THE HARD WAY (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)
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[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 Gdim7.]
[I play C5 as x3x013 and Gdim7 as xx0101 or x20101.]
[Each chord is half a measure.]
G Am F G G Am F G C C C/E F C C C/E F
[intro: electric guitar(s)] [whole band]
C C C/E F C C C/E F
Show a little inspiration, show a little spark
C C C/E F C C C/E F
And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart
C C C/E F C C C/E F
And tell me something I don`t know instead of everything I do
C C C/E F C C C/E F
And look at me as if I mean something to you
G G Gdim Gdim Am Am/G D7/F D7/F
Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we`re wide awake
F C5 C5 C5
You know the world won`t stop, and actions speak louder
F C5 C5 C5
Listen to your heart, and what your heart might say
G Am F G C C C/E F
Everything we got, we got the hard way
Show a little passion, baby, show a little style
And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how
And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path
You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back
Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith
That the world won`t stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say
G Am F G C C C C
Everything we got, we got the hard way
Em7 Em7 F F C C G Gsus-G
Caught up in our little lives, there`s not a lot left over
Em7 Em7 Am7 Am7/G F(9) F(9) Gsus G
I see what`s missing in your eyes; you`re searching for that field of clover
C C C/E F C C C/E F C C C/E F C C C/E F
[instrumental]
So show a little inspiration, show a little spark
Show the world a little light when you show it your heart
We`ve got two lives, one we`re given and the other one we make
And the world won`t stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, and your heart might say
G Am F G G Am F G
Everything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way)
G Am F G C C C/E F
Everything we got, we got the hard way
C C C/E F C C C/E F
(because the world won`t stop) hang on, baby...
C C C/E F
[instrumental; repeat and fade]
INTRO TAB:
[The high notes are played by one electric guitar, the low notes by another;
no capo on the electrics.]
A Bm G A A Bm G A
E ----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)
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- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
