Chords for Break It To Me Gently
Tempo:
129.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Dm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[F]
[G]
[C] Did you think that your smile
[F] could hide what's on your mind?
[Am] No matter [D] how I tried, [Dm] I just couldn't be [G] so blind.
[C] We've been close, but people grow,
[F] and they sometimes grow apart.
[Am] There's just [D] one thing I ask you, [Dm] if you've had a [G] change of heart.
[F] Break it to me gently, if [Em] you have to, then [A] tell me lies.
[Dm] Break it to [G] me gently, [C] at least leave me with [Dm] my [C] pride.
[F] I'd spare [A] my feelings, if [Em] the feelings have [G] to [A] die.
[Dm] Break it to [F] me gently, [Dm] if you [G] have to [C] say goodbye.
[F]
[G]
[C] I'm not ashamed to admit,
[F] I really hurt inside.
[Am] After all [D] these are my feelings, [Dm] why should I [G] make them hide?
[C] But I won't hold you back,
[F] there'll be no pulling on your sleeve.
[Am] Just [D] let me down easy, [Dm] go softly [G] when you leave.
[F] Break it to me [G] gently, [Em] if you have to, [G] then tell me [A] [Dm] lies.
Break it to [G] me gently, [C] at least leave me [Bb] with my [C] pride.
[F] I'd spare [Gm] my feelings, [Em] if the feelings have [G] to die.
[A] [Dm] Break it to [F] me gently, [Dm] if you [G] have to say [C] goodbye.
You [Am] always knew [Em] that you had my heart.
[Gm] It's still [C] yours if you [F] want to take [G] it.
But [Am] when you go, as [Em] I know you must, [F] be [Gb] gentle [G] when you're breaking.
[Ab] [Gb] Break it to me [Abm] gently, [Fm] if you have to, then [Ab] tell me [Ebm] lies.
Break it to me [Ab] gently, [Db] at least leave [Abm] me with [Db] my [Gb] pride.
I'd spare my [Abm] feelings, [Fm] if the feelings [Ab]
have to die.
[Ebm] Break it [Gb] to me gently, [Ebm] if you [Ab] have to [Bbm] say goodbye.
[Eb]
Break it [Gb] to me gently, [Ebm] if you [Fm] have [Gb] to say [Ab] [Db] goodbye.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
Mmm, goodbye.
[F]
[G]
[C] Did you think that your smile
[F] could hide what's on your mind?
[Am] No matter [D] how I tried, [Dm] I just couldn't be [G] so blind.
[C] We've been close, but people grow,
[F] and they sometimes grow apart.
[Am] There's just [D] one thing I ask you, [Dm] if you've had a [G] change of heart.
[F] Break it to me gently, if [Em] you have to, then [A] tell me lies.
[Dm] Break it to [G] me gently, [C] at least leave me with [Dm] my [C] pride.
[F] I'd spare [A] my feelings, if [Em] the feelings have [G] to [A] die.
[Dm] Break it to [F] me gently, [Dm] if you [G] have to [C] say goodbye.
[F]
[G]
[C] I'm not ashamed to admit,
[F] I really hurt inside.
[Am] After all [D] these are my feelings, [Dm] why should I [G] make them hide?
[C] But I won't hold you back,
[F] there'll be no pulling on your sleeve.
[Am] Just [D] let me down easy, [Dm] go softly [G] when you leave.
[F] Break it to me [G] gently, [Em] if you have to, [G] then tell me [A] [Dm] lies.
Break it to [G] me gently, [C] at least leave me [Bb] with my [C] pride.
[F] I'd spare [Gm] my feelings, [Em] if the feelings have [G] to die.
[A] [Dm] Break it to [F] me gently, [Dm] if you [G] have to say [C] goodbye.
You [Am] always knew [Em] that you had my heart.
[Gm] It's still [C] yours if you [F] want to take [G] it.
But [Am] when you go, as [Em] I know you must, [F] be [Gb] gentle [G] when you're breaking.
[Ab] [Gb] Break it to me [Abm] gently, [Fm] if you have to, then [Ab] tell me [Ebm] lies.
Break it to me [Ab] gently, [Db] at least leave [Abm] me with [Db] my [Gb] pride.
I'd spare my [Abm] feelings, [Fm] if the feelings [Ab]
have to die.
[Ebm] Break it [Gb] to me gently, [Ebm] if you [Ab] have to [Bbm] say goodbye.
[Eb]
Break it [Gb] to me gently, [Ebm] if you [Fm] have [Gb] to say [Ab] [Db] goodbye.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
Mmm, goodbye.
