Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Neil Sedaka (with Howard Greenfield, 1962)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Overlay
Do do do
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down
Intro
Do do do
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down
[E7] Breaking up is | [A] hard [Bm7] to | [A↓] do
Don't take [overlay] your | [A] love [F#m] a- | [D] way from [E7] me
| [A] Don't you [F#m] leave my heart in | [D] mise- [E7] ry
| [A] If you go then | [F#m] I'll be blue
'Cause | [D] breaking up is [Bm7] hard to | [E7↓] do
Remem- [overlay] ber | [A] when [F#m] you | [D] held me [E7] tight
| [A] And you [F#m] kissed me all | [D] through the [E7] night
| [A] Think of all that | [F#m] we've been through
And | [D] breaking up is [E7] hard to | [A↓] do
Bridge
They say that breaking | [Am] up [Bm7] is | [Am] hard to [Bm7] do
| [G] Now I know, I | know that it's true
| [Gm] Don't [C7] say that | [Gm] this is the [C7] end
In- | [F] stead of breaking up I wish that | [E7] we were making up again | [E7↓]
I beg [overlay] of | [A] you, [F#m] | [D] don't say good- [E7] bye
| [A] Can't we [F#m] give our love a- | [D] nother [E7] try
| [A] Come on baby, | [F#m] let's start anew
'Cause | [D] breaking up is [E7] hard to | [A↓] do
Bridge
They say that breaking | [Am] up [Bm7] is | [Am] hard to [Bm7] do
| [G] Now I know, I | know that it's true
| [Gm] Don't [C7] say that | [Gm] this is the [C7]end
In- | [F] stead of breaking up I wish that | [E7] we were making up again | [E7↓]
I beg [overlay] of | [A] you, [F#m] | [D] don't say good- [E7] bye
| [A] Can't we [F#m] give our love a- | [D] nother [E7] try
| [A] Come on baby, | [F#m] let's start anew
'Cause | [D] breaking up is [E7] hard [overlay] to | [A↓] do
Overlay - Repeat & Fade
Do do do
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 11/13/17 JJ
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Neil Sedaka (with Howard Greenfield, 1962)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Overlay
Do do do
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down
Intro
Do do do
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down
[E7] Breaking up is | [A] hard [Bm7] to | [A↓] do
Don't take [overlay] your | [A] love [F#m] a- | [D] way from [E7] me
| [A] Don't you [F#m] leave my heart in | [D] mise- [E7] ry
| [A] If you go then | [F#m] I'll be blue
'Cause | [D] breaking up is [Bm7] hard to | [E7↓] do
Remem- [overlay] ber | [A] when [F#m] you | [D] held me [E7] tight
| [A] And you [F#m] kissed me all | [D] through the [E7] night
| [A] Think of all that | [F#m] we've been through
And | [D] breaking up is [E7] hard to | [A↓] do
Bridge
They say that breaking | [Am] up [Bm7] is | [Am] hard to [Bm7] do
| [G] Now I know, I | know that it's true
| [Gm] Don't [C7] say that | [Gm] this is the [C7] end
In- | [F] stead of breaking up I wish that | [E7] we were making up again | [E7↓]
I beg [overlay] of | [A] you, [F#m] | [D] don't say good- [E7] bye
| [A] Can't we [F#m] give our love a- | [D] nother [E7] try
| [A] Come on baby, | [F#m] let's start anew
'Cause | [D] breaking up is [E7] hard to | [A↓] do
Bridge
They say that breaking | [Am] up [Bm7] is | [Am] hard to [Bm7] do
| [G] Now I know, I | know that it's true
| [Gm] Don't [C7] say that | [Gm] this is the [C7]end
In- | [F] stead of breaking up I wish that | [E7] we were making up again | [E7↓]
I beg [overlay] of | [A] you, [F#m] | [D] don't say good- [E7] bye
| [A] Can't we [F#m] give our love a- | [D] nother [E7] try
| [A] Come on baby, | [F#m] let's start anew
'Cause | [D] breaking up is [E7] hard [overlay] to | [A↓] do
Overlay - Repeat & Fade
Do do do
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
| [A] Down dooby [F#m] doo down | [D] down, [E7] comma comma
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 11/13/17 JJ
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