Breakdown Tab by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Breakdown tab by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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BREAKDOWN

(Intro)
e|----------------------------------8---------------|
B|------------------------------------10-8---8-10---|
G|-----------------------------------------9--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--5---X-X---7--5---X-X---7--5------------------|
E|--5--3---X-X---5--3---X-X---5--3------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--X--X--X-X-X-X---X--X--X-X-X-X-------------------|
A|--X--X--X-X-X-X---X--X--X-X-X-X-------------------|
E|--X--X--X-X-X-X---X--X--X-X-X-X-------------------|

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e|-------------------------------------5-----5---5--------|
B|--8/10/8--10-------------------------5--8~-----5--------|
G|-------------9--9/7/9-----------------------------7~~---|
D|-----------------------7--7/5/7-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------7~---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------5-----5---5-------------|
B|--8/10/8--10-------------------------5--8~-----5-------------|
G|-------------9--9/7/9-----------------------------7~~-7-5----|
D|-----------------------7--7/5/7---------------------------7--|
A|---------------------------------7~--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

(Verse)
A5     G5           A5   G5
IT’S ALRIGHT IF YOU LOVE ME
A5     G5           A5   G5
IT’S ALRIGHT IF YOU DON’T
A5      G5            A5      G5
I’M NOT AFRAID OF YOU RUNNING AWAY
      A5        G5          F5
HONEY I GET THE FEELING YOU WON’T

(Verse)
A5       G5                    A5  G5
THERE IS NO SENSE IN PRETENDING
A5        G5            A5  G5
YOUR EYES GIVE YOU AWAY
A5        G5            A5      G5
SOMETHING INSIDE YOU IS FEELING LIKE I DO
A5         G5              F5
WE’VE SAID ALL THERE IS TO SAY BABY

(Chorus)
A5   G5   F5           G5
BREAKDOWN GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO ME
A5   G5   F5                  G5
BREAKDOWN TAKE ME THROUGH THE NIGHT
A5   G5   F5           G5
BREAKDOWN GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO ME
A5   G5        F5
BREAKDOWN IT’S ALRIGHT
     F5
IT’S ALRIGHT, IT’S ALRIGHT

(Solo)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--8/10/8--10--------------------------|
G|-------------9--9/7/9-----------------|
D|-----------------------7--7/5/7-------|
A|---------------------------------7~---|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|------5-7--7br-5-7b------|
D|--5-7----------------7~--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--8/10/8--10--------------------------|
G|-------------9--9/7/9-----------------|
D|-----------------------7--7/5/7-------|
A|---------------------------------7~---|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--3/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5-----------|
B|--3/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5h8-------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------0--------0---------15--15~~----|
B|--8/10----10/13----13/17--17--17~~----|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

(Chorus)
A5   G5   F5           G5
BREAKDOWN GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO ME
A5   G5   F5                  G5
BREAKDOWN TAKE ME THROUGH THE NIGHT
A5   G5   F5           G5
BREAKDOWN GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO ME
A5   G5        F5
BREAKDOWN IT’S ALRIGHT
     F5
IT’S ALRIGHT, IT’S ALRIGHT

(Outro)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--8/10/8--10--------------------------|
G|-------------9--9/7/9-----------------|
D|-----------------------7--7/5/7-------|
A|---------------------------------7~---|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--8/10/8--10--------------------------|
G|-------------9--9/7/9-----------------|
D|-----------------------7--7/5/7-------|
A|---------------------------------7~---|
E|--------------------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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