Break It To Me Gently Chords

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Break It To Me Gently by Brenda Lee is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, Am, G#m, C#, F#, Fm, B, F#m and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY 
 
E              A  Am       E  G#m           C# 
Break it to me gently, let me down the easy way 
        F#                               Fm                      B 
Make me feel, you still love me, if it's just, just for one more day 
E              A  Am          E        G#m                 C# 
Break it to me gently, so my tears, my tears won't fall so fast 
            F#                          B                 E 
If you must go, then, go slowly, let me love you 'til the last 
 
BRIDGE: 
A                G#m          F#m                         E 
The love we shared, oh, so long, it's a great big part of me 
A               G#m          F#                  B 
If you must take, your love away, take it gradually 
    E               A  Am          E         G#m 
And Break it to me gently, give me time, oh, give me a little time to 
C# 
ease the pain 
            F#                               B           E 
If you must go, then, go slowly, 'cause I'll never love again 
 
LEAD..PLAYS FIRST LINE OF BRIDGE...THEN SING 
A           G#m.....walk down....to F#                 B 
If you must take(BREAK) your love away, take it gradually 
E              A   Am          E         G#m 
Break it to me gently, give me time, oh, give me a little time to 
C# 
heal the pain 
        F#                                B                C#m 
Love me just a little longer, 'cause I'll never ever love again..Mmm 
            A                   B            E A E B E 
'Cause I'll never(HOLD VOCALLY),Never love again.Mmm..Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo 
 
Transcribed by Candy Husselman (I know this is a Brenda Lee tune; Also done  
by  Juice Newton ..I sing this kind of a mixture of the two.) 
[email protected] 
 
 

    	

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100 BPM Andante