Misc Musicals – Falsettos - Im Breaking Down (Guitar)

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[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
N.C. And a king N.C. Who's lusty and requires a fling N.C. 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
N.C. 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
N.C. He's a queen N.C. I'm a queen N.C. 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?
N.C. Oh, yes it's true N.C. I can cry on cue N.C. 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?"
N.C. 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
N.C. I'm bereaved N.C. I've cried, I've shook, I've yelled, I've heaved N.C. 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
N.C. 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
N.C. Don't is wrong N.C. Sing along N.C. 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
N.C. So that is why I might turn to drink N.C. 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...
N.C. Or like me... N.C. Or help me... N.C. 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
N.C. The almost virgin who sings this dirge N.C. 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