Stop Breaking Down
The Rolling Stones
Artist: The Rolling Stones Song: Stop Breaking Down (1972) Written: Robert Johnson (1937) Album: Exile On Main Street - Remastered (2010) URL’s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_on_Main_St.; http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=NnDpW5vpbD; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86UwtWmmkzo;http:// www.goldminemag.com/article/engineer-andy-johns-discusses-the-making-of-the- rolling-stones-exile-on-main-street [1] Tempo: Adante Author: Tab annotated by rikigo [] Tuning: Open G Capo 2 Chords: (in Open G) Top low E string removed. XGDGBD E5/A =========== X00000 (mute after each down-up stroke) A5/D =========== X55555 B5/E =========== X77777 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: | / | / | / | | / | / x2 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): | / | / / | / / | / | (Mouth Organ & Guitar) | / | / / | / / | / | (Lead Guitar) 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) | / | / / | / / | / | [End] 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 I’m very sure that it’s Mick Jagger playing the rhythm guitar as well. That’s why it’s a little choppier."
