Johnny Cash

Breaking Bread

Johnny Cash


Tom: G

(intro)  G

          G              Em
Breaking bread, breaking bread,
        C               D                G
we are gathered here together to break bread. (2x)

D                              G        C                           D
It's not the barley or the wheat,        it's not the oven or the heat,
                                 G
that makes this bread so good to eat,
          C                           Am                 D    D7
it's the needing and the sharing that makes the meal complete.

           G              Em
Breaking bread, breaking bread,
        C               D                G
we are gathered here together to break bread. (2x)

D                         G        C                                  D
Upon the water bread is cast,      the last is first, the first is last,
                             G
for everyone who eats this bread,
C                             Am                 D  D7
    there are thousands maybe more that will be fed.

           G              Em
Breaking bread, breaking bread,
        C               D                G
we are gathered here together to break bread. (2x)

D                              G        C                           D
It's not the barley or the wheat,        it's not the oven or the heat,
                                  G
that makes this bread so good to eat,
          C                           Am                 D
it's the needing and the sharing that makes the meal complete.