Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Method: Played as down-up strokes, where the 5th chord (X543XX)is struck on the
'down' and the return 'up' is the major (X54321) chord.
Intro
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Verse 1
Ev'ry time I'm walkin' all down the street,
Some prett-y mama start breaking down on me.
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breakin' down.
Stuff is gonna bust you brain out, baby,
Yeah, it's gonna make you l-o-se your mind.
Verse 2
You Saturday night women, now, you just ape and clown,
You don't do nothing but tear my reputation down.
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breakin' down.
Stuff is gonna bust you brain out, baby,
Yeah, it's gonna make you l-o-se your mind.
Alright, alright...
Bridge
Solo):
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Verse 3
I love my baby ninety-nine degrees,
But that mama got a pistol, laid it down on me.
Stop breaking down, baby, please, stop breakin' down.
Stuff is gonna bust you brain out, baby,
Yeah, gonna make you l-os-e your mind.
Verse 4
Ev'ry time I'm walkin' all down the street,
Some pretty woman start breaking down on me.
Stop breaking down, mama, please, stop breakin' down.
Stuff is gonna bust your brain out, baby,
I Tell ya, gonna make you l-o-se your mind.
Outro
Solo):
One more time!... (Piano Riff)
Notes:
1."But with 'Exile," 'cause its mostly blues-based stuff. "Stop Breaking Down" is
probably my favourite track. I remember getting Mick to play harmonica on that.
It did not seem like it was finished. My brother (Glyn) had recorded earlier. I
said, 'We've got to use this' because Mick Taylor plays some gorgeous lines and
Im very sure that its Mick Jagger playing the rhythm guitar as well. That's why
its a little choppier."