Key:
G
F
C
Dm
Gb
G
F
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Did you think _ that your smile _
[F] could hide what's on your mind? _
[Am] _ No matter [D] how I tried, [Dm] I just couldn't be [G] so blind. _
[C] We've been close, but people grow, _
[F] and they sometimes grow apart.
[Am] _ There's just [D] one thing I ask you, [Dm] if you've had a [G] change of _ _ heart.
_ [F] _ Break it to me gently, if [Em] you have to, then [A] tell me _ lies.
[Dm] _ Break it to [G] me gently, _ [C] at least leave me with [Dm] my [C] pride.
[F] I'd _ spare [A] my feelings, if [Em] the feelings have [G] to [A] die.
_ [Dm] _ Break it to [F] me gently, _ [Dm] if you [G] have to [C] say goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I'm not _ ashamed to admit, _
[F] I really hurt inside. _
[Am] _ After all [D] these are my feelings, [Dm] _ why should I [G] make them hide?
[C] But I won't hold you back, _
[F] there'll be no pulling on your sleeve.
[Am] _ Just [D] let me down easy, [Dm] _ go softly [G] when you _ leave.
_ _ _ [F] _ Break it to me [G] gently, _ [Em] if you have to, [G] then tell me [A] _ [Dm] lies.
Break it to [G] me gently, _ [C] at least leave me [Bb] with my [C] pride.
[F] _ I'd spare [Gm] my feelings, [Em] if the feelings have [G] to die.
[A] _ _ [Dm] Break it to [F] me gently, _ [Dm] if you [G] have to say [C] goodbye.
_ _ _ _ You [Am] always knew [Em] that you had my heart.
[Gm] It's still [C] yours if you [F] want to take [G] it.
But [Am] when you go, as [Em] I know you must, [F] be [Gb] gentle [G] when you're breaking.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] Break it to me [Abm] gently, _ [Fm] if you have to, then [Ab] tell me _ [Ebm] lies.
Break it to me [Ab] gently, _ [Db] at least leave [Abm] me with [Db] my [Gb] pride.
I'd spare my _ [Abm] feelings, [Fm] if the feelings [Ab]
have to _ die.
[Ebm] _ Break it [Gb] to me gently, _ [Ebm] if you [Ab] have to [Bbm] say goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Break it [Gb] to me gently, [Ebm] if you [Fm] have [Gb] to say [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Mmm, _ _ _ _ goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Did you think _ that your smile _
[F] could hide what's on your mind? _
[Am] _ No matter [D] how I tried, [Dm] I just couldn't be [G] so blind. _
[C] We've been close, but people grow, _
[F] and they sometimes grow apart.
[Am] _ There's just [D] one thing I ask you, [Dm] if you've had a [G] change of _ _ heart.
_ [F] _ Break it to me gently, if [Em] you have to, then [A] tell me _ lies.
[Dm] _ Break it to [G] me gently, _ [C] at least leave me with [Dm] my [C] pride.
[F] I'd _ spare [A] my feelings, if [Em] the feelings have [G] to [A] die.
_ [Dm] _ Break it to [F] me gently, _ [Dm] if you [G] have to [C] say goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I'm not _ ashamed to admit, _
[F] I really hurt inside. _
[Am] _ After all [D] these are my feelings, [Dm] _ why should I [G] make them hide?
[C] But I won't hold you back, _
[F] there'll be no pulling on your sleeve.
[Am] _ Just [D] let me down easy, [Dm] _ go softly [G] when you _ leave.
_ _ _ [F] _ Break it to me [G] gently, _ [Em] if you have to, [G] then tell me [A] _ [Dm] lies.
Break it to [G] me gently, _ [C] at least leave me [Bb] with my [C] pride.
[F] _ I'd spare [Gm] my feelings, [Em] if the feelings have [G] to die.
[A] _ _ [Dm] Break it to [F] me gently, _ [Dm] if you [G] have to say [C] goodbye.
_ _ _ _ You [Am] always knew [Em] that you had my heart.
[Gm] It's still [C] yours if you [F] want to take [G] it.
But [Am] when you go, as [Em] I know you must, [F] be [Gb] gentle [G] when you're breaking.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] Break it to me [Abm] gently, _ [Fm] if you have to, then [Ab] tell me _ [Ebm] lies.
Break it to me [Ab] gently, _ [Db] at least leave [Abm] me with [Db] my [Gb] pride.
I'd spare my _ [Abm] feelings, [Fm] if the feelings [Ab]
have to _ die.
[Ebm] _ Break it [Gb] to me gently, _ [Ebm] if you [Ab] have to [Bbm] say goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Break it [Gb] to me gently, [Ebm] if you [Fm] have [Gb] to say [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Mmm, _ _ _ _ goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _