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Stop Breaking Down

Open E Tuning
E B E G# B E
or
Open D Tuning (recommended for fragile guitars)
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret

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Tab Definitions (relative to capo or without):			
B: 999999								
A: 777777							
E: 000000								
F#: 222222 (barred without slide)					
B*: Harmonic barred on the 9th fret					
~: Tremolo								
/: Slide to note with bottleneck slide					
h: Hammer onto note							
b: Bend note (less than a half step)					
P.M: Palm muting							
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Some chords barred using slide (creating that flat/sharp affect)
Timing tabbed approximately

Repeat 2x
   B 	            A    B                A
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7-
E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-

    A B
	I can't walk the streets now
    A B
   	To convulate my mind
    A B
	Some pretty mama she starts
    A B
	Breaking down, stop breaking down!
   E 
e|---------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-
B|---------------------0-0-0-3-0-0-
G|-0-0-0-------4-/-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-
D|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
A|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
E|-0-0-0--3-0--4-/-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-
               Whoo!                Stop breaking down!

   B 	            A    B                A
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7-
E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-

            F#                                 E
The stuff I got is gonna bust your brains out
                                  B*
Well, it'll make you lose your mind

Repeat 2x
   B 	            A    B                A
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7-
E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-

    A B
	You saturday night women, you love to
    B
	Ape and clown
    A B
	You won't do nothin' but tear a good man's
    B
	Reputation down -- stop breakin' down!
   E 
e|-0-0-0-3-0-0---------0-0-0-3/4-0-0-
B|-0-0-0-3-0-0---------0-0-0-3/4-0-0-
G|-0-0-0-3-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-/-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
                Whoo! 	              Stop breaking down!
   B 	            A    B                A
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7-
E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-

            F#                                 E
The stuff I got is gonna bust your brains out
                                  
Well, it'll make you lose your mind

   B 	            A    B                A
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7-
B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7-
G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7-
D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9--7-7-
A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-----------
E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9------------
					  Ahhhh yeah
   B 	         A    B        C    B                                 E
e|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0-
B|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0-
G|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0-
D|-7/9-9--7/9-9--7~--/9-9-9-9--10~--7/9-9--9-9-9--9/7-7/9-9/7-7/9-9-/-0-
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

   E 
e|-0-0-0-3-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-3-5-3-5-3-0-0-0-0-3-5-0-
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2~
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------

   B 	                              F (P.M.)             A (P.M.)
e|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9---------------------------------------
B|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9---------------------------------------
G|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9---------------------------------------
D|-0/9-9--9-9---9/0--0/9-9--9-9--7/9--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-


   B 	            A    B                A
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7-
E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-

   A B
	I gave my baby
   A B
	The ninety-ninth degree
   A B                                    B
	She jumped up and throwed a pistol down on me
               (F)
	Stop breaking down!

   E 
e|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-
B|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-
G|-0-0-0-3-0-0--3b--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------------------
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------------------
                    Ye-ah!           Stop breaking down!

   B 	            A    B                A
e|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
B|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
G|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
D|----9-9-----9--9----------9-9-----9--9------
A|(9)-----(9)-------7-7-(9)-----(9)-------7-7-
E|-9-------9--------7-7--9-------9--------7-7-

            F#                                 E
The stuff I got is gonna bust your brains out
                                  
Well, it'll make you lose your mind
                B
e|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|-----------------
D|--------------9--
A|----0-0-------9--
E|-0------7h5-7-9--
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