Chords for Harder Before It Gets Easier
Tempo:
99.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
[Em] You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
You've been stitching your heart on the outside of your sleeve.
You've been stitching your [E] heart on the outside [G] of your sleeve.
[Em] You've [B] been wrung out [C] and in dust [G] with grief.
[Em] The ocean [B] of time, this [C] moment [G] will be brief, [D] will be brief.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D] easier.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D]
easier.
[E] Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too [Em] loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D]
[B]
[D] [G] Mother, the position of our [G] hearts will shift.
The position of our hearts will shift.
And someday the burden of loving will lift.
[D] The burden of [E] loving will [G] lift.
[E] And [Em] the difference between wrong [B] and right [C] will close like [G] a fist.
[Em] But now, [B] judgment passed [C] on us, we'll [G] be swift [D] just like this.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [Bm] easier.
Oh, [G] I know it's gonna get harder [D] before it [G] gets [D] easier.
Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were [G] unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not [C] care.
[D]
[G]
[G] Anya.
[Eb] [C]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[D] [G]
Baby is [Bm] born in a mud hut.
Baby is born [Gb] in a mud hut.
[Ab] Baby is born in a mud hut.
With a worm fastened [Em] to his gut.
With a worm fastened to his gut.
That's what's gonna [B] soften briefly, [C] and then they [G] are shut.
The [Em] circle [B]
of life [C] is a wheel [G] that gets stuck [D] in a rut.
[G]
Oh, [Ab] I know it's gonna get harder [Gm] before it gets easier.
Oh, [D] I [D] know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D]
easier.
[G] Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, [D] knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D]
[G]
[E] Care.
[D] [G]
Care.
[F]
Care. Care.
[E]
[D] [G]
You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
[Em] You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
You've been stitching your heart on the outside of your sleeve.
You've been stitching your [E] heart on the outside [G] of your sleeve.
[Em] You've [B] been wrung out [C] and in dust [G] with grief.
[Em] The ocean [B] of time, this [C] moment [G] will be brief, [D] will be brief.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D] easier.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D]
easier.
[E] Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too [Em] loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D]
[B]
[D] [G] Mother, the position of our [G] hearts will shift.
The position of our hearts will shift.
And someday the burden of loving will lift.
[D] The burden of [E] loving will [G] lift.
[E] And [Em] the difference between wrong [B] and right [C] will close like [G] a fist.
[Em] But now, [B] judgment passed [C] on us, we'll [G] be swift [D] just like this.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [Bm] easier.
Oh, [G] I know it's gonna get harder [D] before it [G] gets [D] easier.
Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were [G] unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not [C] care.
[D]
[G]
[G] Anya.
[Eb] [C]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[D] [G]
Baby is [Bm] born in a mud hut.
Baby is born [Gb] in a mud hut.
[Ab] Baby is born in a mud hut.
With a worm fastened [Em] to his gut.
With a worm fastened to his gut.
That's what's gonna [B] soften briefly, [C] and then they [G] are shut.
The [Em] circle [B]
of life [C] is a wheel [G] that gets stuck [D] in a rut.
[G]
Oh, [Ab] I know it's gonna get harder [Gm] before it gets easier.
Oh, [D] I [D] know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D]
easier.
[G] Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, [D] knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D]
[G]
[E] Care.
[D] [G]
Care.
[F]
Care. Care.
[E]
Key:
G
D
Em
C
B
G
D
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
[Em] You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
You've been stitching your heart on the outside of your sleeve.
You've been stitching your [E] heart on the outside [G] of your sleeve.
[Em] _ _ You've [B] been wrung out [C] and in dust [G] with grief.
[Em] The ocean [B] of time, this [C] moment [G] will be brief, [D] will be brief. _ _
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D] easier.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets _ _ [D]
easier.
_ [E] Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too [Em] loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ Mother, the position of our [G] hearts will shift.
The position of our hearts will shift.
And someday the burden of loving will lift.
[D] The burden of [E] loving will [G] lift.
[E] And [Em] the difference between wrong [B] and right [C] will close like [G] a fist. _
[Em] But now, [B] judgment passed [C] on us, we'll [G] be swift [D] just like this.
_ Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [Bm] easier.
_ Oh, [G] I know it's gonna get harder [D] before it [G] gets _ _ [D] _ easier.
Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were [G] unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not [C] care.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[G] Anya.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Baby is [Bm] born in a mud hut.
Baby is born [Gb] in a mud hut.
[Ab] Baby is born in a mud hut.
With a worm fastened [Em] to his gut.
With a worm fastened to his gut.
That's what's gonna [B] soften briefly, [C] and then they [G] are shut.
The [Em] _ circle [B] _
of life [C] is a wheel [G] that gets stuck [D] in a rut.
_ [G]
Oh, [Ab] I know it's gonna get harder [Gm] before it gets easier. _
Oh, [D] I [D] know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets _ _ [D] _
_ easier.
[G] Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, [D] knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] Care.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Care. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Care. Care.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
[Em] You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe.
You've been stitching your heart on the outside of your sleeve.
You've been stitching your [E] heart on the outside [G] of your sleeve.
[Em] _ _ You've [B] been wrung out [C] and in dust [G] with grief.
[Em] The ocean [B] of time, this [C] moment [G] will be brief, [D] will be brief. _ _
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [D] easier.
Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets _ _ [D]
easier.
_ [E] Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too [Em] loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ Mother, the position of our [G] hearts will shift.
The position of our hearts will shift.
And someday the burden of loving will lift.
[D] The burden of [E] loving will [G] lift.
[E] And [Em] the difference between wrong [B] and right [C] will close like [G] a fist. _
[Em] But now, [B] judgment passed [C] on us, we'll [G] be swift [D] just like this.
_ Oh, I know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets [Bm] easier.
_ Oh, [G] I know it's gonna get harder [D] before it [G] gets _ _ [D] _ easier.
Knock, knock, baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were [G] unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not [C] care.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[G] Anya.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Baby is [Bm] born in a mud hut.
Baby is born [Gb] in a mud hut.
[Ab] Baby is born in a mud hut.
With a worm fastened [Em] to his gut.
With a worm fastened to his gut.
That's what's gonna [B] soften briefly, [C] and then they [G] are shut.
The [Em] _ circle [B] _
of life [C] is a wheel [G] that gets stuck [D] in a rut.
_ [G]
Oh, [Ab] I know it's gonna get harder [Gm] before it gets easier. _
Oh, [D] I [D] know it's gonna [G] get harder before it gets _ _ [D] _
_ easier.
[G] Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, [D] knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
Knock, knock, [G] baby's at the door.
Knock, knock, too loud to ignore.
Knock, knock, we were unprepared.
Knock, knock, baby does not care.
[D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] Care.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Care. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Care. Care.
_ [E] _ _ _ _