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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

by Elton John

Written by: John & Taupin

SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD John & Taupin Elton John | Bm /// | Em /// | A /// | D /// | Bm D Em7 ||: / (What=have=I)^got=to do^to make^you=love | e^me e ~ / / | ||: / What=do^I do^to make^you=want | t^me e ~ / / | A D C#m7 F#7 | / (What=have=I)^got=to d=o=o=o to=make^you=care | ee / / / | | ~ (What=have=I) got=to d=o o^t=o be^heard | dd / / / | Bm D Em7 | / What=do^I do^when light=ning^strikes | m^e e ~ / / | | / What=do^I say^when=its s^all=o. | o ver ~ / / | A | ~ And=I wa=ke=to=fi i=n=nd=that youre^not | | ^And sor=ry ~ seems=to be^the hard^est=word | D C#m7 F#7 1. | there e ~ / / :|| D A 2. | dd / / / | G F# D G#m7 ||: ~ Its=sa a=d d # its=so=sa dd | ~ Its=a sad^sad sit^u=a a=ti^on | Em F#7 Bm C#m7 F#7 | ~ And=its get^ting more^and=more e^ab=surd | dd / / / | G F# D E7 | ~ Its=sa a=d d # its=so=sa dd | ~ Why=cant t^we=talk k=it^o v=e^r | G Em7 F#7 | ~ Oh=it se=ems=to=me ee ~ ^that | sor^ry seems^to=be e^the hard^est | Bm Em A7 G A7 D C#m7 F#7 Bm Em A7 D A 1. | word d ~ / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| to CHORUS Bm D Em7 2. | word ~ (What=have=I) got^to=do to=make=you=love | e me ~ / / | A7 D C#m7 F#7 | ~ (What=have=I) got=to=d=o o^t=o be^heard | dd / / / | Bm Em | / What=do^I do^when^light^ning | ^strikes me e / / | C#m F#7 Bm Em | What=have^I got^to=do oo / | What=have^I got^to=do o oo o | C#m7 F#7 D G#m7 Em Bm | Sor^ry seems^to=be e^the hard^est | word dd dd dd | / / / / | C#m7 F#7 Bm | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||

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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is performed by Elton John and written by John & Taupin. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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