Biography:
Paul Smith (born Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom, 13 March 1979) is an English singer, songwriter and rock musician, best known as frontman of Maxïmo Park.
Smith released five albums with Maxïmo Park thus far, but also releases music under his own name: Margins (2010) was a proper solo album, Frozen By Sight was a colleboration with Peter Brewis of Field Music whereas 2015's Contradictions was recorded with the backing band, The Intimations, that also played with Smith on the Margins concert tour.
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Break Me Down
Paul Smith and the Intimations
Tabbed by egg-marteeni
18 October 2015
No capo
This is a full-chord version of Paul Smith's single Break Me Down.
The chords in the chorus and bridge have been taken from a video of Paul playing the song acoustically.
Just type into YouTube "Paul Smith Break Me Down" and it should come up.
Lyrics have been taken from the lyric book packaged with the album.
I did the chords for the verses by ear, so corrections welcome!
Enjoy - it's great to play!
INTRO
Em D G
Em D C
VERSE 1
Em
Cherry red
You were a secret to me
Em D G
Bobbed brunette
Em D G
King's Cross became that bit more glamorous
Em D G
Talk until
Em D G
You unveil ambitions to me
Em D G
Plastic parasols
Em D G
Artificial heater lighting up your face
CHORUS 1
G C D
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G C
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G D Em
G D C
VERSE 2
Em
Got a fuzzy head
There's a dent in both of our defences now
Em D G
Trying to forget
Em D G
Your demeanour leading me a merry dance
CHORUS 2
G C D
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G C D
I'm the same age now that you were then
D Dsus4
I understand the way you felt
G C
You can break me down
D Dsus4
Catch a plane and I'll meet you in the middle
BRIDGE (Paul plays this bit all barred)
Dm Cm G
Dm Cm G
Dm Cm G
I was still dreaming of the coatcheck girls
Dm Cm G
I was just trying to forget
CHORUS 3
G C D
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G C D
I'm the same age now that you were then
D Dsus4
I understand the way you felt
G C
You can break me down
D Dsus4
Catch a plane and I'll meet you in the middle
OUTRO
G C D Dsus4
(End on G)
Paul Smith and the Intimations
Tabbed by egg-marteeni
18 October 2015
No capo
This is a full-chord version of Paul Smith's single Break Me Down.
The chords in the chorus and bridge have been taken from a video of Paul playing the song acoustically.
Just type into YouTube "Paul Smith Break Me Down" and it should come up.
Lyrics have been taken from the lyric book packaged with the album.
I did the chords for the verses by ear, so corrections welcome!
Enjoy - it's great to play!
INTRO
Em D G
Em D C
VERSE 1
Em
Cherry red
You were a secret to me
Em D G
Bobbed brunette
Em D G
King's Cross became that bit more glamorous
Em D G
Talk until
Em D G
You unveil ambitions to me
Em D G
Plastic parasols
Em D G
Artificial heater lighting up your face
CHORUS 1
G C D
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G C
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G D Em
G D C
VERSE 2
Em
Got a fuzzy head
There's a dent in both of our defences now
Em D G
Trying to forget
Em D G
Your demeanour leading me a merry dance
CHORUS 2
G C D
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G C D
I'm the same age now that you were then
D Dsus4
I understand the way you felt
G C
You can break me down
D Dsus4
Catch a plane and I'll meet you in the middle
BRIDGE (Paul plays this bit all barred)
Dm Cm G
Dm Cm G
Dm Cm G
I was still dreaming of the coatcheck girls
Dm Cm G
I was just trying to forget
CHORUS 3
G C D
Break me down, it won't be hard
D Dsus4
Widen your eyes until I crack
G C D
I'm the same age now that you were then
D Dsus4
I understand the way you felt
G C
You can break me down
D Dsus4
Catch a plane and I'll meet you in the middle
OUTRO
G C D Dsus4
(End on G)
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