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Break It To Them Gently chords - Burton Cummings
Capo: 3
[Intro]
|  G|  C|  G|  C|
[Chorus]
Break it to them gGently when you tell my mom aEmnd dad
When you see my baby Amsister, be as kind as you Dsus4canD  
Break it to my granGdma, said that boy's wiEmld and bad
Break it to them geAmntly when you tell 'em
That I Dwon't be coming home agaiGn
[Verse 1]
'Cause I'm rCunnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fGugitive
FCightin' for my life and I don't know if I'll make it Galone
RCunnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fGugitive
God I wanna go Emhome, Lord I wish I was Ghome
[Interlude]
|  C|  G|  C|
[Verse 2]
When you see my lGady with the twinkle in her Emeyes
Tell it to her sAmoftly and hold her if she cDsus4riesD  
Tell her that I loGve her and I will till the Emday I die
Tell it to her gAmently when you tell her
That I woDn't be coming home agaGin
[Bridge]
  DI got in too deep with Gstrangers
  DThinkin' they could help me find my Gway
  CNobody warned me of the dGangers
And it's Emalways the young and fAmoolish that have to pDay
[Chorus]
So break it to them Ggently when you tell my mom and Emdad
Thank them for the Amgood years and all the lovin' that I Dsus4hadD  
Break it to my gGrandma who said the boy is wEmild and bad
Break it to them Amgently when you tell them
That I Dwon't be coming home Gagain
[Verse 3]
I'm Crunnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fGugitive
CFightin' for my life and I don't know if I'll make it alGone
C'Cause I'm Runnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fGugitive
Lord, I wanna go Emhome, Lord I wanna go Ghome
[Outro]
You gotta break it to them Cgently
Break it to them gentGly
You gotta break it to them Cgently
Gotta really try to Groll 'em
You gotta break it to them Cgently
Gotta really try to Gsooth them
Gotta really try to Csooth them
Gotta really try to Groll them
You gotta roll it to my Cmother
Gotta roll it to my Ggrandma, gotta roll the old lady
CRoll it to my mother
GRoll it to my mother and roll the old lady
CRoll it to my grandma
She's dGamn near eighty, roll the old lady
CRoll it to my mother
GRoll it to my mother, gotta roll the old lady
CRoll it to my mother
My Gsister and my mother and roll the old lady
CRoll it to my grandma
She's Gdamn near eighty, roll the old lady... 

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Break It To Them Gently

by Burton Cummings

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Break It To Them Gently chords - Burton Cummings

Capo: 3

[Intro]

G C G C

| | | | |

[Chorus]

G Em

Break it to them gently when you tell my mom and dad

Am Dsus4 D

When you see my baby sister, be as kind as you can

G Em

Break it to my grandma, said that boy's wild and bad

Break it to them gently when you tell 'em

D G

That I won't be coming home again

[Verse 1]

C G

'Cause I'm runnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive

C G

Fightin' for my life and I don't know if I'll make it alone

C G

Runnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive

Em G

God I wanna go home, Lord I wish I was home

[Interlude]

C G C

| | | |

[Verse 2]

G Em

When you see my lady with the twinkle in her eyes

Am Dsus4 D

Tell it to her softly and hold her if she cries

G Em

Tell her that I love her and I will till the day I die

Tell it to her gently when you tell her

D G

That I won't be coming home again

[Bridge]

D G

I got in too deep with strangers

D G

Thinkin' they could help me find my way

C G

Nobody warned me of the dangers

Em Am D

And it's always the young and foolish that have to pay

[Chorus]

G Em

So break it to them gently when you tell my mom and dad

Am Dsus4 D

Thank them for the good years and all the lovin' that I had

G Em

Break it to my grandma who said the boy is wild and bad

Break it to them gently when you tell them

D G

That I won't be coming home again

[Verse 3]

C G

I'm runnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive

C G

Fightin' for my life and I don't know if I'll make it alone

C G

'Cause I'm Runnin' with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive

Em G

Lord, I wanna go home, Lord I wanna go home

[Outro]

You gotta break it to them gently

Break it to them gently

You gotta break it to them gently

Gotta really try to roll 'em

You gotta break it to them gently

Gotta really try to sooth them

Gotta really try to roll them

You gotta roll it to my mother

Gotta roll it to my grandma, gotta roll the old lady

Roll it to my mother

Roll it to my mother and roll the old lady

Roll it to my grandma

She's damn near eighty, roll the old lady

Roll it to my mother

Roll it to my mother, gotta roll the old lady

Roll it to my mother

My sister and my mother and roll the old lady

Roll it to my grandma

She's damn near eighty, roll the old lady...

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