Break It To Me Gently
Juice Newton
Quiet Lies
Transcribed by: Steven P.
E 022100
E+M7 x7654x or xx1110
E+add9 x7657x or xx2112
A x02220
Am x02210
B x24442
G#m 466444
F#m 244222
E+ xx2110
G#7 464544
C#7 x46464
F#7 242322
F#m7 242222
B7 x24242
E7 020130
G#m7 464444
C7 x35353
F+ x8765x or xx3221
Bb x13331
Bbm x13321
F 133211
Eb x68886
A7 x02020 or 575655
D7 xx0212 or x57575
G7 353433
Intro
E E+M7 E+add9 A Am E
B A G#m F#m E
Verse 1
E+ A Am
Break it to me gently
E G#7 C#7 F#7
Let me down the ea - sy way
Make me feel you still love me
F#m7 B A G#m F#m
If it's just, just for one more day
Verse 2
E E+ A Am E
Break it to me gently so my tears
G#7 C#7 F#7
My tears won't fall too fast
If you must go, then go slowly
F#m7 B7 E E7
Let me love you 'til the last
Chorus
A G#m7
The love we shared, oh, so long
F#m7 B7 E E7 A
It's such a big part of me
G#m7 C#7
If you must take, your love a – way
F#7 B A G#m F#m
Take it gradual - ly
Verse 3
E E+ A Am E G#7
And break it to me gently, give me time
C#7 F#7
Oh, give me a little time to ease the pain
If you must go, then go slowly
F#m7 B7 E E7
‘Cause I’ll never love a - gain
Interlude
A G#m7 F#m7 B7 E E7 A
Bridge
G#m7 ( tacet ) F#7
If you must take your love a - way
B7 C7
take it gradual – ly and
Verse 4
F F+ Bb Bbm F A7
Break it to me gently, give me time
D7 G7
Oh, give me a little time to ease the pain
Love me just a little longer
Gm7 C7 F Eb D7
'Cause I'll never, ever love a - gain
Outro
G7 C7 ( tacet ) F Bb Bbm F
‘Cause, I'll never, no never love a - gain
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
This song has a higher difficulty level due to the chords used.
I have attempted to keep the voicings as simple as possible,
while still maintaining the tone and flavor of the song.