Break The News chords by The Who

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Verse:
 G6                Em
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|
B|---3-------3----|---3-------3-0--|---0-------0----|----------------|
G|-----0-------0--|-----0--------0-|-----0-------0--|-------%--------|
D|------0-------0-|------0---------|------2-------2-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|
 Am        C/G       D11/C
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|
B|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|---3-------3----|----------------|
G|-----2-------2--|----0--------0--|-----0-------0--|--------%-------|
D|------2-------2-|-----2--------0-|------4-------4-|----------------|
A|0---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS
     E-A-D-G-B-e
Cmaj7   x-3-2-0-0-0
G6    3-x-0-0-3-0
C/G    3-x-2-0-1-0
D11/C   x-3-4-0-3-0
Am7    x-0-2-2-1-3
G/B    x-2-0-0-3-3
Em7    0-2-2-0-3-0
Cadd9   x-3-2-0-3-0

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Intro:
| Em | C | G | D |


Chorus:
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D       Em
To break the news if it’s alright
 Cmaj7         G   D
I never wanna bring you down, no
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D         Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt
 Cmaj7        G   D
I never wanna see you frown, no


Verse 1:
   G6
Well lady
G6           Em
 I’m so happy that it’s ringing out again
             Am
I’m so meetup that we’re naked in our bed
   C/G      D11/C
Like we were twenty-four, back when


Verse 2:
      G6
Ooh, we'll hammer out
G6              Em
 The deeper question needing sorting out
              Am
If there’s an answer we’ll find it without doubt
C/G       D11/C
 We’re a little more than friends


Bridge:
Am7  G/B     Em7   Am7 :
  We fell through time and space
Am7   G/B    Em7    Am7 :
  Had chance to find this place
Am7   G/B  Em7  | Dsus4 |
  And so far we feel safe


Chorus:
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       Dsus4  D(7)  Em
To break the news if it’s alright
 Cmaj7         G   D
I never wanna bring you down, no
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D         Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt
 Cmaj7        G   D
I never wanna see you frown, no
Em Cmaj7         G   D
 I never wanna bring you down, no
Em Cmaj7        | G  D |
 I never wanna bring you down


Verse 3:
   G6
It’s breathing out
G6             Em
 I’m so meet up we’ve been making out
            Am
What you move is in our dressing gowns
   C/G      D11/C
Like we were twenty-four ... or thereabout


Verse 4:
   G6
What matters most
G6            Em
 Life’s amazing but it’s been a bumpy road
                Am
No more than lately things have been a little wild
    C/G           D11/C
Am I an adult or a child? Don’t feel any different now


Bridge:
Am7  G/B    Em7   Am7 :
  We watch the world go by
Am7   G/B  Em7   | Dsus4 |
  And so far we’ve been fine


Chorus:
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D   D7 :  Em
To break the news if it’s alright
 Cmaj7         G   D
I never wanna bring you down, no
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D    D7 :   Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt
Em Cmaj7        G   D7
 I never wanna see you frown, no
Em Cmaj7        | G  D |
 I never wanna bring you down


Verse:
| G6 | % | Em | % |
(instrumental)
| Am7 | C/G | D11/C | % |
(instrumental)


Bridge:
Am   G/B     Em7   Am :
  We fell through time and space
Am   G/B    Em7    Am :
  Had chance to find this place
Am   G/B  Em7  | Dsus4 | D |
  And so far we feel sa-   afe


Chorus:
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D   D7 :  Em
To break the news if it’s alright
 Cmaj7        | G  D |
I never wanna bring you down
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D    D7 :   Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt
 Cmaj7        G   D
I never wanna see you frown, no
Em Cmaj7        | G  D |
 I never wanna bring you down


Chorus:
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D   D7 :  Em
To break the news if it’s alright
 Cmaj7         G   D
I never wanna bring you down, no
Em   C       G
I will always be the one
       D    D7 :   Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt
 Cmaj7        G     D
I never wanna see you ... frown, never wanna see you ..
Em   Cmaj7        G    D
 Down, never wanna see you ... down, no


Coda:
 Cadd9
(picking, freely)