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


[Verse 1]
Am           C             G
Are these my good years or do I have none?
    Am           C             G      F
Are there really good years for everyone?
  Am          C           G       F
I don't wanna live with a life of regret
  Am          C           G       F
I don't wanna end up like Tammy Wynette


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


[Verse 2]
Am           C      G          F
George got arrested out on the lawn
Am          C           G          F
We might be breaking up after this song
Am            C       G              F
Will he still love me long after I’m gone?
   Am            C           G
Or did he see it coming all along?


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

Breaking up slowly
       G                      F
(Baby, breaking up is hard to do)


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