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A Little Hard Hearted

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SONG:   A LITTLE HARD HEARTED
                    A LITTLE HARD HEARTED
                      MELISSA ETHERIDGE
INTRO: 
CLi li li li lEmiii
EmLi li li li li Amli
AmLi li li li Fli 
FLi li li li Cli  
CLi li li li lEmiii
EmLi li li li li Amli
AmLi li li li lAbiii 
VERSE:
 CWe were plGaying house,
 BbJust playing mFake believe
 CThat you and GI in love 
Is Aball we ever nFeed.
VERSE:
 CHow could GI have known
 BbThat every fFeeling swallowed 
CInside would jGust keep glowing,
AbNever knowing it would sFomeday blow in.
CHORUS:
CThen it was over jEmust like it started. 
  AmA little more lonely
And a lFittle hard hearted.
 CThe looking glass shattered
EEmveryone departed
 AmA little more lonely
And a lAbittle hard hearted.
VERSE:
BCroken dreams and sEmhattered glass
LBbate night screams and bFusted handles
CWe tried to hEmide the past
SAbettled for the lies 
And the dFirty scandals
VERSE:
HCow could GI have known 
BbThe promisFes would fade now
 CTurned to stGone and fAball away
Just fBball away.
CHORUS: 
 CThen it was over jEmust like it started. 
  AmA little more lonely
And a lFittle hard hearted.
 CThe looking glass shattered
EEmveryone departed
 AmA little more lonely
And a lAbittle hard hearted.
BREAK:
COoooooooooooEbooohh 
I don't want to be hard hAbearted oh oCooh
NFoooooooCoooooooEbooooo
I dont want to be hard hAbearteeeeeGeeed
CHORUS:
CThen it was over jEmust like it started. 
  AmA little more lonely
And a lFittle hard hearted.
 CThe looking glass shattered
EEmveryone departed
 AmA little more lonely
And a lAbittle hard hearted.
CHORUS:
CThen it was over jEmust like it started. 
  AmA little more lonely
And a lFittle hard hearted.
CI don't want to be
I don't want to be
EmI don't want to be lonely
AmI don't want to be hAbaaaard hCearted.
OUTRO: 
CLi li li li lEmiii
EmLi li li li li Amli
AmLi li li li Fli 
FLi li li li Cli  
CLi li li li lEmiii
EmLi li li li li Amli
AmLi li li li lAbiii 
CLi li li li lEmiii
EmLi li li li li Amli
AmLi li li li Fli 
FLi li li li Cli  
CLi li li li lEmiii
EmLi li li li li Amli
AmLi li li li lAbiii 

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A Little Hard Hearted

by Melissa Etheridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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SONG: A LITTLE HARD HEARTED

A LITTLE HARD HEARTED

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

INTRO:

C Em

Li li li li liii

Em Am

Li li li li li li

Am F

Li li li li li

F C

Li li li li li

C Em

Li li li li liii

Em Am

Li li li li li li

Am Ab

Li li li li liii

VERSE:

C G

We were playing house,

Bb F

Just playing make believe

C G

That you and I in love

Ab F

Is all we ever need.

VERSE:

C G

How could I have known

Bb F

That every feeling swallowed

C G

Inside would just keep glowing,

Ab F

Never knowing it would someday blow in.

CHORUS:

C Em

Then it was over just like it started.

A little more lonely

And a little hard hearted.

The looking glass shattered

Everyone departed

A little more lonely

And a little hard hearted.

VERSE:

C Em

Broken dreams and shattered glass

Bb F

Late night screams and busted handles

C Em

We tried to hide the past

Settled for the lies

And the dirty scandals

VERSE:

C G

How could I have known

Bb F

The promises would fade now

C G Ab

Turned to stone and fall away

Just fall away.

CHORUS:

C Em

Then it was over just like it started.

A little more lonely

And a little hard hearted.

The looking glass shattered

Everyone departed

A little more lonely

And a little hard hearted.

BREAK:

C Eb

Ooooooooooooooohh

Ab C

I don't want to be hard hearted oh oooh

F C Eb

Nooooooooooooooooooo

Ab G

I dont want to be hard hearteeeeeeeed

CHORUS:

C Em

Then it was over just like it started.

A little more lonely

And a little hard hearted.

The looking glass shattered

Everyone departed

A little more lonely

And a little hard hearted.

CHORUS:

C Em

Then it was over just like it started.

A little more lonely

And a little hard hearted.

I don't want to be

I don't want to be lonely

Am Ab C

I don't want to be haaaard hearted.

OUTRO:

C Em

Li li li li liii

Em Am

Li li li li li li

Am F

Li li li li li

F C

Li li li li li

C Em

Li li li li liii

Em Am

Li li li li li li

Am Ab

Li li li li liii

C Em

Li li li li liii

Em Am

Li li li li li li

Am F

Li li li li li

F C

Li li li li li

C Em

Li li li li liii

Em Am

Li li li li li li

Am Ab

Li li li li liii

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