Breaking Down Jeremy Messersmith
"Breaking Down" by Jeremy Messersmith
My favorite song by one of my favorite hometown musicians.
Here is the basic progression in the original key of G.
Not hard at all, lovely song though. Great fun to harmonize on.
Verse 1:
[G]Iâ??ve got a car thatâ??s always stuck in [C]the last gea[C]r.[C/B]
Itâ??[Am]s starts and it goes if you leave it alone but yo[D]u canâ??t steer.
[G]Taking it out on a Sunday drive on the [C]back roads[C] [C/B]
And it [Am]waits till Iâ??m far away from home and th[C]e sun is gettin[D]g low
Chorus 2:
And [G]wouldnâ??t you know it, sheâ??s breaking do[C]wn again[C] [C/B]
[Am]Pulling her over onto the shoulder, [C]letting her under my [D]skin
Verse 2:
[G]Iâ??ve got a woman that I havenâ??t seen fo[C]r a good yea[C]r[C/B]
Sheâ??[Am]s got a new job, yeah I love her a lot but sh[D]e ainâ??t here.
[G]Weâ??ve got a system and sheâ??s got it all wor[C]ked ou[C]t[C/B]
But thereâ??[Am]s something missing that sheâ??s forgetting t[C]hat she canâ??t live
with[D]out
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3: (repeat verse progression)
Iâ??ve got a car, it looks real good with the top down
But it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town
Iâ??ve got a girl whoâ??s drying her eyes with a haiku
So Iâ??m hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon
(Repeat Chorus)
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