Chords for Break It to Me Gently by Angela Bofill

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Did you think that your smile _ [F]
could hide what's on your mind?
[Am] _
No matter [D] how I tried, I [Dm] just couldn't [E] be so [G] blind.
_ We've [C] been close, but people grow, _ _ [F]
and they sometimes grow [Em] apart.
_ [Am] _
There's just one [D] thing I ask you, [Dm]
if you've had a change of _ [G] _
heart.
_ _ [F] Break it to me gently, if you [Em] have to, [G] then tell me [A] lies.
_ [Dm] Break it to [G] me gently, at [C] least leave me with my [Dm]
pride.
[C] _ [F] Try to spare [A] my feelings, if the [Em] feelings have [G] to _ [A] die.
_ [Dm] Break it [F] to me gently, _ [Dm] if you have [G] to [C] say goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I'm [C] not ashamed to admit, I'm [F] _
really [F] hurt [Em] inside.
After [Am] _
_ all [D] these are my feelings, [Dm]
why should I make [G] them hide?
[C] But I won't _ hold you back, _ [F]
there'll be no pulling on your [Em] sleeve.
_ [Am] _
Just let [D] me down easy, [Dm]
go softly [G] when you leave. _ _
_ _ [F] And break it to [Gm] me gently, if [Em] you have to, [G] then tell me [A] lies.
_ [Dm] Break it to [G] me gently, at [C] least leave me [Bb] with my pride.
[C] _ _ [F] Try to spare [Gm] my feelings, [Em] if the feelings [G] have to die.
[A] _ _ [Dm] Break it [F] to me gently, _ [Dm] if you have [G] to say [C]
goodbye.
_ _ _ _ You [Am] always knew that [Em] you had my heart.
[Gm] It's still [C] yours if you [F] want to take [G] it.
But [Am] when you go, [Em] as I know you must, [F] be [Gb] gentle [G] when you're breaking.
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_ _ _ [Gb] Break it to me [Abm] gently, if [Fm] you have to, [Ab] then tell me _ [Bb] lies.
[Ebm] _ Break it to [Ab] me gently, at [Db] least _ leave [Abm] me with my [Db] pride.
_ [Gb] _ Try to spare [Abm] my feelings, if [Fm] the feelings [Ab] have to die.
[Bb] _ _ [Ebm] Break it [Gb] to me gently, _ [Ebm] if you have to say [Bbm] _
goodbye.
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Break it [Gb] to me gently, if [Ebm] you [Fm] have to _ _ [Ab] say _ [Db] _ goodbye. _ _ _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Goodbye. _ _
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