When Love Breaks Down Lyrics

When Love Breaks Down ? Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout
When Love Breaks Down (1985)
(Paddy McAloon)
From: "Steve McQueen"
A very beautiful song and a great recording, too. But instruments and
harmonies create dense layers of chord textures that are very difficult to
recreate on one guitar. So a lot of what is here is my interpretation of
what is played. Take the basic chords and try to create your own
arrangement. Enjoy!
CHORDS
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
G(no 3rd) 3-x-0-0-3-x
Fmaj7/9 (t)1-3-3-0-1-0 or
(t)1-x-3-2-1-3
| C | % | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | G |
My love and I,
We work well together
But often we're apart
G(no 3rd) G Am7
Absence makes the heart lose weight, yeah,
Dm7 [C/G)
Till love breaks down, love breaks down
| C/G | % | Am7/9 | % | Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % |
Oh my, oh my,
Have you seen the weather?
The sweet September rain
G(no 3rd) G Am7
Rain on me, like no other
Until I drown, until I drown
When love breaks down, the things you do
To stop the truth from hurting you
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
They only serve to fool ourselves,
When love breaks down, the things you do
To stop the truth from hurting you
When love breaks down, when love breaks down
| C/G | % | G/A | % | G(no 3rd) | % | G | % |
| Fmaj7 | % | Dm7 | % | G(no 3rd) | % | G | % |
My love and I,
We are boxing clever
She'll never crowd me out
G(no 3rd) G Am7
Fall, be free as old confetti
And paint the town, paint the town
When love breaks down, the things you do
To stop the truth from hurting you
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
They only serve to fool ourselves,
When love breaks down, the things you do
To stop the truth from hurting you
When love breaks down, the lies we tell,
They only serve to fool ourselves,
When love breaks down, the things you do
To stop the truth from hurting you
When love breaks down, you join the wrecks
Who leave their hearts for easy sex
When love breaks down, when love breaks down
| C/G | % | G/D | / | Am7 | % | Fmaj7 | % |
| G(no 3rd) | G | Am7 | % | Dm7 | % |
| C/G | % | Dm7 | % |
| C/G | % | Dm7 | % |
(fade)