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                      "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
                   (Neil Sedaka / Howard Greenfield)

Intro (acapella w/drums and handclaps until indicated):

	Do-do-do down doobee-do-down-down   comma-comma
	Down doobee-do-down-down   comma-comma
	 B (x2444x@1)       G#m (133111@4)     E (022100@1)Down doobee-do-down-down
	                B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1)B[N.C.] (x2444x@1)	Breaking up is hard to do

Verse 1:

	                 B (x2444x@1) G#m (133111@4) E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)Don't take your love     away from me
	B (x2444x@1)          G#m (133111@4)             E (022100@1)F# (244322@1)  Don't you leave my heart in misery
	B (x2444x@1)  D#7/A#    G#m (133111@4)If you go then I'll be blue
	        C#7 (x4342x@1)                 F#7 (242352@1)'Cause breaking up is hard to do

Verse 2:

	Remember when you held me tight
	And you kissed me all through the night
	Think of all that we've been through
	     C#7 (x4342x@1)          F#7 (242352@1)  B (x2444x@1)[N.C.]
	And breaking up is hard to do

Bridge:

	                      Bm7E7 Bm7 (x20202@1)   E7 (020130@1)They say that breaking up is hard to do
	A (x02220@1)    Amaj7 (x02120@1)   A6 (x04xxx@1)         Amaj7 (x02120@1)  Now I know, I know that it's true
	Am7 (x02010@1)  D7 (xx0212@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)      D7 (xx0212@1)Don't say that this is the end
	    G (320003@1)                            F# (244322@1)                    [N.C.]
	Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again

Verse 3 [chords as per verse 2]:

	I beg of you, don't say goodbye
	Can't we give our love another try
	Come on baby, let's start anew
	'Cause breaking up is hard to do

[repeat bridge; backup vocalists sing lines 1 and 3]

[repeat verse 3]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

	 B (x2444x@1)       G#m (133111@4)     E (022100@1)    F# (244322@1)Down doobee-do-down-down   comma-comma


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers