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Break Up:Del Shannon.
#95 on BB Hot 100 on BERLEE Records in
1965.
INTRO:  Gb   G   F   G   F   G   F   G   F  
#1.
GDon't try to fool me with Ftears in your eyes,
Gm7I know it won't be Flong.
CI can Bbfeel it Cwhen we Bbkiss you'll Dsoon be gone.
GI can tell there's something Fon your mind, Gm7you're 
just not the Fsame.
CI can Bbhear it Cin your Bbvoice when Dyou speak my name.
CHORUS:
We're gonna Gbreak up, break up, break up, I'm 
Closing Gyou.F  G  F  G  
#2.
I can Gsee things I Cnever saw beGfore, you keep hurting 
me Cmore and Dmore.
Oh, there's Gso much that I wanna Csay but the Aright 
words Ddon't come my way.
CHORUS:
We're gonna Gbreak up, break up, break up, I'm 
Closing Gyou.F  G  F  G  
INTERLUDE:  G   F   G   F   C   Bb   C   Bb  D  
#3.
I can Gsee things I Cnever saw beGfore, you keep hurting 
me Cmore and Dmore.
Oh, there's Gso much that I wanna Csay but the Aright 
words Ddon't come my way.
CHORUS:
We're gonna Gbreak up, break up, break up, I'm 
Closing Gyou.F  G  F  G  
OUTRO:
GBreak up.F....Gbreak up.F...Gbreak up.F...Gbreak up.F...
Gbreak up.F...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Break Up

by Del Shannon

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Gm7

Break Up:Del Shannon.

#95 on BB Hot 100 on BERLEE Records in

1965.

Gb G F G F G F G F

INTRO:

#1.

G F

Don't try to fool me with tears in your eyes,

Gm7 F

I know it won't be long.

C Bb C Bb D

I can feel it when we kiss you'll soon be gone.

G F Gm7

I can tell there's something on your mind, you're

just not the same.

C Bb C Bb D

I can hear it in your voice when you speak my name.

CHORUS:

We're gonna break up, break up, break up, I'm

C G F G F G

losing you.

#2.

G C G

I can see things I never saw before, you keep hurting

C D

me more and more.

G C A

Oh, there's so much that I wanna say but the right

words don't come my way.

CHORUS:

We're gonna break up, break up, break up, I'm

C G F G F G

losing you.

G F G F C Bb C Bb D

INTERLUDE:

#3.

G C G

I can see things I never saw before, you keep hurting

C D

me more and more.

G C A

Oh, there's so much that I wanna say but the right

words don't come my way.

CHORUS:

We're gonna break up, break up, break up, I'm

C G F G F G

losing you.

OUTRO:

G F G F G F G F

Break up.....break up....break up....break up....

G F

break up....(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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