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Headed For A Breakdown

Donnie Iris

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Db 
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
         Donnie Iris - Headed for a Breakdown from No Muss No Fuss
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: Jim Backston
Twitter: JBackston

[Intro]

   Note: This first riff is either 3 guitars each playing an octave apart for
         three total octaves, or it's some sort of harmonizer peddle.

   Guitar 1                  F
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2--------------------------2---------------|
E|---2--4br--2---2-4br-2-2\-----2--4br--2----2-4br-2-2\---|
 | Guitar 2                                               |
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4--------------------------4---------------|
D|---4--6br--4---4-6br-4-4\-----4--6br--4----4-6br-4-4\---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 | Guitar 3                                               |
E|-------------7--------------------------7---------------|
B|---7--9br--7---7-9br-7-7\-----7--9br--7----7-9br-7-7\---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

   F#                        C# D#m      C# D#            C#
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------------------------6-8-8-8-8--6--8--8-8-8-8--8-6---|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--4--6--6-6-6-6--6-4---|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
                          Woah-oh                       Yeah

   F#                        C# D#m      C# D#            C#
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------------------------6-8-8-8-8--6--8--8-8-8-8--8-6---|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--4--6--6-6-6-6--6-4---|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
                          Ooo oo ooo 

 [Verse 1]
                 F#
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4--------------------------------------|
A|---------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|---------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
   Now I've been wanting you for so long 

     C#  D#m           C# D#         
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----6--8--8--8--8----6---8----8--8--8--8--------|
A|--4-4--6--6--6--6----4---6----6--6--6--6--------|
E|--2---------------------------------------------|
    and girl my heart is beating so strong
       

        C# F#
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--8---6--4-----------------------------------|
A|--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|---------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
    It's a physical attraction 

     C#  D#m           C# D#         
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----6--8--8--8--8----6---8----8--8--8--8--------|
A|--4-4--6--6--6--6----4---6----6--6--6--6--------|
E|--2---------------------------------------------|
    but I can't get the same reaction

[Pre-Chorus]
   D#m      C# G#              F#    C#                G#          F#     C#
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|-----------------------------------6------------------------------------6------|
G|-8-----8---6-----------------------6------------------------------------6------|
D|-8-----8---6-6---------------4-----6------------------6----------4------6------|
A|-6-----6---4-6---------------4-----4------------------6----------4------4------|
E|-------------4---------------2------------------------4----------2-------------|
   Cause you insist on playing games girl   Well you're driving me insane girl

[Chorus]
          F#      A     E    B       F#      A      E       B 
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------4-4-----2-2----2-2-----4--------------------|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2-------4-4-----0-0----2-2-----2--------4-6br-4-----|
E|---------2--2---------0------------2-2------------0-0----------------------5-4-|
   And I'm headed for a breakdown    I can't afford another let down no no. Yes

          F#      A     E    B                  F#        E      D      C#
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2---2------4------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
G|----------------2---2------4------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2------------------9--9--9---7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4-|
E|---------2--2---------0-----------------------------------------------------|
       I'm headed for a breakdown     I'm going down      down   down   down 

[Verse 2]
                 F#
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4--------------------------------------|
A|---------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|---------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
        You're a spider in disguise      

      C# D#m           C# D#         
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----6--8--8--8--8----6---8----8--8--8--8--------|
A|--4-4--6--6--6--6----4---6----6--6--6--6--------|
E|--2---------------------------------------------|
    You weave your web with a pack of lies
       
        C# F#
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--8---6--4-----------------------------------|
A|--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|---------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
    Trapped your prey with a sweet bait   

      C# D#m           C#  D#         
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----6--8--8--8--8----6---8----8--8--8--8--------|
A|--4-4--6--6--6--6----4---6----6--6--6--6--------|
E|--2---------------------------------------------|
    When he finds out it's too late
   

[Pre-Chorus]
   D#    C# G#               F#    C#                G#              F#   C#
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|---------------------------------6--------------------------------------6------|
G|-8-----6-------------------------6--------------------------------------6------|
D|-8-----6---6---------------4-----6------------------6--------------4----6------|
A|-6-----4---6---------------4-----4------------------6--------------4----4------|
E|-----------4---------------2------------------------4--------------2-----------|
   Cause the spider she will tease you       Have her fun before she eats you

[Chorus]
           F#     A     E    B       F#      A      E       B
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------4-4-----2-2----2-2-----4--------------------|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2-------4-4-----0-0----2-2-----2--------4-6br-4-----|
E|---------2--2---------0------------2-2------------0-0----------------------5-4-|
   And I'm headed for a breakdown    I can't afford another let down no no. Yes

