(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.