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Breaking The Girl

Breaking the Girl is a song by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, featured on the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik released in 1991. It is noted for its deep lyrics and the use of acoustic instrumentation and percussion. The song discusses the pain of relationship breakdowns, inspired by the personal experiences of Anthony Kiedis, the bands lead vocalist, particularly regarding the end of a significant relationship. The title suggests an intimate revelat ... ion of emotional vulnerability and the aftermath of breakups. See more [+]

Key: Am

Introduction:  A   G   D   A  

  A      G     D            A 
I am a man cut from the know
Rarely do friends come and then go
  A           G         D         A 
We were the two, our lives rearranged
  C          G          A 
Feeling so good that day
  C            G          F 
A feeling of love that day...

  Am           G             C            D 
Twisting and turning, your feelings are burning
      E 
You' re breaking the girl
 Am    G    C     D    F 
She meant you no harm
  Am             G            C            D 
Think you' re so clever but now you must sever
       E 
You' re breaking the girl
 Am  G      C   D    F 
He loves no one else

 A             G     D            A 
Raised by my dad, girl of the day
He was my man, that was the way
 A           G        D            A 
Feeling the need to make me her home
   C          G          A 
I don' t know what, when or why
 C            G          F 
The twilight of love had arrived

  Am           G             C            D 
Twisting and turning, your feelings are burning
      E 
You' re breaking the girl
 Am    G    C     D    F 
She meant you no harm
  Am             G            C            D 
Think you' re so clever but now you must sever
       E 
You' re breaking the girl
 Am  G      C   D    F 
He loves no one else

  Am           G             C            D 
Twisting and turning, your feelings are burning
      E 
You' re breaking the girl
 Am    G    C     D    F 
She meant you no harm
  Am             G            C            D 
Think you' re so clever but now you must sever
       E 
You' re breaking the girl
 Am  G      C   D    F 
He loves no one else