Break It To Them Gently
Burton Cummings

Capo 3rd Fret

[Intro]   G   C   x2

                      G                                       Em                                 C
Break it to them gently when you tell my Mom and Dad, When you see my baby sister be as kind as
      D                           G                                       Em                                   C
You can, and break it to my Grandma, who said "That boy's wild and bad? Break it to them gently
                                  D                           G
When you tell them that I won't be coming home again

[Chorus]
              C                                                     G       C
Cause I'm running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive Fightin for my life and I don't know if
              G     C                                                      G                             Em
I'll make it alone Running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive God I wanna go home
                       G
Lord I wish I was home


[Solo]       G    C    G    C stop

                       G                                 Em                C                         D
When you see my lady with the twinkle in her eyes tell it to her softly and hold her if she cries
                   G                     Em                               C
Tell her that I love her and I will till the day I die Tell it to her gently when you tell her that
    D                         G
I won't be coming home again


[Bridge]
C                          G          G                                             G
I got in too deep with strangers Thinking they could help me find my way
C                                      G                 Em                                              C
But nobody warned me of the dangers and it's always the young and foolish that have to pay





G                                                     Em                                       C
So break it to them gently when you tell my Mom and Dad Thank them for the good years and all the
                D                           G                                      Em                                  Lovin that I had and break it to my Grandma, who said, "the boy is wild and bad" Break it to them
C                                      D                         G
Gently when you tell 'em that I won't be comin home again


[Chorus]
              C                                                     G       C
Cause I'm running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive Fightin for my life and I don't know if
              G     C                                                      G                             Em
I'll make it alone Running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive God I wanna go home
                       G
Lord I wish I was home


[Ending]
                                   C                            G                                    C
You gotta break it to them gently gotta really try to roll 'em gotta break it to them gently
                         G                                    C       stop                        G
Gotta really try to soothe them gotta really try to roll 'em________ yeah Yeah ____________
               C               G                                      C
Roll the old lady ____________ you gotta break it to them gently (break it to them gently)
      G                                                                                  C
_______Roll them with my grandma (Roll Them Roll Them) you gotta break it to them gently
                                             G                         C                            G
(Break it to them gently)_____ roll the old lady____ (Roll the old lady)______Mmmmmmm
    C                          end on G
_____(Break It To Them Gently)______

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