When Love Breaks Down

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - when love breaks down prefab sprout - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : maguri tuning : standard prefab sprout when love breaks down ( 1985 ) ( paddy mcaloon ) from : "steve mcqueen" a very beautiful song and a great recording , too . but instruments and harmonies create dense layers of chord textures that are very difficult to recreate on one guitar . so a lot of what is here is my interpretation of what is played . take the basic chords and try to create your own arrangement . enjoy! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - chords capo 1st fret E - A - D - G - B - E Fmaj7 ( t ) 1 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0 C/G 3 - x - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 G/D x - 5 - x - 0 - 0 - 3 Am7/9 x - 0 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 G/A x - 0 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 3 G ( no 3rd ) 3 - x - 0 - 0 - 3 - xfmaj7/9 ( t ) 1 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 1 - 0 or ( t ) 1 - x - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 Fmaj7/G 3 - x - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - capo 1st fret Intro | C | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | G | C/G my love and i , G/D we work well together Am7 Fmaj7 but often we’re apart G ( no 3rd ) G Am7 absence makes the heart lose weight , yeah , Dm7 [ C/G ) till love breaks down , love breaks down | C/G | % | Am7/9 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | C/G oh my , oh my , G/D have you seen the weather? Am7 Fmaj7 the sweet september rain G ( no 3rd ) G Am7 rain on me , like no other Dm7 until i drown , until i drown Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the things you do Fmaj7/G to stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the lies we tell , Fmaj7/G they only serve to fool ourselves , Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the things you do Fmaj7/G to stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [ C/G ] when love breaks down , when love breaks down | C/G | % | G/A | % | G ( no 3rd ) | % | G | % | | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | G ( no 3rd ) | % | G | % | C/G my love and i , G/D we are boxing clever Am7 Fmaj7 she’ll never crowd me out G ( no 3rd ) G Am7 fall , be free as old confetti Dm7 and paint the town , paint the town Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the things you do Fmaj7/G to stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the lies we tell , Fmaj7/G they only serve to fool ourselves , Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the things you do Fmaj7/G to stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the lies we tell , Fmaj7/G they only serve to fool ourselves , Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , the things you do Fmaj7/G to stop the truth from hurting you Fmaj7/9 [ Fmaj7/G ] when love breaks down , you join the wrecks Fmaj7/G who leave their hearts for easy se xfmaj7/9 [ C/G ] when love breaks down , when love breaks down Outro | C/G | % | G/D | / | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | | G ( no 3rd ) | G | Am7 | % | Dm7 | % | | C/G | % | Dm7 | % | | C/G | % | Dm7 | % | ( fade )