Biography:
While Greg Kihn may have found a home for his music when he moved to Berkeley in 1974 and signed on with Beserkley Records, it would take almost a decade to find a successful formula for his music. Winding from Dylanesque folk to merseyesque rock, by the early '80s Kihn and his band found they shared elements of new wave music, and scored their first US hit, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)." Kihn had a bigger hit the following year with "Jeopardy," which peaked in the States at number 2.
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The Break Up Song - The Greg Kihn Band
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Tabbed by: Brent Jacque
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Normal
This is my first tab, but my dad helped me write it up, I think it sounds
pretty close to the album version, and I seen our band here play it,
it looks right :P
I use a slight bit of distortion with my pedal for a little effect, but
sounds good clean, too....:P
I didn't figure out the timing, but just listen to it, it's not hard ;)
Intro:
Am F G Am (last Am: run pick down it
slowly, listen for timing) x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-1-------0-1--------0-1-----1---------------------------------|
G|------2---------2----------0--------2----------------------------------|
D|----2---------3----------0---------2-----------------------------------|
A|--0---------0----------2----------0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
Then the singing starts, strumming and muting with the chords Am, F and C
Lyrics
C Am F
We had broken up for good just an hour before
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
Now I'm staring at the bodies as there's dancin' 'cross the floor
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
And then the band slowed the tempo and the music gets me down
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Play Intro Over Again)
It was the same old song with the melancholy sound
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Listen for strumming)
C Am F
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
C Am F
We'd been living together for a million years
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
But now it feel so strange (out in the atmospheres?)
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Play Intro Over again)
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Now I'm staring at the bodies as they dancin' so slow
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Listen for Strumming)
C Am F
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
C Am F
Now I wind up staring at an empty glass
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
Cause its so easy to say that you'll forget your past
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Play Intro Over again)
They don't write 'em like that anymore, no!
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
(Listen for how many times to play the intro over)
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
(Play Intro and fade out)
Chords used:
Am F C G
e|-x------1-----0----3--------|
B|-1------1-----1----3--------|
G|-2------2-----0----0--------|
D|-2------3-----2----0--------|
A|-0------0-----3----2--------|
E|-x------x-----x----3--------|
This was my first tab, this is how I play the song, it sounds
good to me, any questions, comments or corrections, you
can e-mail me @
[email protected]
Peace out!
The Break Up Song - The Greg Kihn Band
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Brent Jacque
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Normal
This is my first tab, but my dad helped me write it up, I think it sounds
pretty close to the album version, and I seen our band here play it,
it looks right :P
I use a slight bit of distortion with my pedal for a little effect, but
sounds good clean, too....:P
I didn't figure out the timing, but just listen to it, it's not hard ;)
Intro:
Am F G Am (last Am: run pick down it
slowly, listen for timing) x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-1-------0-1--------0-1-----1---------------------------------|
G|------2---------2----------0--------2----------------------------------|
D|----2---------3----------0---------2-----------------------------------|
A|--0---------0----------2----------0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
Then the singing starts, strumming and muting with the chords Am, F and C
Lyrics
C Am F
We had broken up for good just an hour before
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
Now I'm staring at the bodies as there's dancin' 'cross the floor
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
And then the band slowed the tempo and the music gets me down
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Play Intro Over Again)
It was the same old song with the melancholy sound
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Listen for strumming)
C Am F
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
C Am F
We'd been living together for a million years
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
But now it feel so strange (out in the atmospheres?)
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Play Intro Over again)
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Now I'm staring at the bodies as they dancin' so slow
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Listen for Strumming)
C Am F
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
C Am F
Now I wind up staring at an empty glass
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
C Am F
Cause its so easy to say that you'll forget your past
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
(Play Intro Over again)
They don't write 'em like that anymore, no!
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
(Listen for how many times to play the intro over)
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
(Play Intro and fade out)
Chords used:
Am F C G
e|-x------1-----0----3--------|
B|-1------1-----1----3--------|
G|-2------2-----0----0--------|
D|-2------3-----2----0--------|
A|-0------0-----3----2--------|
E|-x------x-----x----3--------|
This was my first tab, this is how I play the song, it sounds
good to me, any questions, comments or corrections, you
can e-mail me @
[email protected]
Peace out!
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