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This is Julia's version of The Hardest Thing. It's higher than Tyler's so girls will be 
able to sing it too.
*Capo on the 2nd fret*
|-A0-|       |D-2-|       Cadd9|-3-|       Dsus4|-3-|       |Em-0-|       |-G3-|
|-2-|       |-3-|       |-3-|       |-3-|       |-0-|       |-3-|
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First Verse:
EmStill framed Gphotographs
Of Dyou and me tAogether
EmAre all I hGave of me and yDou anyAmore
EmWe were Gso in love
And we Dthought it'd last forAever
But in the Emstorm
We were Gtorn
Chorus:
And I Cadd9won't forget you I Dsus4don't regret you
But the hAardest thing I've had to do is lEmive without you
And I Cadd9wonder why Awe both walked Daway
I've Cadd9tried without you, Dsus4cried about you
Now tAurn around come back so I don't dEmream without you
                 Cadd9              A   Dstrum once
And I promise I will make you want to stay
Second Verse:
EmI'm digging dGeep to find
a wDay that we can bAoth be
EmWrapped up Gin each other's aDrms for one more Aday
EmWe've had our tGime to think
but stDill I'm feeling eAmpty
when you Emsay
that you won't sGtayA  
Chorus:
And I Cadd9won't forget you I Dsus4don't regret you
But the hAardest thing I've had to do is lEmive without you
And I Cadd9wonder why Awe both walked Daway
I've Cadd9tried without you, Dsus4cried about you
Now tAurn around come back so I don't dEmream without you
                 Cadd9              A   Dstrum once
And I promise I will make you want to stay
Bridge:
Cadd9I'm sorry for Gall I did
DWhat I said and the tAhings I hid
I'm Cadd9finally over mDe
The past is thrAough
Cadd9I can't imagine wGhere I'd be
DIf you had never reAscued me
YoCadd9u gave me hope to Dlive
ANow I need you
Em'Cause I need you
Chorus:
And I Cadd9won't forget you I Dsus4don't regret you
But the hAardest thing I've had to do is lEmive without you
And I Cadd9wonder why Awe both walked Daway
I've Cadd9tried without you, Dsus4cried about you
Now tAurn around come back so I don't dEmream without you
                 Cadd9              A   Dstrum once
And I promise I will make you want to stay

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The Hardest Thing

by Julia Sheer

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus4

This is Julia's version of The Hardest Thing. It's higher than Tyler's so girls will be

able to sing it too.

*Capo on the 2nd fret*

A D Cadd9 Dsus4 Em G

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|-2-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-0-| |-3-|

|-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-|

|-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-|

|-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-|

|-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-0-| |-3-|

First Verse:

Em G

Still framed photographs

D A

Of you and me together

Em G D A

Are all I have of me and you anymore

Em G

We were so in love

D A

And we thought it'd last forever

But in the storm

We were torn

Chorus:

Cadd9 Dsus4

And I won't forget you I don't regret you

A Em

But the hardest thing I've had to do is live without you

Cadd9 A D

And I wonder why we both walked away

Cadd9 Dsus4

I've tried without you, cried about you

A Em

Now turn around come back so I don't dream without you

Cadd9 A D

strum once

And I promise I will make you want to stay

Second Verse:

Em G

I'm digging deep to find

D A

a way that we can both be

Em G D A

Wrapped up in each other's arms for one more day

Em G

We've had our time to think

D A

but still I'm feeling empty

when you say

G A

that you won't stay

Chorus:

Cadd9 Dsus4

And I won't forget you I don't regret you

A Em

But the hardest thing I've had to do is live without you

Cadd9 A D

And I wonder why we both walked away

Cadd9 Dsus4

I've tried without you, cried about you

A Em

Now turn around come back so I don't dream without you

Cadd9 A D

strum once

And I promise I will make you want to stay

Bridge:

Cadd9 G

I'm sorry for all I did

D A

What I said and the things I hid

Cadd9 D

I'm finally over me

The past is through

Cadd9 G

I can't imagine where I'd be

D A

If you had never rescued me

Cadd9 D

You gave me hope to live

Now I need you

'Cause I need you

Chorus:

Cadd9 Dsus4

And I won't forget you I don't regret you

A Em

But the hardest thing I've had to do is live without you

Cadd9 A D

And I wonder why we both walked away

Cadd9 Dsus4

I've tried without you, cried about you

A Em

Now turn around come back so I don't dream without you

Cadd9 A D

strum once

And I promise I will make you want to stay

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