Tears For Fears – Break It Down Again (Guitar Acoustic)

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Break It Down Again chords by Tears for Fears [Intro] [Guitar 1] C Dm Em F (x2), Am7 [Guitar 2] C/G (x2) then play first small lead line over Am7 [Verse 1]
C/G
Break it down again

Am
So those are my dreams

G
And these are my eyes

G6sus4
Stand tall like a man

C/G
Headstrong like a horse

Am
When it's all mixed up

Bbsus2
Better break it down

C/G
Oo, oo. Oo, oo

Am
In the world of secrets

Bbsus2
In the world of sound

C/G
Oo, oo
(play second small lead line) [Chorus 1]
F*                            G
It's in the way you're always hiding from the light

Am                               G/B
 See for yourself, you have been sitting on a time bomb

F*                  G
No revolution maybe someone somewhere else

Am                            G/B
Could show you something new about you and your inner song

F*                            G
And all the love, and all the love in the world

Am
Won't stop the rain from falling

Bbsus2
Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)

Bbsus2
I want to break it down (break it down again)
[Verse 2]
C/G
Break it down again

Am
So those are my schemes

G
And these are my plans

C/G
Hot tips for the boys

C/G
Fresh news from the force

Am
When it's all mixed up

Bb
Better break it down

C/G
Oo, oo. Oo, oo

Am
In the world of silence

Bb
In the world of sound

C/G
Oo, oo
(play second small lead line) [Chorus 2]
F*                                  G
"No sleep for the dreaming" say the architects of life

Am                             G/B
Big bouncing babies, bread and butter can I have a slice?

F*                          G
They make no mention of the beauty of decay

Am                           G/B
Blue, yellow, pink umbrella, save it for a rainy day

F*                            G
And all the love, and all the love in the world

Am
Won't stop the rain from falling

Bbsus2
Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)

Bbsus2
I want to break it down (break it down again)
[Bridge] Repeat intro over the oohs twice
C/G
Oo, oo. Oo, oo

C/G
Horsing around

Dm
Pray to the power

Am
Play to the crowd with your big hit sound

Bbsus2
And they won't simmer, won't simmer, won't simmer down

C/G
Play to the crowd

Dm                 Dm
Play to the crowd
[Chorus 3]
F*                            G
It's in the way you're always hiding from the light

Am                           G/B
Last off to heaven just like Moses on a motorbike

F*                  G
No revolution maybe someone somewhere else

Am                              Bbsus2
Could show you something new to help with the ups and downs (Break it down again)

Bbsus2
I want to break it down (Break it down again)
(Break it down again) [Outro]
C/G      Am
Break it down again

Bbsus2 F*
No more sleepy dreaming       (Start oohs to finish on "No more building up")

C          Am7
No more building up

              Bbsus2    F*
It is time to dissolve

C         Am7
Break it down again

Bbsus2    F*         C/G
No more sleepy dreaming

First small lead line:   e|------------|   repeat twice...
                         B|------------|
                         G|---2-4-5-2--|
                         D|-5----------|
                         A|------------|
                         E|------------|

Second small lead line:  e|-------------|  listen to song for timing
                         B|-------------|
                         G|-------------|
                         D|-----2-3-5-7-|
                         A|-3-5---------|
                         E|-------------|
[CHORDS] Intro: 332010 C/G xx7765 Dm xx9987 Em xx1010108 F [CHORDS] 332010 C/G x02210 Am 320003 G 3x0010 G6sus4 x13311 Bbsus2 xx321x F* x20033 G/B x32013 C x02213 Am7