           F#     A     E    B                  F#        E      D      C#
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2---2------4------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
G|----------------2---2------4------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2------------------9--9--9---7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4-|
E|---------2--2---------0-----------------------------------------------------|
       I'm headed for a breakdown     I'm going down      down   down   down 

[Solo]                                                             Whammy Bar vibrato
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|
B|-----------------17b~-17p14-17-17-14----14-----------------------14~~~~-----------|
G|-------------------------------------16----16br-14---------------14~~~~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------16~----16\/16-14~~~------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------14/16-16~-|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||---|
   Breakdown  Yeah

E|--17-16-14-16-14----14------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------17----17-14-17-14-14-14------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14---------16----14----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------18-16------16----14-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------18-16-16~---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------12----------12-14-14\--|
B|-----------------------------------------12-14-16----16-14-16------------|
G|--------------------11-13-14-13-11-13-14---------------------------------|
D|-/13-14-13-11-13-14------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                         slowly depress whammy bar
E|-----------------------------------|
B|---16-16--14-14-16-16-14\----------|
G|---16-16--14-14-16-16-14\----------|
D|---16-16--14-14-16-16-14\----------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

[Verse 3]
                 F#
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4--------------------------------------|
A|---------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|---------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
            Oh I wanna be around girl   

      C# D#m           C# D#         
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----6--8--8--8--8----6---8----8--8--8--8--------|
A|--4-4--6--6--6--6----4---6----6--6--6--6--------|
E|--2---------------------------------------------|
    When somebody takes you down girl
       
        C# F#
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--8---6--4-----------------------------------|
A|--6---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|---------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
    Somebody who is too smart     

      C# D#m               C#  D#                    C#
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|----6---8---8---8---8----6---8-------8--8--8--8--8-6--|
A|--4-4---6---6---6---6----4---6-------6--6--6--6--6-4--|
E|--2---------------------------------------------------|
    To let your break another poor heart

[Pre-Chorus]
      G#              F#       C#                    G#                 F# C#
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-|
B|-----------------------------6-------------------------------------------6------|
G|-----------------------------6-------------------------------------------6------|
D|-----6--------------4--------6----------------------6------------------4-6------|
A|-----6--------------4--------4----------------------6------------------4-4------|
E|-----4--------------2-------------------------------4------------------2--------|
    Oh life is like a spinning wheel          and one day you'll see how I feel

[Chorus]
           F#     A     E    B       F#      A      E       B
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------4-4-----2-2----2-2-----4--------------------|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2-------4-4-----0-0----2-2-----2--------4-6br-4-----|
E|---------2--2---------0------------2-2------------0-0----------------------5-4-|
   And I'm headed for a breakdown    I can't afford another let down no no. Yes

           F#     A     E    B                   F#        E      D      C#
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2---2------4-------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
G|----------------2---2------4-------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------------------11-11-11--9-9-9--7-7-7--6-6-6-|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2-------------------9--9--9---7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4-|
E|---------2--2---------0------------------------------------------------------|
       I'm headed for a breakdown      I'm going down      down   down   down 

           F#     A     E    B       F#      A      E       B  
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------4-4-----2-2----2-2-----4--------------------|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2-------4-4-----0-0----2-2-----2--------4-6br-4-----|
E|---------2--2---------0------------2-2------------0-0----------------------5-4-|
   And I'm headed for a breakdown    I can't afford another let down no no. Yes

           F#     A     E    B     
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2---2------4--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------------------4--4-4-----4-4-----4-4----4-4--|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2----------------------------7-------5------4------|
E|---------2--2---------0-------------------------------------------------------|
       I'm headed for a breakdown      I'm going down      down   down   down 
 
          
           F#     A     E    B       F#      A      E       B
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------4-4-----2-2----2-2-----4--------------------|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2-------4-4-----0-0----2-2-----2--------4-6br-4-----|
E|---------2--2---------0------------2-2------------0-0----------------------5-4-|
   And I'm headed for a breakdown    

           F#     A     E    B                   
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2---2------4--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------------------4--4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2----------------------------7-------5------4------|
E|---------2--2---------0-------------------------------------------------------|
       I'm headed for a breakdown                down     down    down   down 
       
           F#     A     E    B       F#      A      E       B
e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||
B|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
G|----------------2---2------4---------------2-2------------4--------------------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4-------4-4-----2-2----2-2-----4--------------------|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2-------4-4-----0-0----2-2-----2--------4-6br-4-----|
E|---------2--2---------0------------2-2------------0-0----------------------5-4-|
   And I'm headed for a breakdown    

           F#     A     E    B (fade)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------2---2------4------|
G|----------------2---2------4------|
D|---------4--4---2---2-2----4------|
A|---------4--4---0---0-2----2------|
E|---------2--2---------0-----------|
       I'm headed for a breakdown            


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
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