THE HARD WAY (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
E|------------------------------------|
(These are the chords for the acoustic (rhythm) guitar; capo at the 2nd
fret. The electric guitars play it in D with no capo. Frankly, either way
is pretty easy, but I wrote the chords down for the acoustic. The tab at
the end is for the electrics.)
(It sounds okay to play E7 instead of G#dim7.)
(I play C5 as x3x013 and G#dim7 as xx0101 or x20101.)
(Each chord is half a measure.)
[Intro]
(The high notes are played by one electric guitar, the low notes by another;
no capo on the electrics.)
ABmGAABmGAE|-----0-------0---|----0--------0--|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
B|---2---2---3---3-|--3---3----2--2-|--2---2---3---3-|--3---3---2---2-|
G|-2-------4-------| 0--------2------|2-------4-------|0-------2-------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------5-| 7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|--------------3-| 5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * (accents)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (timing)
[Intro]
GAmFGGAmFGCCC/EFCCC/EF
(electric guitar(s)) (whole band)
[Chorus 1]
CCC/EFCCC/EF
Show a little inspiration, show a little spark
CCC/EFCCC/EF
And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart
CCC/EFCCC/EF
And tell me something I don't know instead of everything I do
CCC/EFCCC/EF
And look at me as if I mean something to you
[Verse 1]
GGG#dimG#dimAmAm/GD7/F#D7/F#
Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we're wide awake
FC5C5C5
You know the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
FC5C5C5
Listen to your heart, and what your heart might say
GAmFGCCC/EF
Everything we got, we got the hard way
[Chorus 2]
CCC/EFCCC/EF
Show a little passion, baby, show a little style
CCC/EFCCC/EF
And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how
CCC/EFCCC/EF
And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path
CCC/EFCCC/EF
You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back
[Verse 2]
GGG#dimG#dimAmAm/GD7/F#D7/F#
Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith
FC5C5C5
That the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
FC5C5C5
Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say
GAmFGCCCC
Everything we got, we got the hard way
[Bridge]
Em7Em7FFCCGGsus4G
Caught up in our little lives, there's not a lot left over
Em7Em7Am7Am7/GF(9)F(9)Gsus4G
I see what's missing in your eyes; you're searching for that field of clover
[Instrumental]
CCC/EFCCC/EFCCC/EFCCC/EF
[Chorus 3]
CCC/EFCCC/EF
So show a little inspiration, show a little spark
CCC/EFCCC/EF
Show the world a little light when you show it your heart
GGG#dimG#dimAmD
We've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make
FC5C5C5
And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
GAmFGCCCC
Listen to your heart, and your heart might say
[Outro]
GAmFGGAmFG
Everything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way)
GAmFGCCC/EF
Everything we got, we got the hard way
CCC/EFCCC/EF
(because the world won't stop) hang on, baby...
[Instrumental]
CCC/EFCCC/EF
fade.