Break It To Me Gently
Aretha Franklin
R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners16 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
G7
C
CmDiagram coming soon
E7
A7
A9Diagram coming soon
Am7
D7
Bm7Diagram coming soon
Bm
Am
D9Diagram coming soon
D
F#Diagram coming soon
G6Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
G G7/13- C Cm G Bm5-/7 E7 Break it to me gently, let me down the easy way A7 A9 A7 Am7 D7 D7/13- Make me feel that you still love me if it's just for one more day G G7/13- C Cm G Bm7 E7 Break it to me gently so my tears won't fall too fast A7 A9 A7 Am7 D7 G G7/13- G7 If you must go, then go slowly; let me love you til the last C Bm Am D7 D7/13- G G7 The love we shared for oh, so long is such a big, big part of me C Bm A7 D7 D7/9 If you must take your love away take it gradually G G7 C Cm G Bm5-/7 E7 Break it to me gently, give me time to ease the pain A7 A9 A7 Am7 D7 D9 G G7/13- G7 Love me just a little longer, 'cause I'll never love again C Bm Am D7 D7/13- G G7 The love we shared for oh, so long is such a big, big part of me C Bm A7 D7 D7/9 If you must take your love away take it gradually G G7 C Cm G Bm5-/7 E7 Break it to me gently, give me time to ease the pain; A7 A9 A7 Am7 D G G/F# E7 Love me just a little longer, 'cause I'll never love again A7 A9 A7 Am7 D7 G G7/13- G7 If you must go, then go slowly; let me love you til the last C Bm Am D7 D7/13- G G7 The love we shared for oh, so long is such a big, big part of me C Bm A7 D7 D7/9 If you must take your love away take it gradually A7 A7/13- D D7 D7/9 G C Cm G6 'Cause I'll never, no I'll never love again
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Chord set
G · G7 · C · Cm · E7 · A7 · A9 · Am7 · D7 · Bm7 · Bm · Am · D9 · D · F# · G6
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.