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Break It To Me Gently
Juice Newton
Quiet Lies
          E022100
E+M7       x7654x or xx1110
E+add9     x7657x or xx2112
          Ax02220
         Amx02210
          Bx24442
        G#m466444
        F#m244222
E+         xx2110
        G#7464544
        C#7x46464
        F#7242322
       F#m7242222
         B7x24242
         E7020130
       G#m7464444
         C7x35353
F+         x8765x or xx3221
         Bbx13331
        Bbmx13321
          F133211
         Ebx68886
         A7x02020 or 575655
         D7xx0212 or x57575
         G7353433
Intro
  E  E+M7  E+add9    A    Am  E  
B  A  G#m  F#m  E
Verse 1
          E+               A  Am  
Break it      to me gently     
Let me Edown       G#7the ea C#7- sy wayF#7  
Make me feel you still love me
If it's F#m7just, just for one more BdayA  G#m  F#m  
Verse 2
         E  E+               A          Am  E  
Break it      to me gently      so my tears
My G#7tears won't fall       C#7too fastF#7  
If you must go, then go slowly
Let me F#m7love you     B7'til the ElastE7  
Chorus
   AThe love we shared,       G#m7oh, so long
      F#m7It's such a      B7big part of     EmeE7  A  
If you must take, G#m7your love a – C#7way
     F#7Take it gradual - BlyA  G#m  F#m  
Verse 3
             E  E+               A            Am       E  G#7  
And break it      to me gently,     give me time
Oh, give me a C#7little time to ease the painF#7  
If you must go, then go slowly
‘Cause I’ll F#m7never      B7love a - EgainE7  
Interlude
A  G#m7  F#m7  B7  E  E7  A
Bridge
                    G#m7(     tacet     )  F#7  
If you must take        your love a - way
take it gradual – B7ly  C7and
Verse 4
         F  F+              Bb            Bbm       F  A7  
Break it      to me gently,      give me time
Oh, give me a D7little time to ease the painG7  
Love me just a little longer
'Cause I'll Gm7never, C7ever love a - FgainEb  D7  
Outro
                  G7   C7(  tacet )    F      Bb    Bbm   F  
‘Cause, I'll never, no never love a - gain
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
This song has a higher difficulty level due to the chords used.
I have attempted to keep the voicings as simple as possible, 
while still maintaining the tone and flavor of the song.

All chords in this song (22)

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Break It To Me Gently

by Juice Newton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

G#7

C#7

F#7

F#m7

G#m7

Bbm

Gm7

Break It To Me Gently

Juice Newton

Quiet Lies

022100

+M7 x7654x or xx1110

+add9 x7657x or xx2112

x02220

x02210

x24442

G#m

466444

F#m

244222

+ xx2110

G#7

464544

C#7

x46464

F#7

242322

F#m7

242222

x24242

020130

G#m7

464444

x35353

+ x8765x or xx3221

x13331

Bbm

x13321

133211

x68886

x02020 or 575655

xx0212 or x57575

353433

Intro

E E E A Am E

+M7 +add9

B A G#m F#m E

Verse 1

E A Am

Break it to me gently

E G#7 C#7 F#7

Let me down the ea - sy way

Make me feel you still love me

F#m7 B A G#m F#m

If it's just, just for one more day

Verse 2

E E A Am E

Break it to me gently so my tears

G#7 C#7 F#7

My tears won't fall too fast

If you must go, then go slowly

F#m7 B7 E E7

Let me love you 'til the last

Chorus

A G#m7

The love we shared, oh, so long

F#m7 B7 E E7 A

It's such a big part of me

G#m7 C#7

If you must take, your love a – way

F#7 B A G#m F#m

Take it gradual - ly

Verse 3

E E A Am E G#7

And break it to me gently, give me time

C#7 F#7

Oh, give me a little time to ease the pain

If you must go, then go slowly

F#m7 B7 E E7

‘Cause I’ll never love a - gain

Interlude

A G#m7 F#m7 B7 E E7 A

Bridge

G#m7 F#7

( tacet )

If you must take your love a - way

B7 C7

take it gradual – ly and

Verse 4

F F Bb Bbm F A7

Break it to me gently, give me time

D7 G7

Oh, give me a little time to ease the pain

Love me just a little longer

Gm7 C7 F Eb D7

'Cause I'll never, ever love a - gain

Outro

G7 C7 F Bb Bbm F

( tacet )

‘Cause, I'll never, no never love a - gain

This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since

U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have

included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to

experiment with your own chord voicings.

This song has a higher difficulty level due to the chords used.

I have attempted to keep the voicings as simple as possible,

while still maintaining the tone and flavor of the song.

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