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Capo 1

[Am][C][G][F]

[Am]Breaking up [C]slowly 
is a [G]hard thing to [F]do
[Am]I love you [C]only but 
it's [G]making me [F]blue
So [Am]don't send me [C]flowers 
like [G]you always [F]do
It's [Am]hard to be [C]lonely, 
but it's the [G]right thing

[Am]Are these my [C]good years 
or [G]do I have none?
Are [Am]there really [C]good 
years for[G] everyo[F]ne?
I [Am]don't wanna [C]live with 
a [G]life of [F]regret
I [Am]don't wanna [C]end up 
like [G]Tammy Wy[F]nette

'Cause [Am]breaking up [C]slowly 
is a [G]hard thing to [F]do
[Am]I love you [C]only but 
it's [G]making me [F]blue
So [Am]don't send me [C]flowers 
like [G]you always [F]do
It's [Am]hard to be [C]lonely, 
but it's the [G]right thing to do

[Am]George got ar[C]rested 
[G]out on the [F]lawn
[Am]We might be [C]breaking 
up [G]after this [F]song
[Am]Will he still [C]love me 
lo[G]ng after I'm [F]gone?
Or [Am]did he see it 
[C]coming all a[G]long?

'Cause [Am]breaking up [C]slowly 
is a [G]hard thing to [F]do
[Am]I love you [C]only, and 
it's [G]making me [F]blue
So [Am]don't send me [C]flowers 
like [G]you always [F]do
It's [Am]hard to be [C]lonely 
(Baby, [G]breaking up is hard to do)
[Am]Breaking up [C]slowly
(Baby, [G]breaking up is hard to [F]do)

[Am]Breaking up [C]slowly 
is a [G]hard thing to [F]do
[Am]I love you [C]only, 
and it's [G]making me [F]blue
So [Am]don't send me [C]flowers 
like [G]you always [F]do
It's [Am]hard to be [C]lonely[G]
but it's the right thing to [Am]do