Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

intro - chord and count 1-2-3-4   1-2-3 (come in quick)

         |A         F#m      |Bm   E

Do-do-do down dooby doo down down, comma comma,

|A         F#m      |Bm   E

Down dooby doo down down, comma comma,

|A         F#m      |Bm   E              |A   Bm  |A/

Down dooby doo down down, breaking up is hard to  do.

verse 1

                    |A         F#m7     |Bm7     E

Don't take your     love               away from me.

          (Do-do-do down dooby doo down down,    comma comma) 

|A           F#m7              |Bm7  E

   Don't you leave my heart in miser-y.

(Down dooby  doo down          down, comma comma) 

|A        C#7      |F#m    

   If you go, then I'll be blue

(Down     down     I'll be blue)

       |B9 (xx1222)           |E/

'Cause breaking up is hard to do.

verse 2

                |A         F#m7     |Bm7    E7

Re-mem-ber      when            you held me tight,

      (Do-do-do down dooby doo down down,   comma comma) 

|A          F#m7          |Bm7        E

  And you   kissed me all through the night?

(Down dooby doo down      down,       comma comma) 

|A       C#7      |F#m       B7

Think of all that we've been through

(Down    down     we've been through) 

    |Bm7           E7      |A

And breaking up is hard to do.

bridge 1

                       |Am7 D7   |Am7    D7 

They say that breaking up   is   hard to do.

|Gadd9   G       |Gmaj7         G6

   Now I know, I know that it's true.

|Gm7  C7       |Gm7        C7     (Gm7 xx3333)

Don't say that this is the end.

  |F                               |E7                       |/

Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again.

verse 3

               |A         F#m7     |Bm7    E

I beg of       you,          don't say goodbye.

     (Do-do-do down dooby doo down down,   comma comma) 

|A          F#m7           |Bm7   E

   Can't we give our love another try?

(Down dooby doo down       down,  comma comma) 

|A          C#7         |F#m   B7

   Come on, baby, let's start anew

(Down       down  let's start anew) 

       |Bm7           E7      |A

'Cause breaking up is hard to do.

bridge 2

                       |Am7 D7   |Am7    D7 

They say that breaking up   is   hard to do.

|Gadd9   G       |Gmaj7         G6

   Now I know, I know that it's true.

|Gm7  C7       |Gm7        C7

Don't say that this is the end.

  |F                               |E7                       |/

Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again.

verse 4

               |A         F#m7     |Bm7    E

I beg of       you,          don't say goodbye.

     (Do-do-do down dooby doo down down,   comma comma) 

|A          F#m7           |Bm7   E

   Can't we give our love another try?

(Down dooby doo down       down,  comma comma) 

|A          C#7         |F#m   B7

   Come on, baby, let's start anew

(Down       down  let's start anew) 

       |Bm7           E7      |A         F#m      |Bm   E 

'Cause breaking up is hard to do.

                             (Down dooby doo down down, comma comma) 

outro

|A         F#m      |Bm   E

Down dooby doo down down, comma comma,

|A         F#m      |Bm   E              |A   Bm  |A/

Down dooby doo down down, breaking up is hard to  do.