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Taking It All Too Hard

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Tuning: Standard
capo: 2nd fret
play: D
key: E
For original chords transpose this tab +2 steps
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CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A     x-0-4-2-3-2
A       x-0-2-2-2-0
G/A     x-0-0-0—0-3
Am/D    x-x-0-2-1-0
C/G     3-x-2-0-1-0
Db/Gb   2-x-3-1-2-1
    or  x-x-4-1-2-1
    or  x-x-4-6-6-4
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[Intro]
|  D/A   A|  G/A|  D/A   A|  G/A|
|  D/A   A|  G/A   Bm|  Bm   F#m|  Em7|
[Chorus]
     D/A  ANo, not G/Athis confused again
     D/A  ANo, not the G/Asame mistakes again
     D/A  AYou're taking it G/Aall to Bmheart
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
[Interlude]
|  Am/D| % | % | % | 
[Verse 1]
DmWhy can't you Am/Dsee  Dmwhat's going Am/Don?
DmI know you'd Am/Dnever aGmaj7dmit
You would C/Gever be to Gmaj7blame
 C/GEverything's a Gmaj7game to you
[Bridge]
 Bbmaj7The old days are gone
And they're Bbmaj7better left alone
  Db/GbI cannot help you
 BbmIt's much too late
[Chorus]
     D/A  ANo, not G/Athis confused again
     D/A  ANo, not the G/Asame mistakes again
     D/A  AYou're taking it G/Aall to Bmheart
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
[Chorus]
  D/AThere's Aalways a G/Areason why it happened
  D/AYou never Anever did G/Aanything wrong, but it
  D/AIt just Ahappened to G/Afall apartBm  
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
[Interlude]
|  Am/D| % | % | % | 
[Verse 2]
DmNow that it's Am/Ddark, Dmall of your Am/Dfears
Like Dmshadows Am/Dcreeping aGmaj7round
You're C/Gmuch too scared to look Gmaj7down
And it's C/Glonely out on your Gmaj7own
[Bridge]
 Bbmaj7The old days are gone
And they're Bbmaj7better left alone
  Db/GbBut I still miss you
 BbmI keep it to myself
[Chorus]
     D/A  ANo, not G/Athis confused again
     D/A  ANo, not the G/Asame mistakes again
     D/A  AYou're taking it G/Aall to Bmheart
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
[Chorus]
     D/A  ANo, not G/Athis confused again
     D/A  ANo, not the G/Asame mistakes again
     D/A  AYou're taking it G/Aall to Bmheart
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
You're Bmtaking it F#mall to Em7heart
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
[Chorus]
     D/A  ANo, not G/Athis confused again
     D/A  ANo, not the G/Asame mistakes again
     D/A  AYou're taking it G/Aall to Bmheart
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
[Chorus]
     D/A  ANo, not G/Athis confused again
     D/A  ANo, not the G/Asame mistakes again
     D/A  AYou're taking it G/Aall to Bmheart
You're Bmtaking it F#mall too Em7hard
(repeat and fade)

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Taking It All Too Hard

by Genesis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

G/A

F#m

Em7

Am/D

Gmaj7

C/G

Bbmaj7

Db/Gb

Bbm

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

capo: 2nd fret

play: D

key: E

For original chords transpose this tab +2 steps

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

D/A x-0-4-2-3-2

A x-0-2-2-2-0

G/A x-0-0-0—0-3

Am/D x-x-0-2-1-0

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

Db/Gb 2-x-3-1-2-1

or x-x-4-1-2-1

or x-x-4-6-6-4

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[Intro]

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A

| | | | |

D/A A G/A Bm Bm F#m Em7

| | | | |

[Chorus]

D/A A G/A

No, not this confused again

D/A A G/A

No, not the same mistakes again

D/A A G/A Bm

You're taking it all to heart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

[Interlude]

Am/D

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 1]

Dm Am/D Dm Am/D

Why can't you see what's going on?

Dm Am/D Gmaj7

I know you'd never admit

C/G Gmaj7

You would ever be to blame

C/G Gmaj7

Everything's a game to you

[Bridge]

Bbmaj7

The old days are gone

Bbmaj7

And they're better left alone

Db/Gb

I cannot help you

Bbm

It's much too late

[Chorus]

D/A A G/A

No, not this confused again

D/A A G/A

No, not the same mistakes again

D/A A G/A Bm

You're taking it all to heart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

[Chorus]

D/A A G/A

There's always a reason why it happened

D/A A G/A

You never never did anything wrong, but it

D/A A G/A Bm

It just happened to fall apart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

[Interlude]

Am/D

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 2]

Dm Am/D Dm Am/D

Now that it's dark, all of your fears

Dm Am/D Gmaj7

Like shadows creeping around

C/G Gmaj7

You're much too scared to look down

C/G Gmaj7

And it's lonely out on your own

[Bridge]

Bbmaj7

The old days are gone

Bbmaj7

And they're better left alone

Db/Gb

But I still miss you

Bbm

I keep it to myself

[Chorus]

D/A A G/A

No, not this confused again

D/A A G/A

No, not the same mistakes again

D/A A G/A Bm

You're taking it all to heart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

[Chorus]

D/A A G/A

No, not this confused again

D/A A G/A

No, not the same mistakes again

D/A A G/A Bm

You're taking it all to heart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all to heart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

[Chorus]

D/A A G/A

No, not this confused again

D/A A G/A

No, not the same mistakes again

D/A A G/A Bm

You're taking it all to heart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

[Chorus]

D/A A G/A

No, not this confused again

D/A A G/A

No, not the same mistakes again

D/A A G/A Bm

You're taking it all to heart

Bm F#m Em7

You're taking it all too hard

(repeat and fade)

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