#/A# Bm7 But it's not like I'm some healthy person
[Post-chorus 2]
E A I've rethought my talks with Marv D C#7 F#m And one fact does emerge C#m B I think I like his shrink
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So that is why I might turn to drink
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I'm on the brink
[Chorus 4]
A Of breaking down A7 I'm breaking down D Dm7 Down, down A A/G# F#m F#m/E I only want to love a man who can love me...
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Or like me...
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Or help me...
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Help me!
[Bridge]
A D Marvin was never mine D/C# D/B D/E He took his meetings in the boys' latrine E I used to cry D/E He'd make a scene E7 I'd rather die E7 Than dry-clean E7 Marvin's wedding gown
[Chorus 5]
A I'm breaking down A7 I'm breaking down D It's so upsetting when you've found E7 That what's rectangular is round A I mean it stinks A7 I mean he's queer F# And me, I'm just a freak F#/G# F#/A F#/A# Bm7 Who needs it maybe every other week
[Post-chorus 3]
E A I've rethought the fun we've had D C#7 F#m And one fact to emerge: C#m I've played the foolish clown
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The almost virgin who sings this dirge
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Is on the verge
[Outro]
A Of breaking down A7 I'm breaking down D Dm7 Down, down A A/G# F#m F#m/E A A7/G D/F# Dm(maj7)/F The only thing that's breaking up is my family A A/G# F#m F#m/E The only thing that's breaking up is my family B7 A D7/F# Dm7/F A But me, I'm breaking down