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Chris Young – Break Like You Do Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Chris Young Chris Young - Break Like You Do Chords

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G          Em         D          C

[Verse 1]
      G
I see you’re doing well, well, I'm not,
            Em
got someone new in your life,
well, I don’t,
D
I’ve been busy wanting you back and
C
you’ve been busy moving on
way too fast.
G
Guess my heart's taking
                  Em
the long way out,
it don’t even know what to do
    D
and seeing you with him tonight
        C                      C
I guess I don’t break like you.

[Chorus]
        G
I don’t drink like you do,
I can’t just have one
                 Em
'cause I'm still drinking ‘bout us,
so I’ll probably get drunk,
             D
wish I could laugh and dance
on a Saturday night
         C
like you do, like goodbye ain’t
even crossing your mind.
G
Maybe you’re just good
at getting gone or
Em
I’m just really bad at moving on,
             D
I'm still in love, girl,
                      C
it’s true, what can I say?
                               G
I hate that I don’t break like you do.

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[Verse 2]
       G
I wish I could just smile, say hello,
         Em
show you I’m doing fine, but I won’t
         D
'cause I can’t fake it through.
        C
Dammit, I don't break like you.

[Chorus]
        G
I don’t drink like you do,
I can’t just have one
                 Em
'cause I'm still drinking ‘bout us,
so I’ll probably get drunk,
             D
wish I could laugh and dance on
a Saturday night
         C
like you do, like goodbye ain’t
even crossing your mind.
G
Maybe you’re just good
at getting gone or
Em
I’m just really bad at moving on,
             D
I'm still in love, girl,
                      C
it’s true, what can I say?
                               G
I hate that I don’t break like you do.
Em         D          C

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[Chorus]
        G
I don’t drink like you do,
I can’t just have one,
              Em
so, I’ll just sit right here,
keep drinking ‘bout us,
  D
I wish I could laugh,
                    C
wish I could dance,
but, baby, I just can’t.

[End-Chorus]
        G
I don’t drink like you do,
I can’t just have one
                 Em
'cause I'm still drinking ‘bout us,
so I’ll probably get drunk,
             D
wish I could laugh and
dance on a Saturday night
         C
like you do, like goodbye ain’t
even crossing your mind.
G
Maybe you’re just good
at getting gone or
Em
I’m just really bad at moving on,
             D
I'm still in love, girl,
                      C
it’s true, what can I say?
                               G     Em
I hate that I don’t break like you do.
                               Dsus4 D C
I hate that I don’t break like you do.

How to play Break Like You Do: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Break Like You Do by Chris Young on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Break Like You Do by Chris Young sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: G, Em, D, C and Dsus4.

Most of the song cycles through G – Em – D – C (I – vi – V – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.