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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John - Guitar Chords
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Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word - Elton John
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Written by: Elton John/Bernie Taupin
From: “Blue Moves” (1976)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: Em
Key: Gm
For chords in original key transpose this tab +3 steps (and "use flats").
If you want to get a rough idea of what this tab sounds like,
check it out here:
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* [Intro]
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em Am Bsus4 B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------------320-|----------------|0---0-----------|
B|3---3---2---2---|1---1---0---0---|1---1-----------|0---0---4---4---|
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0-------|2---2-12--------|4-------4---4---|
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2-------|2---2-h-2-------|--4---4-4-4---4-|
A|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-3-2-0-|2-------2-------|
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
** Turnaround in the verses/choruses
G F#m7-5 B7sus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---3---x---0---|
B|0---0---1-0-0-4-|
G|0---0---2---2---|
D|0---0---2---x---|
A|x---x---x---2---|
E|3---3---2-------|
*** Transition to chorus
G D/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|x---x-----------|
B|0---0-------3-0-|
G|0---0---2-0-2---|
D|0---0---0-------|
A|x---x---x-------|
E|3---3---2-------|
**** [Coda]
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em Am(6) B7 Em7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|0
B|3---3---2---2---|1---1---0---0---|1-------0-------|3
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---2---|2-----------2---|0
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---4---1---1---|2
A|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0-------2-------|2
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|0
| x dampened string
| h hammer-on
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SPECIAL CHORDS / VOICINGS
[Intro]/ [Outro]
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-x
Em6 0-2-2-0-2-x
Em(b13) 0-2-2-0-1-x (= Cmaj7/B in the chord sheet)
Em 0-2-2-0-0-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-0-0
B x-2-4-4-4-x
[Verse] / [Chorus]
F#m7-5 2-x-2-2-1-x
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-0-0
B x-2-4-4-4-x
[Chorus]
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0
B7/D# x-x-1-2-0(0)
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2(0)
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[Intro]
| Em7 Em6 | Cmaj7/E Em | Am | Bsus4 B |
(see tab section: *)
[Verse 1]
Em Em7 Am
What have I got to do to make you love me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
What have I got to do to make you care (see tab section: **)
Em Em7 Am
What do I do when lightning strikes me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
And I wake to find that you're not there (see tab section: **)
[Verse 2]
Em Em7 Am
What do I do to make you want me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
What have I got to do to be heard (see tab section: **)
Em Em7 Am
What do I say when it's all over
D D7 | G D/F# |
And sorry seems to be the hardest word (see tab section: ***)
[Chorus]
C/E B7/D#
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
It's a sad, sad situation
C Bsus4 B | Em F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
And it's getting more and more absurd (see tab section: **)
C/E B7/D#
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
Why can't we talk it over
C
Oh it seems to me
C/B Am B7sus4 B7 Em
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
[Solo]
| Em Em7 | Am | D D7 | G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
(see tab section: **)
| Em Em7 | Am | D D7 | G D/F# |
(see tab section: ***)
[Chorus]
C/E B7/D#
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
It's a sad, sad situation
C Bsus4 B | Em F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
And it's getting more and more absurd (see tab section: **)
C/E B7/D#
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
Why can't we talk it over
C
Oh it seems to me
C/B Am B7sus4 B7 Em
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
[Verse 3]
Em Am
What do I do to make you love me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
What have I got to do to be heard (see tab section: **)
Em Em7 Am
What do I do when lightning strikes me
F#m7-5 B7
What have I got to do
Em Asus2
What have I got to do
F#m7-5 B7
When sorry seems to be
[ Em7 ]
The hardest word
[Coda]
| Em7 Em6 | Cmaj7/E Em | Am | B7sus4 B7 | Em7
(see tab section: ****)
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