The Hard Way Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> <br/> THE HARD WAY (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)<br/> ------------------------------------<br/> [These are the chords for the acoustic (rhythm) guitar; capo at the 2nd<br/> fret. The electric guitars play it in D with no capo. Frankly, either way<br/> is pretty easy, but I wrote the chords down for the acoustic. The tab at<br/> the end is for the electrics.]<br/> [It sounds okay to play E7 instead of G#dim7.]<br/> [I play C5 as x3x013 and G#dim7 as xx0101 or x20101.]<br/> [Each chord is half a measure.]<br/> <br/> G Am F G G Am F G C C C/E F C C C/E F<br/> [intro: electric guitar(s] [whole band]<br/> <br/> C C C/E F C C C/E F<br/> Show a little inspiration, show a little spark<br/> C C C/E F C C C/E F<br/> And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart<br/> C C C/E F C C C/E F<br/> And tell me something I don't know instead of everything I do<br/> C C C/E F C C C/E F<br/> And look at me as if I mean something to you<br/> <br/> G G G#dim G#dim Am Am/G D7/F# D7/F#<br/> Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we're wide awake<br/> F C5 C5 C5<br/> You know the world won't stop, and actions speak louder<br/> F C5 C5 C5<br/> Listen to your heart, and what your heart might say<br/> G Am F G C C C/E F<br/> Everything we got, we got the hard way<br/> <br/> Show a little passion, baby, show a little style<br/> And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how<br/> And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path<br/> You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back<br/> <br/> Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith<br/> That the world won't stop, and actions speak louder<br/> Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say<br/> G Am F G C C C C<br/> Everything we got, we got the hard way<br/> <br/> Em7 Em7 F F C C G Gsus-G<br/> Caught up in our little lives, there's not a lot left over<br/> Em7 Em7 Am7 Am7/G F(9) F(9) Gsus G<br/> I see what's missing in your eyes; you're searching for that field of clover<br/> <br/> C C C/E F C C C/E F C C C/E F C C C/E F<br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> So show a little inspiration, show a little spark<br/> Show the world a little light when you show it your heart<br/> <br/> We've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make<br/> And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder<br/> Listen to your heart, and your heart might say<br/> G Am F G G Am F G<br/> Everything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way)<br/> G Am F G C C C/E F<br/> Everything we got, we got the hard way<br/> C C C/E F C C C/E F<br/> (because the world won't stop) hang on, baby...<br/> C C C/E F<br/> [instrumental; repeat and fade]<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> INTRO TAB:<br/> [The high notes are played by one electric guitar, the low notes by another;<br/> no capo on the electrics.]<br/> <br/> A Bm G A A Bm G A<br/> E ----0-------0---|----0--------0--|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|<br/> B --2---2---3---3-|--3---3----2--2-|--2---2---3---3-|--3---3---2---2-|<br/> G 2-------4-------|0--------2------|2-------4-------|0-------2-------|<br/> D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> A ----------------|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|<br/> E ----------------|--------------3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|<br/> * * * * * * * * (accents)<br/> ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (timing)<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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