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Tuning: Standard EBGDAE
Difficulty: Novice
From: Petar Piletich (al_perrah@yahoo.com)
Song: Breaking the Girl
Album: Blood Sex Sugar Magik, 1991
Artist: Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Chords Used:
A: x02220
G: 320033
D: xx0232
C: x32010
F: x33211
Am: x02210
E: x22100
INTRO (strummed lightly):
A, G, D, A x2
Kiedis begins:
A G D A
I am a man cut from the know
Rarely do friends come and then go
She was a girl, soft but estranged
A G D A
We were the two our lives rearranged
C G A
Feeling so good that day
C G F
A feeling of love that day...
CHORUS:
Am G C D
Twisting and turning your feelings are burning
E
You're breaking the girl
Am G C D F
She meant you no harm
Am G C D
Think you're so clever but now you must sever
E
You're breaking the girl
Am G C D F
He loves no one else
Verse 2 follows, with the same chords as verse one, and then another chorus comes in.
After the chorus, there's the "solo" part which is played:
Am - G x8 (strummed strongly)
Then repeat chorus and that's it.
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Other versions of this song
- Breaking The Girl (Tabs)
- Breaking The Girl (Ver2) (Chords)
- Breaking The Girl (Bass)
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Last Updated: January 15, 2026