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Break It Up

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[Intro]
| Dm| Dm| Dm| Dm|
[Verse 1]
  DmMade myself a prDsus4isoner
  AmI locked myself awAm9ay
  DmCan't remember the Dsus4last time
  AmI saw the light of dAm9ay
  DmDon't want to face Dsus4life
  AmFeel I've been betrAm9ayed
  DmI want you telDsus4l me
  AmWhere our love went astAm9ray
[Pre-Chorus]
So can't you wBbait one more mFinute
Why can't you wBbait one more dFay
Let's get it stEbraight
Because it's a Dmbig mistake
We better thAmink about it
[Chorus]
I don't want to bDmreak it upF  Bb  
Why do we have to brDmeak it up?F  Gm  
Never ever want to bDmreak it up Foh nBbo
I only want to mCake it up toDmnightDsus4  Dm  Dsus4  
[Verse 2]
  DmYou say you've thought aDsus4bout it
  AmBut you sound so cAm9old
  DmYou make it look like Dsus4our love
  AmCan be bought or sAm9old
  DmYou won't lDsus4isten
  AmYou say it's way too lAm9ate
  DmThat something is mDsus4issing
  AmAnd now you just can't wAm9ait
[Pre-Chorus]
So can't you wBbait one more mFinute
Why can't you wBbait one more dFay
Let's get it stEbraight
Because it's a Dmbig mistake
We better thAmink about it
[Chorus]
I don't want to bDmreak it upF  Bb  
Why do we have to brDmeak it up?F  Gm  
Never ever want to bDmreak it up Foh nBbo
I only want to mDmake it Fup tonGmight
So don't say brDmeak it up, brFeak it Bbup
I want to hear you say we'll mDmake it up, mFake it Gmup
I don't want to brDmeak it upF  
Oh bBbaby, why can't we mCake it up tonG5ight?
MakA5e it Bb5up toC5night, D5make it F5up toDmnight
[Bridge]
  BbAnd I ask myselfAm  
What's wGmrong with me?C  
How could I be so bDmlind?
I know she trFied to give me everytBbhing
But I stCill couldn't see
  BbNow as I watch our lAmove slip away
I'm bGmegging you, bCegging you, please
[Chorus 2]
Don't  brDmeak it up, brFeak it Bbup
Take a little time and mDmake it up, mFake it Gmup
I don't want to brDmeak it upF  
Oh Bbno, I only wanna Cmake it up toDmnightF  Bb  Dm  F  Gm  
I don't want to brDmeak it upF  Bb  
Baby let me Dmmake it upF  Gm  
Oh no Dmno,    F     Bbno noDm  F  
GmI,Dm  F  Bb  
Don't want to brDmeak it up, Fno nBbo
ToDmnight,   FmGmake it up, mDmake it upF  Gm  
Ooh yeah, Dmmake it up, Fmake it Gmup

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Break It Up

by Foreigner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Am9

Bb5

[Intro]

Dm Dm Dm Dm

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Dm Dsus4

Made myself a prisoner

Am Am9

I locked myself away

Dm Dsus4

Can't remember the last time

Am Am9

I saw the light of day

Dm Dsus4

Don't want to face life

Am Am9

Feel I've been betrayed

Dm Dsus4

I want you tell me

Am Am9

Where our love went astray

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb F

So can't you wait one more minute

Bb F

Why can't you wait one more day

Let's get it straight

Because it's a big mistake

We better think about it

[Chorus]

Dm F Bb

I don't want to break it up

Dm F Gm

Why do we have to break it up?

Dm F Bb

Never ever want to break it up oh no

C Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4

I only want to make it up tonight

[Verse 2]

Dm Dsus4

You say you've thought about it

Am Am9

But you sound so cold

Dm Dsus4

You make it look like our love

Am Am9

Can be bought or sold

Dm Dsus4

You won't listen

Am Am9

You say it's way too late

Dm Dsus4

That something is missing

Am Am9

And now you just can't wait

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb F

So can't you wait one more minute

Bb F

Why can't you wait one more day

Let's get it straight

Because it's a big mistake

We better think about it

[Chorus]

Dm F Bb

I don't want to break it up

Dm F Gm

Why do we have to break it up?

Dm F Bb

Never ever want to break it up oh no

Dm F Gm

I only want to make it up tonight

Dm F Bb

So don't say break it up, break it up

Dm F Gm

I want to hear you say we'll make it up, make it up

Dm F

I don't want to break it up

Bb C G5

Oh baby, why can't we make it up tonight?

A5 Bb5 C5 D5 F5 Dm

Make it up tonight, make it up tonight

[Bridge]

Bb Am

And I ask myself

Gm C

What's wrong with me?

How could I be so blind?

F Bb

I know she tried to give me everything

But I still couldn't see

Bb Am

Now as I watch our love slip away

Gm C

I'm begging you, begging you, please

[Chorus 2]

Dm F Bb

Don't break it up, break it up

Dm F Gm

Take a little time and make it up, make it up

Dm F

I don't want to break it up

Bb C Dm F Bb Dm F Gm

Oh no, I only wanna make it up tonight

Dm F Bb

I don't want to break it up

Dm F Gm

Baby let me make it up

Dm F Bb Dm F

Oh no no, no no

Gm Dm F Bb

Dm F Bb

Don't want to break it up, no no

Dm F Gm Dm F Gm

Tonight, make it up, make it up

Dm F Gm

Ooh yeah, make it up, make it up

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