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Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net  Alice Franceschini
Date:  September 9, 1997
Subject:  Break It To Me Gently  by Juice Newton
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Written by:

                BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY        Juice Newton


Strings   E  Ab D A
   E        E7        A      A7        E     C#m          G#m   F#m              C#m  
Break it to me gently  Let me down  the    easy way  Make me think you still love me
F#m     C#m                               B7 barred
If it's    just     just for one more day             (bass down)
E           E7         A     A7        E    C#m                        G#m
Break it to me gently  So my tears my tears won't fall to fast
F#m                  C#m             F#m     C#m      B7  E
If you must go then go slowly  Let me love you til then
A                             G#m     C#m    F#m            B             E
The love we shared  Oh so   long       It's such a big part of me  
F#m                  G#m                 C#m            B7  barred
If you must take your loving way take it gradually
E           E7        A      A7         E    C#m                                     G#m
Break it to me gently  give me time Give me a little time to ease the pain
F#m              C#m                 F#m                                   E
If you must go then go slowly cause I'll never never love again

lead
F#m                  G#m                 C#m          B7   barred     C barred
If you must take your loving way Take it gradually
F                      Bb         F                    Dm                                        Am
Break it to me gently  Give me time Oh give me a little time to ease the pain
Gm          Dm                    G                                    F Dm
Love me just a little longer cause I'll never never love again
Dm                    Bb  B  C                        F  Bb   Bb     F
Cause I'll never                          love a love again   oooohhh

                       /\     /\     /\    \/         \/        \/              \/
Notes   C#     E     F#   G      F#      E      C#     C#   C
             /\     /\    /\      \/   \/ 
              E    F#  G      F#  E  C  C  B
                 /\   /\    /\    \/   \/   /\   .\            \/             \/
             E  B  C#  D  C#  B  C#  D#  D#  C#  C#   B   B  A