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
Abm        466444
F#m        244222
E+         xx2110
Ab7        464544
C#7        x46464
F#7        242322
F#m7       242222
B7         x24242
E7         020130
Abm7       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  Abm  F#m  E

Verse 1
          E+        A       Am
Break it      to me gently     
       E     Ab7        C#7        F#7
Let me down       the ea - sy way

Make me feel you still love me
        F#m7                    B    A  Abm  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
   Ab7               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                      Abm7
   The love we shared,       oh, so long
F#m7               B7               E      E7  A
      It's such a      big part of     me
                  Abm7          C#7
If you must take, your love a – way
F#7                    B   A  Abm  F#m
     Take it gradual - ly

Verse 3
    E         E+        A       Am          E     Ab7
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  Abm7  F#m7  B7  E  E7  A

Bridge
                  Abm7  (     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.