Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Chords by Elton John
Tempo:
83.925 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Cm
D
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] One of [Abm] the most special moments for me as a songwriter was going to the Royal Albert Hall in London
with my partner Bernie Klobber, who writes for Words, to see Frank Sinatra.
And he was brilliant.
And little did we know that halfway through his set he introduced us from the stage
and he sang this song, and I'll never forget it.
It's called Sorry Seems to Be a [Gm] Hard Word.
[Eb]
[Gm] [Cm]
[D] [Gm]
What have I gotta do to [Cm] make you love me?
[F] What have I gotta do to [Bb] make you care?
[A] [D] [Gm] What do I do when lightning [Cm] strikes me?
[F] Are you weak to find [Bb] you're not there?
[A] [D]
[Gm] What do I do to make [Cm] you want me?
What [F] have I gotta do [Bb] to be heard?
[A] [D] [Gm]
What do I say when [Cm] it's all over?
[F] And sorry seems to be the [Bb] hardest [F] word.
[Eb] It's sad, [D] so [G] sad, it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb]
[Gm] And it's getting more and more absurd.
[Cm] [D]
[Gm] It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb] Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems [C] to [E] be the [G] hardest word.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[A] [D] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb] And it's getting [Gm] more and more absurd.
[A] [D] [Gm] It's sad, [D]
so [Bb] sad, why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb]
Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems to [Dm]
[C] be the [Gm] hardest word.
What do I do to [Cm] make you love me?
[F] What have I gotta do to be [Bb] heard?
[A] [D]
[Gm] What do I do when [Cm] lightning strikes me?
What have I gotta [D] do?
[Gm] What have I [Cm] gotta do?
[A] And sorry seems [C] to be the [Gm] hardest [Bb]
[E] word.
[Eb]
[Cm] Sorry [G] seems to be the hardest, [D] the hardest [Gm]
word.
The [N] hardest word.
with my partner Bernie Klobber, who writes for Words, to see Frank Sinatra.
And he was brilliant.
And little did we know that halfway through his set he introduced us from the stage
and he sang this song, and I'll never forget it.
It's called Sorry Seems to Be a [Gm] Hard Word.
[Eb]
[Gm] [Cm]
[D] [Gm]
What have I gotta do to [Cm] make you love me?
[F] What have I gotta do to [Bb] make you care?
[A] [D] [Gm] What do I do when lightning [Cm] strikes me?
[F] Are you weak to find [Bb] you're not there?
[A] [D]
[Gm] What do I do to make [Cm] you want me?
What [F] have I gotta do [Bb] to be heard?
[A] [D] [Gm]
What do I say when [Cm] it's all over?
[F] And sorry seems to be the [Bb] hardest [F] word.
[Eb] It's sad, [D] so [G] sad, it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb]
[Gm] And it's getting more and more absurd.
[Cm] [D]
[Gm] It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb] Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems [C] to [E] be the [G] hardest word.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[A] [D] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb] And it's getting [Gm] more and more absurd.
[A] [D] [Gm] It's sad, [D]
so [Bb] sad, why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb]
Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems to [Dm]
[C] be the [Gm] hardest word.
What do I do to [Cm] make you love me?
[F] What have I gotta do to be [Bb] heard?
[A] [D]
[Gm] What do I do when [Cm] lightning strikes me?
What have I gotta [D] do?
[Gm] What have I [Cm] gotta do?
[A] And sorry seems [C] to be the [Gm] hardest [Bb]
[E] word.
[Eb]
[Cm] Sorry [G] seems to be the hardest, [D] the hardest [Gm]
word.
The [N] hardest word.
Key:
Gm
Cm
D
Bb
Eb
Gm
Cm
D
_ [Ab] One of [Abm] the most special moments for me as a songwriter _ was going to the Royal Albert Hall in London
with my partner Bernie Klobber, who writes for Words, to see Frank Sinatra.
And he was brilliant.
And little did we know that halfway through his set he introduced us from the stage
and he sang this song, and I'll never forget it.
It's called Sorry Seems to Be a [Gm] Hard Word.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
What have I gotta do to [Cm] make you love me? _
[F] What have I gotta do to [Bb] make you care?
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ What do I do when lightning [Cm] strikes me?
_ _ _ [F] Are you weak to find [Bb] you're not there?
_ [A] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ What do I do to make [Cm] you want me?
_ What [F] _ have I gotta do [Bb] to be heard?
[A] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
What do I say when [Cm] it's all over? _ _
[F] And sorry seems to be the [Bb] hardest [F] word.
_ _ [Eb] It's sad, [D] so [G] sad, it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb] _
[Gm] And it's getting more and more _ absurd.
[Cm] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb] Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems [C] to [E] be the [G] hardest word.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb] _ And it's getting [Gm] more and more absurd.
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ [Gm] It's sad, [D]
so [Bb] sad, why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb]
Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems to [Dm]
[C] be the [Gm] hardest word.
What do I do to [Cm] make you love me?
_ _ [F] What have I gotta do to be [Bb] heard?
[A] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ What do I do when [Cm] lightning strikes me?
_ _ What have I gotta [D] do?
[Gm] What have I [Cm] gotta do?
[A] And sorry seems [C] to be the [Gm] hardest _ [Bb] _
[E] word.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Sorry [G] seems to be the _ hardest, _ [D] the hardest _ [Gm]
word. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The [N] hardest word. _
with my partner Bernie Klobber, who writes for Words, to see Frank Sinatra.
And he was brilliant.
And little did we know that halfway through his set he introduced us from the stage
and he sang this song, and I'll never forget it.
It's called Sorry Seems to Be a [Gm] Hard Word.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
What have I gotta do to [Cm] make you love me? _
[F] What have I gotta do to [Bb] make you care?
[A] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ What do I do when lightning [Cm] strikes me?
_ _ _ [F] Are you weak to find [Bb] you're not there?
_ [A] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ What do I do to make [Cm] you want me?
_ What [F] _ have I gotta do [Bb] to be heard?
[A] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
What do I say when [Cm] it's all over? _ _
[F] And sorry seems to be the [Bb] hardest [F] word.
_ _ [Eb] It's sad, [D] so [G] sad, it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb] _
[Gm] And it's getting more and more _ absurd.
[Cm] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb] Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems [C] to [E] be the [G] hardest word.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
It's [D] sad, so sad, [Gm] it's a [C] sad, sad situation.
[Eb] _ And it's getting [Gm] more and more absurd.
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ [Gm] It's sad, [D]
so [Bb] sad, why [C] can't we talk it over?
[Eb]
Oh, it seems to me, [Cm] the sorry seems to [Dm]
[C] be the [Gm] hardest word.
What do I do to [Cm] make you love me?
_ _ [F] What have I gotta do to be [Bb] heard?
[A] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ What do I do when [Cm] lightning strikes me?
_ _ What have I gotta [D] do?
[Gm] What have I [Cm] gotta do?
[A] And sorry seems [C] to be the [Gm] hardest _ [Bb] _
[E] word.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Sorry [G] seems to be the _ hardest, _ [D] the hardest _ [Gm]
word. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The [N] hardest word. _