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Collective Soul – Disciplined Breakdown Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
E5 A5 E5 A5 E5 A5
E5 A5 E5 A5

[Verse 1]
  E                A
I never ever can remember
A
All the things that
go bump in the night
E           A
Quietness uncovers,
betrayal now hovers
A
And my comfort level's
not quite right
         N.C.
Well I'd love to stay and evaluate
N.C.
But my torture can't wait

[Chorus]
D            A           E     A
It seems I'm, I'm losing ground
D           A
Welcome all,
                       E
to my disciplined breakdown
A E A E A E

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[Verse 2]
  E                A
I never ever can decipher
    E                      A
Who listens to the words I say
A
While I sense I'm searching
A
I never know who's lurking
   E               A
To scare my sacred thoughts away
         N.C.
Well I'd love to hang and
chat a while
N.C.
But my mind's become vile

[Chorus]
D            A           E     A
It seems I'm, I'm losing ground
D           A
Welcome all, to my disciplined
A
Breakdown reality -
Breakdown my ability
   E
To get it back
I wanna' get it back
A
Breakdown honesty - Breakdown now
                G
Deliver me from all this
          B
madness & all this agony
E A E A E A

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Verse 3]
  E
I never ever can contribute
To finding all
                   A
the faults that sustain
E              A
Never mind the answers
A
To who spreads the cancer
         E
When the questioning of,
         A
"Why?" remains
         N.C.
Well I'd love to sit
and rationalize
N.C.
But my tongue's become dry

[Outro]
D            A           E     A
It seems I'm, I'm losing ground
D           A
Welcome all,
                       E   A
to my disciplined breakdown
D            A           E     A
It seems I'm, I'm losing ground
D           A
Welcome all,
                       E   A
to my disciplined breakdown
E        A   E        A   E
Breakdown    Breakdown   Break
  A  E A

How to play Disciplined Breakdown: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Disciplined Breakdown by Collective Soul on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Disciplined Breakdown by Collective Soul keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 7 chords: E5, A5, E, A, D, G and B.

The backbone of the song is A – E – A – D (I – V – I – IV in A major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.