Breakdown
Breakdown

Breakdown easy guitar chords by J. Cole

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • B

    2
  • Bsus4

    2
  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • B

    2
  • Bsus4

    2
  • Verse 1
    Yeah 

    Yeah 

    Look, 
    I just 
    shed 
    Verse 2
    tears 
    homie 
    and no I 

    ain't too 
    proud to 
    admit 
    it 

    Just seen 
    my father 
    for 

    the first 
    time 
    in 
    a minute 

    When 
    I say 
    a minute 
    I mean 
    years 
    man 

    Damn, a 
    whale 
    could 
    have 

    swam 
    in them 
    tears 
    fam 

    'Cause as 
    I left 
    'em I 
    reflected 

    on 
    my younger 
    days 

    When it 
    was just 
    me and 
    my brother 

    and 
    my mother 
    played 

    Father, 
    'cause 
    no other 
    man 
    bothered 

    Not 
    even my 
    biological, 

    it never 
    seemed 
    logical 

    But I 
    accep
    ted it 
    'cause I 

    ain't know 
    no better 

    Thought I 
    was brighter 
    than 

    a Polo 
    sweater 

    No pops 
    was like 
    Martin 

    with no 
    Coretta 

    So many 
    things 
    you could 

    have told 
    me 

    And saved 
    me the trouble 

    of letting 
    my 
    mistakes 
    show 
    me 

    feel like 
    you barely 
    know 
    me 

    And that's 
    a shame 
    'cause 
    our last 

    name 
    is 
    the same 

    That blood 
    type 
    flowing 
    through 

    our veins 
    is 
    the same 

    My 
    mama 
    left 
    you and 
    it may be 

    that anger's 
    to blame 

    But that's 
    no 
    excuse, 

    only you 
    and God 
    know 
    the 
    truth 

    On why 
    you only 
    called 
    monthly, 

    barely 
    ever saw 
    me 

    Spend 
    some summer
    s with 
    you and 

    played with 
    my cousin 
    Maury 

    Maybe 
    should be telling 
    you 
    "fuck 

    you" 'cause 
    you 
    selfish 

    But 
    I want 
    father 
    so 
    bad, 

    I can't 
    help 
    but 

    Verse 3
    Break 
    down 

    I break 
    down 

    Can't 
    help 
    but break 
    down 

    I break 
    down 

    Yeah, 
    I never 
    thought 
    I'd see 
    my 
    Verse 4
    mama 
    on 
    that shit, 

    man 

    It's fucking 
    with 
    her body, 

    now 
    she 
    sick, 
    damn 

    I wanted 
    a big 
    house 
    with 
    a white 

    picket 
    fence 
    and 
    a pool 

    Who would 
    have 
    ever 
    thought 
    that it 

    would come 
    to this, 
    man? 

    Quick
    sand 
    is what 
    this life 
    feel 
    like 

    That shit 
    these rappers 
    kick 

    is nothing 
    like 
    real 
    life 

    You made 
    milli off 
    of serving 

    hard 
    white? 
    Yeah 
    right 

    My mama 
    tell 
    you what 
    ad
    dicted 

    to that 
    pipe 
    feel 
    like 

    Stupid 
    niggas, 

    I heard 
    the cops 
    be shooting 
    niggas 

    I swear 
    to God, 

    wish I could 
    bulletproof 
    my niggas 

    Can't get no 
    jobs, 

    but 
    they still 
    recruiting 
    niggas 

    We trying 
    to stand 
    tall 
    when 

    it get too 
    crucial 
    niggas 

    Verse 5
    Break 
    down, 
    we break 
    down 

    We break 
    down, 
    we break 
    down 

    Break 
    the 
    break 
    down 

    Interlude 1




    Verse 6
    Yeah, 
    he's serving 
    time, 

    locked 
    down 

    And she 
    don't want 
    nobody 
    to know 

    His 
    daughter 
    25 pounds 

    By 
    the time 
    he get 
    out, 

    she 
    gon' be 

    Now will his 
    girl 
    stay 
    down? 

    Ain't 
    no doubt 
    she love 
    him, yeah 

    that's for sure 

    But temptation 
    stays 
    'round 

    And if 
    she strayed, 

    how could 
    he 
    ever know? 
    Never 
    know 

    And so, 
    she goes 
    to 
    the club 

    on 
    the weekend 

    A little 
    freaking, 
    but 
    them niggas 
    holler, 

    but she 
    never 
    speakin' 

    But tonight 
    I see 
    the devil 

    creeping 

    'Cause she 
    been lonely, 

    she 
    ain't felt 
    a man 
    in 
    seven 
    seasons 

    Damn! 
    She doin' 
    the best 

    that she 
    can 

    Her mama 
    tellin' 
    her to 
    find 
    another 
    man 

    She 
    college 
    educated 
    with 
    a felon 

    boyfriend 

    That's what she 
    thinkin' 
    tonight 

    Maybe 
    she's 
    right, 
    but please 

    Verse 7
    Stay 
    down 
    mama 
    Gotta 

    be strong, 

    don't break 
    down 
    mama 

    Please 

    Stay 
    down 
    mama 

    Gotta 
    be strong, 

    don't break 
    down 
    mama 

    Don't 
    break 
    down 

    Yeah, 
    don't break 
    down 

    Don't break 
    down 

    Don't break 
    down 

    Uh, 
    break 
    the 












    break down 

    Break, break down 
    Steady 
    break 
    me down 

    Break, break down 

    Verse 8
    Steady break 
    me 

    down 

    Break, break 
    down 

    Steady 
    break me down 

    Break, 
    break down 

    Outro 1
    Steady 
    break me 
    down 



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