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Love Will Keep Us Together: Chords l Piano Diana

One of my favorite Grammy award winning songs is a huge hit from the 70s, Love Will Keep Us Together! It's pretty straight forward and you'll be jamming in no time at all!

Love Will Keep Us Together

Words & Music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield

Key: C
Time: 4/4 Moderately

12 chords used in this song

C Gm6/Bb

Love ... love will keep us together

A7
Think of me, babe, whenever

F
Some sweet-talking	guy comes along, singing his song

Don't mess around, you got to be strong

C Caug

Just stop... cause I really love you.

C6 C7

Stop - I'll be thinking of you

F C G7sus4 C

Look in my heart and let love keep us together

C C9

You... you belong to me now

A7
ain't gonna set you free now

When those guys start hanging around, taking me down

Hear with your heart and you won't hear a sound
C Caug

Just stop... cause I really love you

C Caug

Stop - I'll be thinking of you

F C G7sus4 C

Look in my heart and let love keep us together

Whatever

Eb Bb F G# C
Young and beautiful someday your looks will be gone;

Eb Bb F G# G7sus4

When the others turn you off who'll be turning you on?

G7sus4

I will, I will, I will

C C9
I will be there to share forever

Love will keep us together

Said it before and I'll say it again, while others pretend

I need you now and I'll need you then
C6 Caug Just stop... cause I really love you C6 C7 Stop - I'll be thinking of you F C G7sus4 C Look in my heart and let love keep us together C7 Whatever

Repeat from "I will"

Here's a video of this popular song that was sung by The Captain and Tenille.

Chord Breakdown from the above chord chart with lyrics:

C = C/EGAD

Gm6/Bb = Bb/EGBbD

A7 = A/EGAC#

F = F/FAC

Fm = F/FAbC

C = C/EGC

Caug = C/EG#C

C6 = C/EAC

C7 = C/EBbC

Dm7 = D/FAC

C = C/EGBD

Gaug = G/FAbBEb

Here's a free pdf of the song in D, Love Will Keep Us Together.

All the best,

"Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." -- Art Blakey

Photo Credit: Courtesy Noble PR

The popular song, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do was written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka in 1962 and renewed in 1990. I like to play the song in the Key of F, slowly and rubato, with 4/4 time signature.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Chords

Verse 1:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/neil_sedaka/breaking_up_is_hard_to_do_crd.html ]
                 F   Dm7   Gm7      C7
 Don't take your love     away from me
 F           Dm7              Gm7  C7
   Don't you leave my heart in misery
 F      Bm7 A7  Dm7     G7
 If you go then I'll be blue
         Gm7     Am7   Bb   Gm7 C7
 'Cause breaking up is hard to do

Verse 2:
                 F Dm7      Gm7    C7
 Remember when you held me tight
                Dm7           Gm7         C7
 And you kissed me all through the night
         F       Bm7 A7   Dm7        G7
 Think of all that we've been through
      Gm7     Am7    Bb  C9 F
 And breaking up is hard to do

Bridge:

                       Fm7 Bb7 Fm7     Bb7
 They say that breaking up is hard to do
 Eb                           Ab7  Ebm7          
   Now I know, I know that it's true
        Ab7        Ebm7     Ab7
 Don't say that this is the end
  Db                                C7                     
 Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again

Verse 3 [chords as per verse 2]:
                 F Dm7  Gm7       C9
 I beg of you, don't say goodbye
         F       Dm7                  C9
 Can't we give our love another try
         F      Bm7-5 A7+  Dm7    Gm7
 Come on baby, let's start anew
               Am7          Bb6  C9   F
 'Cause breaking up is hard to do

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

[repeat verse 3]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

           F        Bb6       F
 Down doobee-do-down-down   comma-comma




Chord Breakdown

The chords are not in any order. Here are some voicings to go with the song.



L.H. / R.H.



F = F/CFA

Gm7 = G/FBbC

C7 = C/EBb

Dm7 = D/FAC

Bm7 = EG/DF#A

A7 = AG/C#EA

Gm7 = G/BbDFA

Bb = Bb/BbDF

Fm7 = F/EbAbC

Bb7 = Bb/DABb

Eb = Eb/EbGBb

Ab7 = Ab/CEGbBb

Em7 = Eb/DbGbBb

Db = Db/AbDbF

Db7 = Db/FBbDb

C9 = C/DEGBb

Bm7-5 = E/BDFA

A7+ = A/GC#F

Bb6 = Bb/GBbDF

Eb6-5 = Eb/EbGACEb

Gm9 = G/BbDFA



YouTube: Neil Sedaka

Internet Chord Chart

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

Online Chart by The Carpenters

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Chords

                        G               C            Am      F 
Intro:          Come-a, come on down, doobie do down down   (3x) 
                    G             C    F  C 
                  Breaking up is hard to do 
 
                                   C Am  F        G 
                1.Don't take your love away from me 
                   C         Am                F   G 
                  Don't you leave my heart in misery 
                  Em             Am 
                  If you go then I'll be blue 
                         Dm                    G 
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do 
 
                             C Am    F       G 
                2.Remember when you hold me tight 
                        C       Am              F      G 
                  And then you kissed me all thru the night 
                    Em               Am 
                  Think of all that we've been thru 
                         Dm            G       C  
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do 
 
                                 G               C            Am      F 
Intro:          Come-a, come on down, doobie do down down   (3x) 
                    G             C    F  C 
                  Breaking up is hard to do 
 
                            C Am      F        G 
                3.I beg of you don't say good-bye 
                   C        Am             F       G 
                  Can't we give our love another try 
                  Em                Am 
                  And maybe it'll start anew 
                         Dm                    G 
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do 
 
                            C Am      F        G 
                4.I beg of you don't say good-bye 
                   C        Am             F       G 
                  Can't we give our love another try 
                  Em                Am 
                  And maybe it'll start anew 
                         Dm            G       C  
                  'Cos breaking up is hard to do 
 
                                 G               C            Am      F 
Intro:          Come-a, come on down, doobie do down down   (3x) 
                    G             C    F  C 
                  Breaking up is hard to do