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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