Guns N' Roses - Breakdown: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Breakdown" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Breakdown Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Guns N' Roses
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Breakdown" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
 C# We all come in from the cold B We come down from the wire F# C# An' everybody warms themselves to a different fire C# 'N sometimes we get burned B You'd think sometime we'd learn F# G# The one you love is the one that should take you higher F# C# G# C# You ain't got no one, you better go back out and find her C# Just like children hiding in a closet G# Can't tell what's going on outside F# Sometimes, we're so far off the beaten track C# We get taken for a ride F# G# By a parlor trick, or some words of wit C# F# A hidden hand up a sleeve To think the one you love could hurt you, now G# Is a little hard to believe But everybody, darlin', C# sometimes bites the hand that feeds When I look around An' everybody always brings me down Well, is it them or me? Well, I just can't see But there ain't no peace to found But if someone really cared Well, they'd take the time to spare A moment to try and understand another one's despair that no one said it's fair Chorus: F# C# F# Breakdown Let me hear it, now C# Breakdown Let me hear it, now F# G# Yeah Breakdown Let me hear it, now I've come to know the cold I think of it as home When there ain't enough of me to go around I'd rather be left alone But if I call you out of habit I'm out of love and I gotta have it Would you give it to me if I fit your needs? Like when we both knew we had it Now, the damage's done And we're back out on the run Funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns Just because you're winnin' don't mean you're the lucky one Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#  F#  G#  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Breakdown" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Breakdown" by Guns N' Roses.