Not Supposed To Break Down chords by Van Morrison

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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You're not supposed to be human  (E minor) 
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 (A major) 
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You're not supposed to really feel  (D major) 
Not supposed to get involved
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With  (E minor)  (A major) anything completely real  (D major)  (B minor) 
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Fifteen families starving  (F sharp minor)  (G major) 
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All  (A major) around the corner block  (D major)  (B minor) 
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Here we're standing  (F sharp minor) so alone
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Just  (G major) like  (A major) Gibraltar Rock
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 (D major) 

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Verse 2

Not supposed to break down

You're not supposed to break down

Swallow the dirt

Keep listening to the hurt

Interlude 1

You'll be safe and sound

Verse 3
Em 
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Supposed to be super hu (E minor) man  (A major) 
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Cover everything  (D major) 
Em 
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Just like a bird  (E minor)  (A major) 
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Bm 
Cover an egg  (D major) with it's wing  (B minor) 
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And knowing there's nothing sac (F sharp minor) red    (G major) 
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 (A major) And what is the use  (D major)  (B minor) 
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No point try (F sharp minor) ing   to find  (G major) 
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D 
 (A major) What is worth, what  (D major) is true

Verse 4
Em 
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Not supposed to break  (E minor) down  (A major) 
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You're not supposed to  (D major) break down
Em 
A 
Swallow the hurt  (E minor) Listen to the dirt  (A major) 
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You'll be safe and sound  (D major) 
You're not supposed
Em 
A 
to break  (E minor) down  (A major) 
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You're not supposed to break down  (D major) 
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Swallow the hurt  (E minor) 
Listen to the dirt
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And  (A major) you'll be safe

Interlude 2

and sound

Verse 5
Em 
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A fool and his mainline connec (E minor) tion  (A major) 
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By- pass going to the well  (D major) 
Em 
A 
But that doesn't matter anymore  (E minor)  (A major) 
D 
Asus4 
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I'm sure that we can tell  (D major)  (Asus4)  (D major) 
Bm 
Who's a puppet  (B minor) 
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Em 
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 (F sharp minor) on a  (E minor) string  (G major) 
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An' who really  (A major) holds
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Bm 
the glove  (D major)  (B minor) 
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But it ain't up  (F sharp minor) you and me  (G major) 
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It's up  (A major) to the Lord above
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G 
 (D major)  (G major) 

Verse 6
D 
 (D major) 
You're not supposed to
Em 
A 
break down  (E minor)  (A major) 
D 
You're not supposed to  (D major) break down
Em 
Swallow the hurt  (E minor) 
A 
Keep on listening to the dirt  (A major) 
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And I'll bet you'll be safe  (D major) and sound

Verse 7
Em 
You're not supposed to  (E minor) 
A 
break down  (A major) 
D 
You're not supposed to break  (D major) down
Em 
Swallow the hurt  (E minor) 
A 
Listen to the dirt  (A major) 
D 
Em 
I'll bet you'll be safe and sound  (D major)  (E minor) 
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And I'll bet  (A major) you'll be safe
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Em 
and sound  (D major)  (E minor) 
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And I'll bet  (A major) you'll be safe and
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Bm 
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sound  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
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I'll bet you'll  (A major) be safe and sound
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 (D major) 