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   D#   EHard on me, hard on meF#,  Gwhy do you grind me smallD#  E  
Hard on me, hard on me  F#aGt every fence I fallD#  E  
I bite my rageBm,    A  EI stop my breathBm  A  E  
I shake my cagBme,   A  EI swim with emptinessD#  E  
Hard on me, hard on me like they were hard on you
Hard on me, hard on me so I can stumble too
My circuits seize, my senses jam
I don't know who to please trapped inside the Wicker Man
You're so Chard on Dme
You're so Chard on A7me
You're so hard on Eme
Hard on me, hard on me, why do you grind me small
Hard on me, hard on me at every fence I fall 
Unzip my heart, unbraid my veins
Unstitch my wantonness and loosen up my reins
Before I dare, go on that hill in dumb despair unfreeze my will
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Hard On Me

by Richard Thompson

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D# E F# G D# E

Hard on me, hard on me, why do you grind me small

F# G D# E

Hard on me, hard on me at every fence I fall

Bm A E Bm A E

I bite my rage, I stop my breath

Bm A E D# E

I shake my cage, I swim with emptiness

Hard on me, hard on me like they were hard on you

Hard on me, hard on me so I can stumble too

My circuits seize, my senses jam

I don't know who to please trapped inside the Wicker Man

C D

You're so hard on me

C A7

You're so hard on me

Hard on me, hard on me, why do you grind me small

Hard on me, hard on me at every fence I fall

Unzip my heart, unbraid my veins

Unstitch my wantonness and loosen up my reins

Before I dare, go on that hill in dumb despair unfreeze my will

[email protected]

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