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Hardest Part

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 3rd Fret (Key of C minor [song ends on a Cm chord])
Some notes on the G chords played in this song, as there are 3 seperate ones
Gadd4 | G 1|  G2  
E | 3 -- | 3 --  | 3
B | 1 -- | 0 -- | 3
G | 0 -- | 0 -- | 0
D | 0 -- | 0 -- | 0
A | 2 -- | 2 -- | 2
E | 3 ---| 3 -- | 3
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[Intro]
 F   C   Am   Gadd4(the Gadd4 is played only on the final downstrum)
Fpay my respects to the company storeC  
i ain't goAmt no money, don't want no moreGadd4  
Fpay my respects to the company boysC  
and just move AmalongGadd4  
i worked hard Ffor every little bit i gotC  
i got luckAmy once on some adviceGadd4  
met a dark hFaired girl at the mississippi moonC  
musta left by Ammistake one night
        G                1    Gadd4  G   1(hold)
in a hurry lord
and that ain't the hardest partF  C  
Amthe hardest part is lovin
Fsomebody that cares for yoCuG  1  Gadd4  G  2  
so much  [back to verse chords]
promises don't pay cash at the bank
if they did i'm bettin your word
you couldn't pay me for the time that it took to write a check
to buy a babydoll for my girl
and I worked hard for every little bit I got
the things I got are gonna stay
and it's been flooding so hard on them company mines
that you know it's gonna flood someday
and you're gonna miss someone
and that ain't the hardest parFtC  
Amthe hardest part is lovin
Fsomebody that cares for yoCuG  1  Gadd4  G  2  
no that ain't the hardest paFrtC  
Amthe hardest part is workin'
Fand i've worked enoughC  
[Bridge]
GI can stretch that penny like a silver lineAm7  
rollin through the pages of my life
underneath your name where it's underlined
i've been turned around i been mystified by
Ctrue lovAmeF  C  
Cand that ain't the hardest partAm  G  1  Gadd4  G  2  
talkin bout true loCveAm  F  C  
G    1   Gadd4  G   2x 4
[Outro]
that ain't the hardest partF  C  Am  Gadd4  
F C Am

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Hardest Part

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd4

Am7

Capo on 3rd Fret (Key of C minor [song ends on a Cm chord])

Some notes on the G chords played in this song, as there are 3 seperate ones

1 2

Gadd4 | G | G

E | 3 -- | 3 -- | 3

B | 1 -- | 0 -- | 3

G | 0 -- | 0 -- | 0

D | 0 -- | 0 -- | 0

A | 2 -- | 2 -- | 2

E | 3 ---| 3 -- | 3

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

[Intro]

F C Am Gadd4

(the Gadd4 is played only on the final downstrum)

F C

pay my respects to the company store

Am Gadd4

i ain't got no money, don't want no more

F C

pay my respects to the company boys

Am Gadd4

and just move along

F C

i worked hard for every little bit i got

Am Gadd4

i got lucky once on some advice

F C

met a dark haired girl at the mississippi moon

musta left by mistake one night

G 1 Gadd4 G 1

(hold)

in a hurry lord

F C

and that ain't the hardest part

the hardest part is lovin

F C G 1 Gadd4 G 2

somebody that cares for you

so much [back to verse chords]

promises don't pay cash at the bank

if they did i'm bettin your word

you couldn't pay me for the time that it took to write a check

to buy a babydoll for my girl

and I worked hard for every little bit I got

the things I got are gonna stay

and it's been flooding so hard on them company mines

that you know it's gonna flood someday

and you're gonna miss someone

F C

and that ain't the hardest part

the hardest part is lovin

F C G 1 Gadd4 G 2

somebody that cares for you

F C

no that ain't the hardest part

the hardest part is workin'

F C

and i've worked enough

[Bridge]

G Am7

I can stretch that penny like a silver line

rollin through the pages of my life

underneath your name where it's underlined

i've been turned around i been mystified by

C Am F C

true love

C Am G 1 Gadd4 G 2

and that ain't the hardest part

C Am F C

talkin bout true love

G 1 Gadd4 G 2

x 4

[Outro]

F C Am Gadd4

that ain't the hardest part

F C Am

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