Breaking Bread

Johnny Cash

Tom: G

(intro)  G

                 G                      Em
Breaking bread, breaking bread,
              C                        D                        G
we are gathered here together to break bread. (2x)

D                                             G      C                                       D
Its not the barley or the wheat,        its not the oven or the heat,
                                                     G
that makes this bread so good to eat,
             C                                           Am                             D       D7
its the needing and the sharing that makes the meal complete.

                   G                      Em
Breaking bread, breaking bread,
              C                        D                        G
we are gathered here together to break bread. (2x)

D                                        G       C                                          D
Upon the water bread is cast,      the last is first, the first is last,
                                              G
for everyone who eats this bread,
C                                               Am                      D      D7
    there are thousands maybe more that will be fed.

                   G                      Em
Breaking bread, breaking bread,
              C                        D                        G
we are gathered here together to break bread. (2x)

D                                             G      C                                       D
Its not the barley or the wheat,        its not the oven or the heat,
                                                       G
that makes this bread so good to eat,
             C                                           Am                             D
its the needing and the sharing that makes the meal complete.