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Song title:      Nervous Breakdown
Original Album:	 - (single)
Other albums:    The Very Best of Eddie Cochran

Words and Music by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart
Copyright © 1958 Liberty Records (US); Decca Records (UK)
Published by WARNER-TAMERLANE Publishing Corp.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 2. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.



CHORUS:
Notes:

Fill1
                                        E           A       E
|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0---0---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0---2-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|-----1---1---1---2-------1-------|
|---------2-------0-------2-------|-----2---2---2---2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|-----2---2---2---0-------2-------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----0---0---0-----------0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Chords:
E   022100    E5  02xxxx or x79xxx
A   x02220    A5  x02xxx or 57xxxx
B7  x2120x


  E               N.C.              E5
|-0____---0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0____---0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1____---1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2____---2-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2____---2-----------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-0____---0-----------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                  I'm-a havin' a                    ner  -  vous 




                                   <----------------------------- Fill1 ----------------------------->
                                                                          E           A   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0---0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0---2---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----1---1---1---2---1-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------2-------0-------2-------|-----2---2---2---2---2-----------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|-----2---2---2---0---2-----------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0-------------------------------|-----0---0---0-------0-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E5
  men-tal sha_____ke   -  down                                                                I see my




Guitar1:
  A5                                                                  E5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-9---9---11--9---12--9---11--9---|-9---9---11--9---12--9---11--9---|
|-7---7---9---7---10--7---9---7---|-7---7---9---7---10--7---9---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A5                                                                  E5
  hands   how they shiver,                                  see my    knees    how they quiver.                             My  whole



Guitar1:
  A5                                                                  E5              N.C.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---9---7---10--7---9---7---|-7---7---9---7---10--7---9---7---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A5                                                                  E5              N.C.
  body's  in  a   jit-ter,                  I'm     havin'  a                         ner  -  vous      brea____eak     down




[play Fill1]  [x2]



 
VERSE1:
Chords:
E   022100    E5  02xxxx
A   x02220    A5  x02xxx
E7  020130


      | E5                           | %         [Fill1]
Well, I went to see my doctor just the other day

       | E5                     | %              [Fill1]
And I've got to tell you what the man had to say

       | A5                     | %
Well, he said, "Hey boy, you just gotta slow down

  | E5                   | %
You can't keep a traipsin' all over town

| A5                   | %
     After givin' you a  physical check

   | E7 [stop-chord]
I've come to the conclusion you're a total wreck"

 

[repeat CHORUS]



VERSE2
Chords:
E   022100    E5  02xxxx
A   x02220    A5  x02xxx
E7  020130

 
   | E5                        | %             [Fill1]
I've made up my mind, I'd better change my ways

 | E5                  | %                [Fill1]
My shattered nerves have seen better days

    | A5                | %
Well, no more girls for a week or two

| E5                            | %
  No more runnin' 'round with the usual crew

| A5               | %
  No more movies or  stayin' out late

 | E7 [stop-chord]
My baby, have to find herself a - nother date

 

[repeat CHORUS until fade]