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)