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AmMaybe I should just be Fclear
 AmIt sucks not having you G7here
 AmThere ain’t a better way to say it
 FOther than how I just said it, G7clear, clear, clearAm, clear
 Like a bottle of Evian, Fyou can see through me
 My ego ain’t G7here
 FSo many clever words and G7nice things that AmI could say
 FBut the truth then and G7the truth now has Ambeen the same
 FThe hardest thing to Csay is what I ain’t G7saying
 FAnd the best way to Csay it is to just G7say it
 FI wanna run away from the Cwords
 AmBut I can’t run away from the G7world
 FCause the hardest thing to Csay is usually worth G7saying
 AmGirl, I love you, stillF  G7  
 AmI try to go some months without a Fcall
 AmI mean, I'm an attractive guy and G7all
 AmMaybe I could find something in the Fclub
 Or something in the G7mall, mall, mallAm, mall
 AmBut them girls didn’t matter
 And this Fmoney ain’t distracting me G7much at all
 FSo many clever words and G7nice things that AmI could say
 FBut the truth then and G7the truth now has Ambeen the same
 FThe hardest thing to Csay is what I ain’t G7saying
 FAnd the best way to Csay it is to just G7say it
 FI wanna run away from the Cwords
 AmBut I can’t run away from the G7world
 FCause the hardest thing to Csay is usually worth G7saying
 AmGirl, I love you, stillF  G7  
 FGirl I wanted to cry
 But I made it Amlook easy (it ain’t easy)
 G7To hold it in and save Fface
 FAnd it was harder to stay
 So I made it Amlook easy (it ain't easy)
 G7To just get up and walFk away
 FNow I’m alone and the G7tears do fall
 AmOpen my mouth and the G7words do fall
 FNow I'm standing here G7after all, with this Fbroken heartG7  
 FThe hardest thing to Csay is what I ain’t G7saying
 FAnd the best way to Csay it is to just G7say it
 FI wanna run away from the Cwords
 AmBut I can’t run away from the G7world
 FCause the hardest thing to Csay is usually worth G7saying
 AmGirl, I love you, stillF  G7  

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Hardest Thing

by Frank Ocean

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Am F

Maybe I should just be clear

Am G7

It sucks not having you here

There ain’t a better way to say it

F G7 Am

Other than how I just said it, clear, clear, clear, clear

Like a bottle of Evian, you can see through me

My ego ain’t here

F G7 Am

So many clever words and nice things that I could say

F G7 Am

But the truth then and the truth now has been the same

F C G7

The hardest thing to say is what I ain’t saying

F C G7

And the best way to say it is to just say it

F C

I wanna run away from the words

Am G7

But I can’t run away from the world

F C G7

Cause the hardest thing to say is usually worth saying

Am F G7

Girl, I love you, still

Am F

I try to go some months without a call

Am G7

I mean, I'm an attractive guy and all

Am F

Maybe I could find something in the club

G7 Am

Or something in the mall, mall, mall, mall

But them girls didn’t matter

F G7

And this money ain’t distracting me much at all

F G7 Am

So many clever words and nice things that I could say

F G7 Am

But the truth then and the truth now has been the same

F C G7

The hardest thing to say is what I ain’t saying

F C G7

And the best way to say it is to just say it

F C

I wanna run away from the words

Am G7

But I can’t run away from the world

F C G7

Cause the hardest thing to say is usually worth saying

Am F G7

Girl, I love you, still

Girl I wanted to cry

But I made it look easy (it ain’t easy)

G7 F

To hold it in and save face

And it was harder to stay

So I made it look easy (it ain't easy)

G7 F

To just get up and walk away

F G7

Now I’m alone and the tears do fall

Am G7

Open my mouth and the words do fall

F G7 F G7

Now I'm standing here after all, with this broken heart

F C G7

The hardest thing to say is what I ain’t saying

F C G7

And the best way to say it is to just say it

F C

I wanna run away from the words

Am G7

But I can’t run away from the world

F C G7

Cause the hardest thing to say is usually worth saying

Am F G7

Girl, I love you, still

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