Prefab Sprout – When Love Breaks Down (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paddy McAloon From: "Steve McQueen" (1985) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard A very beautiful song and a great recording, too. But instruments and harmonies create dense layers of chord textures that are very difficult to recreate on a ukulele So a lot of what is here is my interpretation of what is played. Take the basic chords and try to create your own arrangement. Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 1st fret Play: C Key: C#
CHORDS
          g-C-E-A
Am7       0-0-0-0

Fmaj7     2-4-1-0
Dm7       2-2-1-3
G6        0-4-3-2

Gadd9     2-2-3-2
G*        0-2-3-5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | G | [Verse]
C   
   My love and I,

G  
   We work well together

Am7                 Fmaj7
   But often we're apart

G                   Am7  
  Absence makes the   heart lose weight, yeah,

Dm7                                  [ C ]
  Till love breaks down, love breaks down
[Interlude] | C | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | [Verse]
C   
   Oh my, oh my,

G  
   Have you seen the weather?

Am7                    Fmaj7
   The sweet September rain

G            Am7  
  Rain on me,  like no other

Dm7
  Until I drown, until I drown
[Chorus]
Fmaj7                                    [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the things you do

G6      
  To stop the truth from hurting you

Fmaj7                                 [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the lies we tell,

G6      
  They only serve to fool ourselves,

Fmaj7                                    [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the things you do

G6      
  To stop the truth from hurting you

Fmaj7                                    [ C  ]
  When love breaks down, when love breaks down
[Interlude] | C | % | Gadd9 | % | G* | % | G | % | | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | G* | % | G | % | [Verse]
C   
   My love and I,

G  
   We are boxing clever

Am7                      Fmaj7
   She'll never crowd me out

G*         G       Am7  
  Fall, be free as   old confetti

Dm7
  And paint the town, paint the town
[Chorus]
Fmaj7                                    [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the things you do

G6      
  To stop the truth from hurting you

Fmaj7                                 [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the lies we tell,

G6      
  They only serve to fool ourselves,

Fmaj7                                    [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the things you do

G6      
  To stop the truth from hurting you

Fmaj7                                 [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the lies we tell,

G6      
  They only serve to fool ourselves,

Fmaj7                                    [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, the things you do

G6      
  To stop the truth from hurting you

Fmaj7                                 [ G6 ]
  When love breaks down, you join the wrecks

G6      
  Who leave their hearts for easy sex

Fmaj7                                    [ C  ]
  When love breaks down, when love breaks down
[Outro] | C | % | G | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | | G* | G | Am7 | % | Dm7 | % | | C | % | Dm7 | % |
| C | % | Dm7 | % | 
 (fade)