The Breakup Song

Words & Music:

Greg Kihn

 

Correspondent John Renderio was kind enough to send along his complete and correct bass tab for this tune.  Thanks, John!

 

INTRO:

   Am               F                G                 Am

e-----------------+----------------+----------------+--0-------------+

B--------0-----1--|-------0-----1--|-----0----------|--1-------------|

G------2----------|-----2----------|---0---2---0----|--2-------------|  (2x)

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

A--0--------------|-3--------------|----------------|--0-------------|

E-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

 

       Am                         F

We had broken up for good just an hour before.

      G              Am

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

         Am                                F

Now, I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing 'cross the floor.

      G              Am

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

             Am                             F

And then the band slowed the tempo when the music took you down.

      G              Am

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

           Am                     F

It was the same old song with the melancholy sound.

      G              Am     G

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

 

CHORUS:

F          C                      G  Dm

They don't write 'em like that anymore.

F               C                      G  Gsus4  G

They just don't write 'em like that anymore.

 

We been living together for a million years.  Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

But now it feels so strange out in the atmospheres.  Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know.  Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing so slow.

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

 

CHORUS:

 

INTRO REPRISE:

Now, I wind up staring at an empty glass.  Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

'Cause it's so easy to say that you'll forget your past.

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh.

 

CHORUS:  [3x]