Break It to Me Gently

Words & Music by Diane Lampert & Joe Seneca
Recorded by Brenda Lee, 1962 (#4)


G       G+        C      Cm        G      Bm7-5  E7
Break it   to me gently,    let me down the easy way;

         A7       A9         A7             Am7               D7   D7+
Make me feel that you still love me if it's just for one more day.

  G     G+        C      Cm        G         Bm7       E7
Break it   to me gently    so my tears won't fall too fast;

        A7        A9       A7           Am7     D7           G  G+7  G7
If you must go, then go slowly; let me love you   til the last.


Bridge:

     C              Bm                  Am
The love we shared    for oh, so long

                D7 D7+     G    G7
Is such a big, big part of me;

    C            Bm                A7
If you must take   your love away,

                D7  D7+
Take it gradually.


G        G+      C       Cm          G      Bm7-5      E7
Break it   to me gently,    give me time to ease the pain;

        A7      A9     A7      Am7          D7    D9    G   G+7  G7
Love me just a little longer,  'cause I'll never love again.



Repeat Bridge:

G        G+       C     Cm          G      Bm7-5     E7
Break it   to me gently,   give me time to ease the pain;

         A7      A9      A7               Am7    D     G   G/F#  E7
Love me just a little longer, 'cause I'll never love again,


Coda:

            A7     A7+5     D            
'Cause I'll never, no I'll never 

 D7  D7+   G    C    Cm     G6
Love a - gain.

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