Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Chords by Carpenters

Tempo:
124.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

G

F#

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] Come on, come on down, doobie doo, down, down.
Come on, come on down, doobie doo, [E] down, down.
[F#] Come on, [B] come on down, doobie [E] doo, down, down.
[F#] Break it [B] up, it's hard [E] to [B] do.
[A#] Don't take [G#m] your love [E] away from [F#] me.
[B] Don't you [G#m] leave my heart in [F#] misery.
[B] [D#m] If you go, then I'll [G#m] be blue.
Cause break it up, it's hard to [F#] do.
[C]
Remember [B] [G#m] when you [E] held me [F#] tight.
[B] [G#m] And you kissed me all [C#m] through [F#] the night.
[Fm] [D#] Think of [A#] all the people [D] you've killed.
[C#] Cause break it [F#] up, it's hard [B] to do.
They say that break it [Bm] up, [E] [Bm] it's hard [E] to do.
[A] Now [C#m] I know, [F#m] I know that [A] it's true.
[C] [D] Don't say [Am] it, isn't [D] fair.
[G] Instead of breaking up, I [F#] wish that we would make it up again.
[B] I'll be [E] you, don't say [F#] goodbye.
[B]
[E] Can't we give our love another [F#] [A] try?
[A#]
[D#] Come on baby, [A#] it's hard to [D#] do.
[C#] Break it [F#] up, it's hard [Bm] to do.
[D]
[E] [D] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [C]
[D] [Am] [D] [G]
[F#]
[Bm] I bet, [Am] [F]
[G] [C] can't [Am] we give our love a [Dm]
[G] [E] try?
Come on baby, [Am] it's hard [E] to [Am] do.
[Dm] Break [G] it up, it's hard [E] to [A] do.
Yeah, [Dm] break it up, [G] it's hard [C] to do.
[G] [C] [Am] [F]
[Em] Come on, [C] come on [Am] [F]
[G] [C] down [Am] to D.D.D. [F] now.
[G] [C] [Am] [F]
[G] [C] [Am] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [Am] [F]
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F#
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Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Carpenters - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, Am, F, G, C, F, F#, B and E. Start with a comfortable 62 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 125. Given the song's key of B Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[B] Come on, come on down, doobie doo, down, down.
Come on, come on down, doobie doo, [E] down, down.
[F#] Come on, [B] come on down, doobie [E] doo, down, down.
[F#] Break it [B] up, it's hard [E] to [B] do.
[A#] Don't take [G#m] your love _ [E] away from [F#] me.
[B] _ Don't you [G#m] leave my heart in [F#] misery.
_ [B] _ [D#m] If you go, then I'll [G#m] be blue.
Cause break it up, it's hard to [F#] do.
[C] _
Remember [B] _ [G#m] when you [E] held me [F#] tight.
[B] _ [G#m] And you kissed me all [C#m] through [F#] the night.
[Fm] _ [D#] Think of [A#] all the people [D] you've killed.
[C#] Cause break it [F#] up, it's hard [B] to do.
They say that break it [Bm] up, [E] _ [Bm] it's hard [E] to do.
[A] Now [C#m] I know, [F#m] I know that [A] it's true.
[C] _ [D] Don't say [Am] it, isn't [D] fair.
_ [G] Instead of breaking up, I [F#] wish that we would make it up again.
_ _ [B] I'll be [E] you, don't say [F#] goodbye.
_ [B] _
[E] Can't we give our love another [F#] [A] try?
[A#] _
[D#] Come on baby, [A#] it's hard to [D#] do.
[C#] Break it [F#] up, it's hard [Bm] to do.
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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I bet, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ can't [Am] we give our love a [Dm] _
[G] _ _ [E] try?
Come on baby, [Am] it's hard [E] to [Am] do.
[Dm] Break [G] it up, it's hard [E] to [A] do.
Yeah, [Dm] break it up, [G] it's hard [C] to do.
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] Come on, [C] come on _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] down [Am] to D.D.D. [F] now. _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _

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This song was written by Howard Greenfield.

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