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Harder
Capo – 5th Fret
 Am– 5x0550              A– 577655
 Fmaj9– 887060   Dm– x57765
Am* – x02210     F– 133211
 F/A– x33211    G* - 355433
 C– 332010               Em- 022000
 G– 320003
  Am    Fmaj9    Am   Fmaj9(x4)
AmCan’t recall the moment when the Fmaj9doubt 
Ripped your Amface Fmaj9  
Or Amput my finger on quite when the Fmaj9fog 
Took your Amplace F/A  
Now Cwe’ve been beating on it ‘til we’re Gblack and blue 
          Am*                F/A  
Just what good exactly is it gonna do 
CAlways so much harder 
So much Gharder when you have to AmtryFmaj9  Am  Fmaj9  
Could Amwe at least agree upon the Fmaj9size 
And the Amshape Fmaj9  
The Amrelative dimensions that the Fmaj9lie 
Ought to Amtake Fmaj9  
CFor your delectation a sceGnario 
Am*                           F/A  
Taken so much further than it needs to go 
CAlways so much harder 
GAlways so much 
If Cwe could get away just for a Gweek or two 
Am*                         F/A  
Baby let it burn the way it used to do 
CAlways so much harder 
So much Gharder when you have to AmtryFmaj9  Am  Fmaj9  
AAnd if the ground should open Dmup 
            G*
And swallow me 
It would not Fstop 
AThat minute hand from ticking Dmoff 
             G*              F  Em  
The minutes ‘til the penny drop
  Am    Fmaj9    Am   Fmaj9(x2)
AmNot a breath of wind and not a Fmaj9cloud 
In the Amsky Fmaj9  
AmAll the better then to watch the Fmaj9world
Passing Amby Fmaj9  
Passing Amby Fmaj9  
Passing Amby Fmaj9  
Passing Amby

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Harder

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj9

F/A

Harder

Capo – 5th Fret

Am A

– 5x0550 – 577655

Fmaj9 Dm

– 887060 – x57765

Am F

* – x02210 – 133211

F/A G

– x33211 * - 355433

C Em

– 332010 - 022000

– 320003

Am Fmaj9 Am Fmaj9

(x4)

Am Fmaj9

Can’t recall the moment when the doubt

Am Fmaj9

Ripped your face

Am Fmaj9

Or put my finger on quite when the fog

Am F/A

Took your place

C G

Now we’ve been beating on it ‘til we’re black and blue

Am F/A

Just what good exactly is it gonna do

Always so much harder

G Am Fmaj9 Am Fmaj9

So much harder when you have to try

Am Fmaj9

Could we at least agree upon the size

Am Fmaj9

And the shape

Am Fmaj9

The relative dimensions that the lie

Am Fmaj9

Ought to take

C G

For your delectation a scenario

Am F/A

Taken so much further than it needs to go

Always so much harder

Always so much

C G

If we could get away just for a week or two

Am F/A

Baby let it burn the way it used to do

Always so much harder

G Am Fmaj9 Am Fmaj9

So much harder when you have to try

A Dm

And if the ground should open up

And swallow me

It would not stop

A Dm

That minute hand from ticking off

G F Em

The minutes ‘til the penny drop

Am Fmaj9 Am Fmaj9

(x2)

Am Fmaj9

Not a breath of wind and not a cloud

Am Fmaj9

In the sky

Am Fmaj9

All the better then to watch the world

Am Fmaj9

Passing by

Am Fmaj9

Passing by

Am Fmaj9

Passing by

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