Intro: A#m C# G# F# x2 Chorus: A#m C# G# F# Breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do A#m C# G# F# I love you only but itʼs making me blue A#m C# G# F# So donʼt send me flowers like you always do A#m C# G# Itʼs hard to be lonely, but itʼs the right thing Verse: A#m C# G# F# Are these my good years or do I have none? A#m C# G# F# Are there really good years for everyone? A#m C# G# F# I donʼt wanna live with a life of regret A#m C# G# F# I donʼt wanna end up like Tammy Wynette Chorus: A#m C# G# F# Cause breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do A#m C# G# F# I love you only, and it’s making me blue A#m C# G# F# So don’t send me flowers like you always do A#m C# G# It’s hard to be lonely, but itʼs the right thing to do Verse: A#m C# G# F# George got arrested out on the lawn A#m C# G# F# We might be breaking up after this song A#m C# G# F# Will he still love me long after I’m gone? A#m C# G# Or did he see it coming all along? Chorus: A#m C# G# F# Cause breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do A#m C# G# F# I love you only, and it’s making me blue A#m C# G# F# So don’t send me flowers like you always do A#m C# G# F# It’s hard to be lonely, but itʼs the right thing to do A#m C# Breaking up slowly G# F# (Baby, breaking up is hard to do) Chorus: A#m C# G# F# Breaking up slowly is a hard thing to do A#m C# G# F# I love you only but itʼs making me blue A#m C# G# F# So donʼt send me flowers like you always do A#m C# G# F# A#m Itʼs hard to be lonely, but itʼs the right thing to do