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City And Colour - Harder Than Stone
Capo 3rd    Am7= x02010  D/F#= 20023x  Gsus= 3x0013  G/B= x20003  B7= x21202 
 C/G= 332010 
Intro
            D                   Am7|           G                     D|
-0h2-----2p0---------------------|--------------------------------| 
-------3-------0h1-------1h3p1-0-|--------------------------------| 
-------------------0---0-------0-|------4p2p0-2---------------0---| 
-0-------0---------2-----2-------|------0-----0-----------0h2-----| 
-------------0-------------------|--------------------------------| 
---------------------------------|3-------------------------------| 
               D                Am7|           G                     D||
---0h2---2h3/5-------------------|--------------------------------|
-------3-------0--h1-----1h3/5-0-|--0---3-------------------------|
-----------------------0-------0-|------------2-------------------|
-0--------------h2---------------|------------0-------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
---------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
Verse 1
 DSomeday Am7I will walk awGay when tDime ain't drawing Am7on me like a blGade
 DBack turned Am7to the setting sGun leDaving behind TorAm7onto's incessant hGum
 D'Cause I was Am7born and rGaised to lDivAm7e beyGond
 DThe hAm7eft and weGight of a wDorAm7ld undGone
Chorus                                         G    Gsus            G*
           Em            D/F#   G   GsusG*          -3|--3---3--33-3-33-3---|
 But I don't mean to be a bother              -0|--0h1-1--11-1-11-1p0-|
       Em                   D/F#   G   GsusG*       -0|--0---0--00-0-00-0---|
 I don't need you to take my burden away      -0|--0---0--00-0-00-0---|
     Em              D/F#   G   Gsus     C    G/B      Am7--|---------------------|
 And I ain't afraid of dying cold and alone   -3|--3---3--33-3-33-3---|
Interlude         D|    Am7|      G|      D||x2
Verse 2
 DTraipsing thAm7rough the utter dGark, wDalking underAm7neath the dead moonlGight
 DWithout Am7any great concGern
 For whDat I've missed or Am7how many bridges have bGurned
 DLike a Am7bird who flGies all the wDay Am7from the nGorth
 DMy Am7heart will rGoam in seDarcAm7h of wGarmth
Chorus
           Em            D/F#   G   GsusG*
 But I don't mean to be a bother
       Em                   D/F#   G   GsusG*
 I don't need you to take my burden away
 EmAnd I D/F#ain't afraid of GdyGsusing cCold G/Band aAm7lone when my time cC/Gomes
Bridge 
 When I was yAmoung I didn't know too Emmuch
 I thought that I could rB7ule the world,
 C/GThen I grew Amup, I found out life was hEmard
 Harder than stB7one 
Outro              C/G                 Am              Em  B7  
          Ooooh ooooh ooh  Ooooh ooooh ooh  ooh ooh ooooh  (x6 and fade)

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Harder Than Stone

by City and Colour

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D/F#

Gsus

G/B

C/G

City And Colour - Harder Than Stone

Am7 D/F# Gsus G/B B7

Capo 3rd = x02010 = 20023x = 3x0013 = x20003 = x21202

C/G

= 332010

Intro

D Am7 G D

| |

-0h2-----2p0---------------------|--------------------------------|

-------3-------0h1-------1h3p1-0-|--------------------------------|

-------------------0---0-------0-|------4p2p0-2---------------0---|

-0-------0---------2-----2-------|------0-----0-----------0h2-----|

-------------0-------------------|--------------------------------|

---------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

D Am7 G D

| ||

---0h2---2h3/5-------------------|--------------------------------|

-------3-------0--h1-----1h3/5-0-|--0---3-------------------------|

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

-0--------------h2---------------|------------0-------------------|

---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

---------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

Verse 1

D Am7 G D Am7 G

Someday I will walk away when time ain't drawing on me like a blade

D Am7 G D Am7 G

Back turned to the setting sun leaving behind Toronto's incessant hum

D Am7 G D Am7 G

'Cause I was born and raised to live beyond

D Am7 G D Am7 G

The heft and weight of a world undone

Chorus G Gsus G*

Em D/F# G Gsus

G* -3|--3---3--33-3-33-3---|

But I don't mean to be a bother -0|--0h1-1--11-1-11-1p0-|

Em D/F# G Gsus

G* -0|--0---0--00-0-00-0---|

I don't need you to take my burden away -0|--0---0--00-0-00-0---|

Em D/F# G Gsus C G/B Am7

--|---------------------|

And I ain't afraid of dying cold and alone -3|--3---3--33-3-33-3---|

D Am7 G D

Interlude | | | ||x2

Verse 2

D Am7 G D Am7 G

Traipsing through the utter dark, walking underneath the dead moonlight

D Am7 G

Without any great concern

D Am7 G

For what I've missed or how many bridges have burned

D Am7 G D Am7 G

Like a bird who flies all the way from the north

D Am7 G D Am7 G

My heart will roam in search of warmth

Chorus

Em D/F# G Gsus

But I don't mean to be a bother

Em D/F# G Gsus

I don't need you to take my burden away

Em D/F# G Gsus C G/B Am7 C/G

And I ain't afraid of dying cold and alone when my time comes

Bridge

Am Em

When I was young I didn't know too much

I thought that I could rule the world,

C/G Am Em

Then I grew up, I found out life was hard

Harder than stone

C/G Am Em B7

Outro

Ooooh ooooh ooh Ooooh ooooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh (x6 and fade)

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