Stop Breakin' Down Blues chords by
Robert Johnson (Official Version)

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Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1
B7 B7 
 
B7 B7 
 
B7 B7 
 
Every time I'm walkin' down the streets
Some pretty mama starts
breakin' down with me
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
Stop breakin' down, yes stop breakin' down
F#7 F#7 
 
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind

Verse 2
B7 B7 
 
I can't walk the streets now,
can't consolate my mind
Some no-good woman she starts
breakin' down
E7 E7 
 
Stop breakin' down,
B7 B7 
 
please stop breakin' down
F#7 F#7 
 
The stuff I I     got gonna bust your brains out
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind

Verse 3
B7 B7 
 
Now, you Saturday night womens,
you love to ape and clown
You won't do nothin' but tear
a good man reputation down
E7 E7 
 
Stop breakin' down,
B7 B7 
 
please stop breakin' down
F#7 F#7 
 
The stuff I     got'll bust your brains out, baby
E7 E7 
 
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
B7 B7 
 
B7 B7 
 
B7 B7 
 
Bmaj7 Bmaj7 
 

Verse 4
B7 B7 
 
Now, I give my  baby, now the
ninety-nine degree
She jumped up and throwed a pistol
down on me
E7 E7 
 
Stop breakin' down,
B7 B7 
 
please stop breakin' down
F#7 F#7 
 
Stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
E7 E7 
 
B7 B7 
 
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind

Outro 1
B7 B7 
 
I can't start walkin' down the streets
But my pretty mama don't start
breakin' down with me
E7 E7 
 
Stop breakin' down,
B7 B7 
 
yeah stop breakin' down
F#7 F#7 
 
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
E7 E7 
 
Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
B7 B7 
 
B7 B7 
 
B B 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsB7 E7 F#7 Bmaj7 B

Chords

B7
E7
F#7
Bmaj7
B

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Stop Breakin' Down Blues by Robert Johnson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It suits players who want to learn Stop Breakin' Down Blues the way Robert Johnson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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