Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays810

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, G#m, E, F#, D#7/A#, C#7, F#7, Bm7, E7, A, Amaj7, A6, Am7, D7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro (acapella w/drums and handclaps until indicated):  
  
Do-do-do down doobee-do-down-down comma-comma  
Down doobee-do-down-down comma-comma  
B G#m E F# 
Down doobee-do-down-down  
B E F# B {N.C.}  
Breaking up is hard to do  
  
Verse 1:  
  
B G#m E F#  
Don't take your love away from me  
B G#m E F#  
Don't you leave my heart in misery  
B D#7/A# G#m  
If you go then I'll be blue  
C#7 F#7  
'Cause breaking up is hard to do  
  
Verse 2:  
  
Remember when you held me tight  
And you kissed me all through the night  
Think of all that we've been through  
C#7 F#7 B {N.C.}  
And breaking up is hard to do  
  
Bridge:  
  
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7  
They say that breaking up is hard to do  
A Amaj7 A6 Amaj7  
Now I know, I know that it's true  
Am7 D7 Am7 D7  
Don't say that this is the end  
G F# {N.C.}  
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again  
  
Verse 3 {chords as per verse 2}:  
  
I beg of you, don't say goodbye  
Can't we give our love another try  
Come on baby, let's start anew  
'Cause breaking up is hard to do  
  
{repeat bridge; backup vocalists sing lines 1 and 3}  
  
{repeat verse 3}  
  
Coda {repeat to fade}:  
  
B G#m E F#  
Down doobee-do-down-down comma-comma  
  
  
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Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante