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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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The Hardest Question - Sharpless
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Tuning: Standard
Intro: F C Am Em E6x
Main Riff:
e|--15-17-15-------------------15-17-15--------------------------------------|
B|-----------17-15-17-15----------------17-15-17----------15-17-15-----------|
G|-----------------------17-16-------------------14-16-17----------17--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
can also be played like this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-7-5-------------5-7-5--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------7-5-7-5-----------7-5-7-------5-7-5--------------------------------|
E|----------------8-7-------------5-7-8-------8------------------------------|
Ahhh Riff:
e|--------------15-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17-17-15-17----17-15-17--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
or
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-5-7---7-5-7----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Doesn't Really Matter Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fi feel it in my head
Cthe letters in my bed
Ami'm not the Eperson i wanted to be
Fbut every night's the same
Ci'm easier to blame
Amas my sleepless Enights still torture me
FAhhhhhhhCh
Amthe less i talk the more i'm Eable to get past the moment
FAhhhhhhhCh
Amthe less i talk the less i Ethink about the past
but it Fdoesn't really matter at Call
is the Amanswer to the Ehardest question
Fwaiting for the apple to Cfall
it's not why Amit falls but the Efact that it falls at all
F C Am Em E(Main Riff)
Ahhhhhhhhhh 2x
Fand now I see my face
Cin everything before
Amin every cigarette
Ein every liquor store
Fand now i see my chest
Cin every news report
Amabout the kinda kids
Ethat always get bored
FAhhhhhhhCh
Ami always thought that open Edoors would never close
FAhhhhhhhCh
Ami always thought that the adults Ewould be the ones to know
FAhhhhhhhCh
Ami always thought that i would Efigure out where to go
FAhhhhhhhCh
No chords
i always thought that i would figure it out
but it Fdoesn't really matter at Call
is the Amanswer to the Ehardest question
Fwaiting for the apple to Cfall
it's not why Amit falls but the Efact that it falls at all
Fit's not why it fallsG
Cit's not why it falls
but the Amfact that it falls at all
FOooGhhhChhhhAmhh
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The Hardest Question
by Sharpless
Chords in this song · guitar
F
C
Am
Em
E
G
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The Hardest Question - Sharpless
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Tuning: Standard
F C Am Em E
Intro: 6x
Main Riff:
e|--15-17-15-------------------15-17-15--------------------------------------|
B|-----------17-15-17-15----------------17-15-17----------15-17-15-----------|
G|-----------------------17-16-------------------14-16-17----------17--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
can also be played like this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-7-5-------------5-7-5--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------7-5-7-5-----------7-5-7-------5-7-5--------------------------------|
E|----------------8-7-------------5-7-8-------8------------------------------|
Ahhh Riff:
e|--------------15-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17-17-15-17----17-15-17--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
or
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-5-7---7-5-7----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Doesn't Really Matter Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
i feel it in my head
C
the letters in my bed
Am E
i'm not the person i wanted to be
F
but every night's the same
C
i'm easier to blame
Am E
as my sleepless nights still torture me
F C
Ahhhhhhhh
Am E
the less i talk the more i'm able to get past the moment
F C
Ahhhhhhhh
Am E
the less i talk the less i think about the past
F C
but it doesn't really matter at all
Am E
is the answer to the hardest question
F C
waiting for the apple to fall
Am E
it's not why it falls but the fact that it falls at all
F C Am Em E
(Main Riff)
Ahhhhhhhhhh 2x
F
and now I see my face
C
in everything before
Am
in every cigarette
E
in every liquor store
F
and now i see my chest
C
in every news report
Am
about the kinda kids
E
that always get bored
F C
Ahhhhhhhh
Am E
i always thought that open doors would never close
F C
Ahhhhhhhh
Am E
i always thought that the adults would be the ones to know
F C
Ahhhhhhhh
Am E
i always thought that i would figure out where to go
F C
Ahhhhhhhh
No chords
i always thought that i would figure it out
F C
but it doesn't really matter at all
Am E
is the answer to the hardest question
F C
waiting for the apple to fall
Am E
it's not why it falls but the fact that it falls at all
F G
it's not why it falls
C
it's not why it falls
Am
but the fact that it falls at all
F G C Am
Ooohhhhhhhhh
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