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 : watch?v = nndpw5vpbd; 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 . "