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        Hardest Part by Coldpay
        Brilliant song off the new X&Y Album
        tabbed by Ash and dre
        email= ssetem@essex.ac.uk
        Standard tuning
        Capo 3
        Chords:
              Em022000
               Cx32010
               G320033
            D/F#200232
             Em7020000
             C/Bx20010
             Am7x02010
              Amx02210
        [Intro]
        C  Em7  Am7
        C  C  D/F#
        [Verse 1]
        EmAnd the harCdest part
        Was letGting go, not takD/F#ing part
        EmWas the haCrdest pa - GrtD/F#  
        EmAnd the strCangest thing
        Was waGiting for that D/F#bell to ring
        EmIt was the strCangest stGartD/F#  
        [Chorus]
        CI could feel it go doGwnD/F#  
        CBittersweet, I could tasGte in my mD/F#outh
        CSilver lining the cloGudD/F#  
        Oh and EmI...Em7......C....C/B......Am.I...
        I wish that I could work it out
        [Bridge]
          Em    C    G    D/F#x2
        [Verse 2]
        EmAnd the harCdest part
        Was letGting go, not taD/F#king part
        EmYou really broCke my heGartD/F#  
        EmAnd I trCied to sing
        But I couGldn't think of D/F#anything
        EmAnd that was the haCrdest paGrtD/F#  
        [Chorus]
        CI could feel it go doGwnD/F#  
        CYou left the sweetest taGste in my D/F#mouth
        CYou're silver lining the cloGudsD/F#  
        Oh and IEm....Em7......C....C/B......AmI...
        Oh and IEm....Em7......C....C/B......D/F#I...
        I wonder what it's all about
          C    Em7    Am7x2
        I wonder what it's all about
        [Outro]
        C  Em7  Am7
        C  C  D/F#
        Everything I kCnow Em7is wAm7rong
        Everything I dCo, it's Em7just comes Am7undone
        And everything is tCorn Em7aparAm7t
        Oh and it's the harCdest part
        That's the haD/F#rdest part
        Yeah that's the harCdest part
        That's the haD/F#rdest part
       (CrepEm7eat tAm7ill fade out)

The story behind the song

"The Hardest Part" was written by all four members of Coldplay for their 2005 album, X&Y. This piano-based song begins with a piano melody, followed by electric guitar lines, and is accompanied by slow-tempo drumming. It was released as the fourth and final single from X&Y and was well received by critics, who complimented its musical style.

AI-written from these sources:The Hardest Part (Coldplay song) — Wikipedia ↗Coldplay — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Hardest Part

by Coldplay

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Hardest Part by Coldpay

Brilliant song off the new X&Y Album

tabbed by Ash and dre

email= ssetem@essex.ac.uk

Standard tuning

Capo 3

Chords:

022000

x32010

320033

D/F#

200232

Em7

020000

C/B

x20010

Am7

x02010

x02210

[Intro]

C Em7 Am7

C C D/F#

[Verse 1]

Em C

And the hardest part

G D/F#

Was letting go, not taking part

Em C G D/F#

Was the hardest pa - rt

Em C

And the strangest thing

G D/F#

Was waiting for that bell to ring

Em C G D/F#

It was the strangest start

[Chorus]

C G D/F#

I could feel it go down

C G D/F#

Bittersweet, I could taste in my mouth

C G D/F#

Silver lining the cloud

Em Em7 C C/B Am

Oh and I....................I...

I wish that I could work it out

[Bridge]

Em C G D/F#

[Verse 2]

Em C

And the hardest part

G D/F#

Was letting go, not taking part

Em C G D/F#

You really broke my heart

Em C

And I tried to sing

G D/F#

But I couldn't think of anything

Em C G D/F#

And that was the hardest part

[Chorus]

C G D/F#

I could feel it go down

C G D/F#

You left the sweetest taste in my mouth

C G D/F#

You're silver lining the clouds

Em Em7 C C/B Am

Oh and I....................I...

Em Em7 C C/B D/F#

Oh and I....................I...

I wonder what it's all about

C Em7 Am7

I wonder what it's all about

[Outro]

C Em7 Am7

C C D/F#

C Em7 Am7

Everything I know is wrong

C Em7 Am7

Everything I do, it's just comes undone

C Em7 Am7

And everything is torn apart

Oh and it's the hardest part

D/F#

That's the hardest part

Yeah that's the hardest part

D/F#

That's the hardest part

C Em7 Am7

(repeat till fade out)

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