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Breakdown easy guitar chords by
J. Cole
J. Cole

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Verse 1
G
C

Yeah

Yeah
G
Look, I just shed
Verse 2
Em

tears homie and no I

ain't too proud to admit it
G

Just seen my father for

the first time in a minute
C

When I say a minute I mean years man

Damn, a whale could have
G

swam in them tears fam
Em

'Cause as I left 'em I reflected

on my younger days
G

When it was just me and my brother

and my mother played
C

Father, 'cause no other man bothered

Not even my biological,
G

it never seemed logical
Em

But I accepted it 'cause I

ain't know no better

Thought I was brighter than

a Polo sweater
G

No pops was like Martin

with no Coretta
C

So many things you could

have told me

And saved me the trouble
G

of letting my mistakes show me

I feel like you barely know me
Em

And that's a shame 'cause our last

name is the same
G

That blood type flowing through

our veins is the same
C

My mama left you and it may be

that anger's to blame
G

But that's no excuse,
Em

only you and God know the truth

On why you only called monthly,

barely ever saw me
D
G

Spend some summers with you and

played with my cousin Maury
C

Maybe I should be telling you "fuck
G

you" 'cause you selfish
C
Em

But I want a father so bad,
Bm

I can't help but
Verse 3
Em
C

Break down
G

I break down
C

Can't help but break down

I break down
B
Yeah, I never thought I'd see my
Verse 4
Em

mama on that shit,

man

It's fucking with her body,
G

now she sick, damn
C

I wanted a big house with a white

picket fence and a pool
G

Who would have ever thought that it

would come to this, man?
Em

Quicksand is what this life feel like
G

That shit these rappers kick

is nothing like real life
C

You made a milli off of serving

hard white? Yeah right
G

My mama tell you what addicted
Em

to that pipe feel like

Stupid niggas,

I heard the cops be shooting niggas
G

I swear to God,

wish I could bulletproof my niggas
C

Can't get no jobs,

but they still recruiting niggas
Em

We trying to stand tall when
Bm

it get too crucial niggas
Verse 5
Em
C
G

Break down, we break down
C

We break down, we break down
B

Break the break down
Interlude 1
Em
G

C

Em
B
Em

G
C

Verse 6
C
B

Yeah, he's serving time,
Em

locked down
C

And she don't want nobody to know
Em
G
C

His daughter 25 pounds

By the time he get out,
G

she gon' be 4
Em

Now will his girl stay down?
G

Ain't no doubt she love him, yeah

that's for sure
C

But temptation stays 'round

And if she strayed,
G

how could he ever know? Never know
Em

And so, she goes to the club

on the weekend
G

A little freaking, but them niggas holler,
C

but she never speakin'

But tonight I see the devil

creeping
G

'Cause she been lonely,
Em

she ain't felt a man in seven seasons

Damn! She doin' the best

that she can
G

Her mama tellin' her to find another man
C

She college educated with a felon

boyfriend
G

That's what she thinkin' tonight
Em

Maybe she's right, but please
Verse 7
G

Stay down mama Gotta

be strong,

don't break down mama
C

Please

Stay down mama
G
Em

Gotta be strong,

don't break down mama
Bm
Em

Don't break down
C
G

Yeah, don't break down
C

Don't break down

Don't break down
B
Em
G
C
Em

Uh, break the
B
Em

G
C

B
Em

G
C

Em
B
Em

G
C

B
Em

D
Em

C
B
Bsus4
B

Em
C
D
Em

C
B

Em

break down

Break, break down Steady break me down

Break, break down
Verse 8
Em

Steady break me

down

Break, break down
C

Steady break me down

Break, break down
Outro 1
B

Steady break me down
Em
B
Em
C
Em

C
Em

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  • Em

  • D

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    2
  • B

    2
  • Bsus4

    2

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