"Nervous Breakdown" by BLACK FLAG
words and music by Greg Ginn
As heard on BLACK FLAG's SST recordings "Nervous Breakdown" and
"The First Four Years"
transcribed by Mark Woodruff
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc.
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| E | 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 |
(w/ heavy distortion)
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w/ Verse #1 Lyrics
(drums & bass enter)
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I'm a--bout to
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have a nervous breakdown my head really hurts
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if I don't find a way outta here boom boom I'll
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| E | 5 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
go berserk 'cuz I'm cra- zy and I'm hurt
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| E | 7 5 3 5\3 5\3 | 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
head on my shoulders
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| A | 9 7 5 7\5 7\5 | 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | 7 5 3 5\3 5\3 | 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
it's goin' berserk
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B5 w/ Verse #2 Lyrics
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(12 measures) (9 measures)
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w/ Verse #3 Lyrics w/ Verse #4 Lyrics
(12 measures) (9 measures) (12 measures)
Outro----------------------------------------------------------------------
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| E | 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 5 3 5\3 5\3 |
I don't care what ya fuckin' do I don't care what ya fuck
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| A | 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 7 5 7\5 7\5 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 5 3 5\3 5\3 |
in' say I'm so sick of ev'ry thing
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| A | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 7 5 7\5 7\5 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 5 3 5\3 5\3 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
I just wan- na die
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(let ring for 2 measures)
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B5
Verse #2:
I hear the same old talk about
The same old lies
Don't do me that today, yeah
If ya know what's good for you you'll get outta my way, 'cuz...
Verse #3:
I won't apologize
For actin' outta line
You see the way I am
You leave any time you can, 'cuz...
Verse #4:
Crazy...
Crazy...
Crazy...
Crazy...