Chords for NEIL SEDAKA & Mike Huckabee Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

[Eb] _ _ _ His music has stood the test of time for [N] decades and has attracted fans of all ages.
Now he's remaking some of his greatest hits to appeal to the newest generation.
Ladies and gentlemen, Neil Sedaka.
Neil, what a pleasure to have you here.
This is a great honor for me.
My pleasure.
You have fans at every level, but this is something brand new that you're going for.
A lot of the old songs that you did and new lyrics.
Well, I have three delicious grandchildren.
I have twin girls six years old and a three-year-old grandson.
And they love the old Neil Sedaka rock and roll songs.
So, Governor, they inspired me to do a children's album.
So what I've done is I've changed the words to the old songs.
So we have, I love, I love, I love my dinosaur pet.
And we have where the toys are.
And we have lunch will keep us together.
And my six-year-olds are singing the background vocals.
And you've got them all on a new CD.
And I understand this thing is going crazy.
Number four on Amazon for children.
And after today's appearance, when everybody watching this show gets it for their kids.
Number one.
It's going to be number one.
Absolutely.
It's going to be number one.
It ought to be.
It's great.
And, you know, we all grew up with the songs.
And now to see those words in such a wonderful way.
Well, the mothers and fathers and grandmothers and grandfathers know the tunes.
[Ab] Yeah.
But now we've tried for this.
And I think we've succeeded.
I hope so.
Oh, I know you have.
Because I got to hear one of them.
I want you to do lunch will keep us together.
Shall I?
Please.
All right.
_ _ Lunch, lunch will [Gb] keep us together.
There's no meal [F] that's better.
Just [Db] give me a fork and a spoon.
It's almost noon.
[Dbm] Make me some food because [Db] I want to [Ab] eat soon.
Now [Eb] stop.
[Ab] Because I'm really hungry.
Stop.
I can hear my [Db] tummy.
[Ab] Look in the [Bbm] fridge and let [Eb] lunch [Ab] keep us together.
_ [B] _ [Db] Mac and [E] cheese, french fries and [Ab] ketchup I'll drown.
_ [B] When the others [Db] say they're [E] stuck, who's still [Eb] chowing it down?
I will, I will, I will, [Ab] I will.
Bite down and chew [Gb] forever.
Lunch will [F] keep us together.
Ate it [Fm] before and I'll eat it again.
Alone or with [Dbm] friends.
Keep the food [Db] coming and I'll tell you when.
[Ab] Now stop.
Because [E] I'm really [Ab] hungry.
Stop.
I can hear [Db] my tummy.
[Ab] Look in the [Bbm] fridge and let [Eb] lunch [Ab] keep us together.
_ [Gb] Do you remember it?
_ [F] It's a little louder.
You think it'll make it?
_ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _
[B] Hot [Gb] dog, [Db] mac and [E] cheese, french fries and [Ab] ketchup I'll drown.
[B] When [Gb] the others [Db] say they're [E] stuck, who's still [Eb] chowing it down?
I will, I will, I will, [Ab] I will.
[Ebm] Bite down and chew [Gb] forever.
Lunch will keep [F] us together.
[Gb] Ate it [Db] before and I'll eat it again.
Alone or with [Dbm] friends.
Keep the food coming and I'll tell [Ab] you when.
Now stop.
Because I'm really hungry.
Stop.
I can hear my [Db] tummy.
[Ab] Look in the [Eb] fridge and let lunch keep [Db] us together.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _
Neil Sedaka!
[N] I love it!
I love it!
That is great, Neil.
Thank you.
And the album is called Waking Up Is Hard To Do.
[G] You know where that one came from?
Waking Up Is Hard To Do, the name of the CD.
And if everybody with kids and grandkids don't order that, [Abm] there's something wrong with them.
Because that's going to be a wonderful way.
There's even a coloring book in there.
Oh, in the CD?
Absolutely.
I'm such a plugger.
I want to mention something.
You're an amazing person that many people don't understand.
Juilliard School of Music, classical [G] trained pianist.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] You know, we were going to play something with you.
If you're going to start that kind of music, [G] I'm out of here.
You know that.
It's way over my head.
I was a concert pianist at the Juilliard for many years.
That was my great love.
And I remember a wonderful story.
When you were little, you dreamed of making it in the music business.
Tell me what you did with 45 [N] RPMs.
I think it's a great, great story.
I had a collection of the old 45s.
Those of you who are too young had the hole in the middle.
And I used to scratch out the name of the artist and write Neil Sedaka to see how it would look on a hit record.
I was very driven.
I was very, very focused and very ambitious.
And 60 million of those later, you're still at it.
And what a remarkable career as songwriter, performer, and one of the nicest people, Neil, I've ever had the pleasure to meet.
Would you let the Little Rockers play with you?
The answer has [G] to be yes because we're all strapped up and ready.
Well, Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, watch out.
Are we ready?
We're ready.
Down dooby doo, [Am] down, [Bm] down.
[G] Breaking up is [C] hard, [G] dude.
Don't take your love [C] [G] away from me.
Don't you [C] leave my heart in [D] misery.
[G] [B] If you [G] go, then I'll be [A] blue.
Breaking up is [D] hard, dude.
[G] Remember when [F] you [D] held me [G] tight and kissed me on [D] the cheek.
[G] [B] Think [Em] of all that we've been [A] through.
[G] Breaking up is hard, [D] dude.
They [Gm] say that breaking [C] up [Gm] is [C] hard to [F] do.
Sound good?
Now I know, know that it's [Fm] true.
[Bb] Don't say this is the [Eb] end.
Instead of breaking [Gm] up, I wish that we were making [D] up again.
[G] I beg of [Em] you, [Am] don't [D] say [G] goodbye.
Can't we [Am] give our love [Dm] another try?
[G] [B] Come on, [G] baby, start [A] anew.
Breaking up is [G] hard, dude.
Again, they [Gm] say that breaking [C] up [Gm] is [C] hard to [F] do.
Now I know, know that it's [Fm] true.
[Bb] Don't [Fm] say [Bb] this is the [Eb] end.
Instead of breaking [Gm] up, I wish that we were making [D] up again.
I [G] beg of [Em] you, [Am]
don't say [G] goodbye.
Can't [Am] we give our love another [G] try?
[B] Come on, [Em] baby, let's start [A] anew.
[D] Breaking up [G] is hard, dude.
Down, doobie [Am]-doo, down, [G] down.
The best lyrics.
Down, doobie [Am]-doo, down, [D] down.
[G] Come on, come on, down, [Am] doobie-doo, down, [D] down.
[G] Breaking up [C] is hard, [G] dude.
_ [N] _ _ Neil Sodaka.
Thank you, Neil.
Bravo.