Rolling Stones - Stop Breaking Down

artist : the rolling stones
song : stop breaking down ( 1972 )
written : robert johnson ( 1937 )
album : exile on main street – remastered ( 2010 )
url’s :
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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 [ grosserr@gmail . com ]

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 :
| E5/A | E5/A | E5/A |
| E5/A | E5/a x2

verse 1 :
E5/A
ev’ry time i’m walkin’ all down the street ,
E5/A
some prett – y mama start breaking down on me .
A5/D E5/A
stop breaking down , baby , please , stop breakin’ down .
B5/E A5/D
stuff is gonna bust you brain out , baby ,
E5/A
yeah , it’s gonna make you l – o – se your mind .

verse 2 :
E5/A
you saturday night women , now , you just ape and clown ,
E5/A
you don’t do nothing but tear my reputation down .
A5/D E5/A
stop breaking down , mama , please , stop breakin’ down .
B5/E A5/D
stuff is gonna bust you brain out , baby ,
E5/A
yeah , it’s gonna make you l – o – se your mind .
E5/A
alright , alright . . .

bridge ( solo ) :
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A | ( mouth organ & guitar )
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A | ( lead guitar )

verse 3 :
E5/A
i love my baby ninety – nine degrees ,
E5/A
but that mama got a pistol , laid it down on me .
A5/D E5/A
stop breaking down , baby , please , stop breakin’ down .
B5/E A5/D
stuff is gonna bust you brain out , baby ,
E5/A
yeah , gonna make you l – os – E your mind .

verse 4 :
E5/A
ev’ry time i’m walkin’ all down the street ,
E5/A
some pretty woman start breaking down on me .
A5/D E5/A
stop breaking down , mama , please , stop breakin’ down .
B5/E A5/D
stuff is gonna bust your brain out , baby ,
E5/A
i tell ya , gonna make you l – o – se your mind .

outro ( solo ) :
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A |
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A |
one more time! . . . ( piano riff )
| E5/A | A5/D E5/A | B5/E A5/D | E5/A |

[ 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
im very sure that its mick jagger playing the rhythm guitar as well . that’s why
its a little choppier . ”