"Breaking Down" by Jeremy Messersmith http://www.myspace.com/jeremymessersmith My favorite song by one of my favorite hometown musicians. Here is the basic progression in the original key of G. Not hard at all, lovely song though. Great fun to harmonize on. Verse 1: G C C/B I?ve got a car that?s always stuck in the last gear. Am D It?s starts and it goes if you leave it alone but you can?t steer. G C C/B Taking it out on a Sunday drive on the back roads Am C D And it waits till I?m far away from home and the sun is getting low Chorus 2: G C C/B And wouldn?t you know it, she?s breaking down again Am C D Pulling her over onto the shoulder, letting her under my skin Verse 2: G C C/B I?ve got a woman that I haven?t seen for a good year Am D She?s got a new job, yeah I love her a lot but she ain?t here. G C C/B We?ve got a system and she?s got it all worked out Am C But there?s something missing that she?s forgetting that she can?t live D without (Repeat Chorus) Verse 3: (repeat verse progression) I?ve got a car, it looks real good with the top down But it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town I?ve got a girl who?s drying her eyes with a haiku So I?m hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon (Repeat Chorus)