Stop
Breaking Down
Composer: Robert
Johnson
Original
performer: Robert Johnson (1937)
Recording date: June 1970 & December 1971-March 1972
Recording locations: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England & Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Producer: Jimmy
Miller Chief
engineers: Glyn
Johns, Andy Johns & Joe
Zagarino
Performed onstage: 1994

Probable line-up:
Drums: Charlie
Watts
Bass: Bill
Wyman
Rhythm electric guitar: Mick
Jagger
Slide electric guitar: Mick
Taylor
Vocal: Mick
Jagger
Harmonica: Mick
Jagger
Piano: Ian
Stewart
Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty mama start breaking down
on me
Stop breaking down
Baby, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is going to bust you brains out,
baby
Yeah, it's going to make you lose your mind
You Saturday night women, now, you just ape
and clown
You don't do nothing but tear my reputation
down
Stop breaking down
Baby, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is going to bust you brains out,
baby
Yeah, it's going to make you lose your mind
All right, all right
I love my baby 99 degree
That mama got a pistol, laid it down on me
Stop breaking down
Baby, please, stop breaking down
Stuff is going to bust you brains out,
baby
Yeah, it's going to make you lose your mind
Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty woman start breaking down
on me
Stop breaking down
Mama, please, stop breaking down
Shit is going to bust you brains out,
baby
I tell you, it's going to make you lose your mind
All right
Yeah, come on, come on, come on
One more time
TrackTalk
I used open G (tuning) on Stones tunes like
Stop Breaking Down and Love in Vain.
-
Mick Taylor, 2000
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