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Date: 1/16/98; 9:38:35 AM
From: David Papple <dpapple@oncomdis.on.ca>
Subject: BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY by Juice Newton


                      BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
                     intro:  G  Gm  D  A  A7

D    F#7	G    Gm	      D	  F#7	    B7
BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY- LET ME DOWN THE EASY WAY
E7					Em		     A	A7
MAKE ME FEEL YOU STILL LOVE ME IT IT'S JUST- JUST FOR 1 MORE DAY
D     F#7	G    Gm	     D	      F#7		    B7
BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY- SO MY TEARS- MY TEARS WON'T FALL SO FAST
E7					Em     A	 D      D7
IF YOU MUST GO- THEN GO SLOWLY- LET ME LOVE YOU 'TIL THE LAST


Chorus:
	
	     G		   F#m	     Em	           A	       D    D7
	THE LOVE WE SHARED OH SO LONG- IT'S SUCH A BIG PART OF ME
	G		 F#m	    B7	  E7		A   A7
	IF YOU MUST TAKE YOUR LOVE AWAY- TAKE IT GRADUALLY- AND...
	
	
D    F#7	G  Gm	        	
BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY- GIVE ME 
D   F#7			                  B7
TIME- OH GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME TO EASE THE PAIN
E7					    Em  A	D      D7
IF YOU MUST GO THEN GO SLOWLY- 'CAUSE I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN...
	
		(instrumental: 1st line of chorus)

G		 F#m	    B7	  E7		A	  Bb7 (key change)
IF YOU MUST TAKE YOUR LOVE AWAY- TAKE IT GRADUALLY- 
Eb    G7	Ab   Abm
BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY- GIVE ME
Eb  G7				       C7
TIME- GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME TO EASE THE PAIN
F7					  Fm     Bb	   Eb    Cm
LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE LONGER- 'CAUSE I'LL NEVER NEVER LOVE AGAIN...
	 Fm  Bb (tacet)	    Eb	Ab   Abm	Eb
NO I'LL NEVER NEVER LOVE AGAIN			Mmm
	

NOTE: This is from the version released by Juice Newton (not from Brenda
Lee's '50's hit)
      The original key may have been E to F, I don't remember as I have
been performing
      the tune for many years and have lost track of the original.
      	
		
Date: 9:31 AM 1/16/98
From: David Papple ( dpapple@oncomdis.on.ca )
Subject: Break It to Me Gently by Juice Newton  
         Key: D > Eb




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David Papple
Campbellford, ON, Canada