"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 G#m E
Down doobee-do-down-down
B E B [N.C.]
Breaking up is hard to do
Verse 1:
B G#m E F#
Don't take your love away from me
B G#m E F#
Don't you leave my heart in misery
B D#7/A# G#m
If you go then I'll be blue
C#7 F#7
'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 F#7 B [N.C.]
And breaking up is hard to do
Bridge:
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
They say that breaking up is hard to do
A Amaj7 A6 Amaj7
Now I know, I know that it's true
Am7 D7 Am7 D7
Don't say that this is the end
G F# [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 G#m E F#
Down doobee-do-down-down comma-comma
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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