Intro (acapella w/drums and handclaps until indicated):

        Do-do-do down doobee-do-down-down   comma-comma
        Down doobee-do-down-down   comma-comma
         B         G#m       E
        Down doobee-do-down-down
                        B   E  B [N.C.]
        Breaking up is hard to do

Verse 1:

                         B   G#m   E       F#
        Don't take your love     away from me
        B            G#m               E  F#
          Don't you leave my heart in misery
        B    D#7/A#    G#m
        If you go then I'll be blue
                C#7                   F#7
        'Cause breaking up is hard to do

Verse 2:

        Remember when you held me tight
        And you kissed me all through the night
        Think of all that we've been through
             C#7            F#7    B  [N.C.]
        And breaking up is hard to do

Bridge:

                              Bm7 E7 Bm7     E7
        They say that breaking up is hard to do
        A      Amaj7     A6           Amaj7
          Now I know, I know that it's true
        Am7    D7       Am7        D7
        Don't say that this is the end
            G                              F#                      [N.C.]
        Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again

Verse 3 [chords as per verse 2]:

        I beg of you, don't say goodbye
        Can't we give our love another try
        Come on baby, let's start anew
        'Cause breaking up is hard to do

[repeat bridge; backup vocalists sing lines 1 and 3]

[repeat verse 3]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

         B         G#m       E      F#
        Down doobee-do-down-down   comma-comma