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Hard To Believe by Pat Benatar
Album: Precious Time
Track 8
1981
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
E:       022100
B:       x24442
C#m:     x46654
A:       x02220
F#:      244322
D:       xx0232
  Intro:          E      B      C#m      Ax 4
 YEesterdaBy's a C#mby-lAine, wEords upBon a C#mpageA  
 TomEorrow Bis a C#mdeadlAine, sEudden Band it's stC#mrange
 HAard to beC#mlieveB  
 You Aever would leBave, but you dF#id
 (A)           C#m  B  
 Hard to believe
 You Aever would leBave
 ENowhere to gBo, cC#man't sit stAill
 ELook for a mBotive in the C#mtime that AI kill
 ThEinking of wBays to C#mfill up my Aempty dEays, Bto C#mfill up my Aempty daEaaaaayyByysA  D  E  
 EHard to beliBeveA  
 You'd lDeave when I neEed you
 EI need you sBo A  
 It's hDard to beliEeve
 EHard to beliBeveA  
 You'd leDave when I neEed you
 EI need you sBoA  
 It's hDard to beliEeve
 LEove is sBuch a C#mfine lAine, the fEinest lBine I've kC#mnownA  
 But sEorrow Bis no C#mlife lAine whEen youB're all alC#mone
 AHard to C#mbelieveB  
 You Aever would leBave, but you dF#id
 (A)           C#m  B  
 Hard to believe
 You Aever would leBave
 ECan't sleep a wBink, C#mup all nAight
 EThe truth hBurts, you know it C#mcuts like a knAife 
 ThEinking of wBays to C#mfill up my Aempty lEife, Bto C#mfill up my Aempty liEiiiiiiBifeA  D  E  
 EHard to beliBeveA  
 You'd lDeave when I neEed you
 EI need you sBo A  
 It's hDard to beliEeve
 EHard to beliBeveA  
 You'd leDave when I neEed you
 EI need you sBoA  
 It's hDard to beliEeve
 EHard to beliBeveA  
 You'd lDeave when I neEed you
 EI need you sBo A  
 It's hDard to beliEeve
 EHard to beliBeveA  
 You'd leDave when I neEed you
 EI need you sBoA  
 It's hDard to beliEeve

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Hard To Believe

by Pat Benatar

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C#m

Hard To Believe by Pat Benatar

Album: Precious Time

Track 8

1981

Standard Tuning

No Capo

Chords:

: 022100

: x24442

C#m

: x46654

: x02220

: 244322

: xx0232

E B C#m A

Intro: x 4

E B C#m A E B C#m A

Yesterday's a by-line, words upon a page

E B C#m A E B C#m

Tomorrow is a deadline, sudden and it's strange

A C#m B

Hard to believe

A B F#

You ever would leave, but you did

A C#m B

()

Hard to believe

A B

You ever would leave

E B C#m A

Nowhere to go, can't sit still

E B C#m A

Look for a motive in the time that I kill

E B C#m A E B C#m A E B A D E

Thinking of ways to fill up my empty days, to fill up my empty daaaaaayyyys

E B A

Hard to believe

D E

You'd leave when I need you

E B A

I need you so

D E

It's hard to believe

E B A

Hard to believe

D E

You'd leave when I need you

E B A

I need you so

D E

It's hard to believe

E B C#m A E B C#m A

Love is such a fine line, the finest line I've known

E B C#m A E B C#m

But sorrow is no life line when you're all alone

A C#m B

Hard to believe

A B F#

You ever would leave, but you did

A C#m B

()

Hard to believe

A B

You ever would leave

E B C#m A

Can't sleep a wink, up all night

E B C#m A

The truth hurts, you know it cuts like a knife

E B C#m A E B C#m A E B A D E

Thinking of ways to fill up my empty life, to fill up my empty liiiiiiiife

E B A

Hard to believe

D E

You'd leave when I need you

E B A

I need you so

D E

It's hard to believe

E B A

Hard to believe

D E

You'd leave when I need you

E B A

I need you so

D E

It's hard to believe

E B A

Hard to believe

D E

You'd leave when I need you

E B A

I need you so

D E

It's hard to believe

E B A

Hard to believe

D E

You'd leave when I need you

E B A

I need you so

D E

It's hard to believe

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