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Song title:       Breaking My Back
Original Album:	  See Ya 'Round

Words and Music by Neil Finn 
Copyright © 1984 Mushroom Records Pty Limited
Published by Mushroom Music Publishing Pty Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This was transcribed from CH's famous 1987 "New Year" show on ABC TV,
although actually recorded on 1986-12-12.

Guitar Figure 1

  Esus4                             Bsus4
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------------0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

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


Guitar Figure 2

  Esus4                             Bsus4
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------------0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----0-----0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-----0-------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----2---------|

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


INTRO:

|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---|
|---------------------0-----0-----|
|-------------------2-----0-------|
|-----------------3-----2---------|
|---------------------------------|

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


  Esus4                             Bsus4
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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



VERSE:
Chords:
Esus4  x024xx
Bsus4  024xxx

[Guitar Figure 1]
Esus4                               Bsus4
Come my girl, you could cure almost anything

[Guitar Figure 2]
Esus4                                  Bsus4
Take this man, use your power give him energy

[Guitar Figure 1]
Esus4                             Bsus4
Pick me up, stop me feeling sorry for myself

[Guitar Figure 2]
Esus4                                  Bsus4
There are times, when almost everybody needs some help


CHORUS:
Chords:
E5  022xxx    D xx0232
C   332010    A x02220 or 577655

E5                 C           D
  'Cause I've been breakin' my back
E5          C            D
   With the weight of it all.
E5               C           D      A
   Yes I've been breakin' my back


VERSE:
Chords:
Esus4  x024xx
Bsus4  024xxx

[Guitar Figure 1]
   Esus4    Bsus4
If I     am strong,

[Guitar Figure 2]
Esus4    Bsus4
Why do I falter?

[Guitar Figure 1]
Esus4                                                              Bsus4
Scratch my back and tickle my toes, sing the song that we all know

[Guitar Figure 2]
Esus4                               Bsus4
Watch my mind become a desert where nothing grows


CHORUS:
Chords:
E5  022xxx    D xx0232
C   332010    A x02220 or 577655

E5                 C           D
  'Cause I've been breakin' my back
E5          C            D
   With the weight of it all
E5                C           D
   Yes, I've been breakin' my back 

E5             C         D
   But I ain't giving it up,
E5             C          D
   And I ain't letting it go
E5               C           D     A
   But it's been breakin' my back


[Instrumental in A]


CHORUS:
Yes, I've been breakin' my back,
And now we're breakin' up too
Yes I'm a pain in the neck
But I can only improve

But I ain't giving it up,
I ain't letting it go
E5               C           D      A
   But it's been breakin' my back


OUTRO (in A):
And I been breaking my back...
And I been breaking my back...

Take me in your arms
Take me outta myself...


[end on E5]