Breaking us is hard to do Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays598

Breaking us is hard to do by Carpenters is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am, F, Em and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			 G               C            Am      F  
Intro:          Come-a, come on down, doobie do down down   (3x)  
                    G             C    F  C  
                  Breaking up is hard to do  
  
                                   C Am  F        G  
                1.Don't take your love away from me  
                   C         Am                F   G  
                  Don't you leave my heart in misery  
                  Em             Am  
                  If you go then I'll be blue  
                         Dm                    G  
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do  
  
                             C Am    F       G  
                2.Remember when you hold me tight  
                        C       Am              F      G  
                  And then you kissed me all thru the night  
                    Em               Am  
                  Think of all that we've been thru  
                         Dm            G       C   
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do  
  
                                 G               C            Am      F  
Intro:          Come-a, come on down, doobie do down down   (3x)  
                    G             C    F  C  
                  Breaking up is hard to do  
  
                            C Am      F        G  
                3.I beg of you don't say good-bye  
                   C        Am             F       G  
                  Can't we give our love another try  
                  Em                Am  
                  And maybe it'll start anew  
                         Dm                    G  
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do  
  
                            C Am      F        G  
                4.I beg of you don't say good-bye  
                   C        Am             F       G  
                  Can't we give our love another try  
                  Em                Am  
                  And maybe it'll start anew  
                         Dm            G       C   
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do  
  
                                 G               C            Am      F  
Intro:          Come-a, come on down, doobie do down down   (3x)  
                    G             C    F  C  
                  Breaking up is hard to do  
 

    	

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100 BPM Andante