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Sorry seems to be the hardest word - Elton John
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Elton John
Sorry seems to be the hardest word (1976)
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
From "Blue Moves"
If you want to get a rough idea of what this tab sounds like,
check it out here:
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/maguri/music/all/play920233
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Capo 3rd fret
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*Turnaround in the verses/choruses
G F#mb5 B7sus4
e|3---3---x---0---|
B|0---0---1-0-0-4-|
G|0---0---2---2---|
D|0---0---2---x---|
A|x---x---x---2---|
E|3---3---2-------|
**Transition to chorus
G D/F#
e|x---x-----------|
B|0---0-------3-0-|
G|0---0---2-0-2---|
D|0---0---0-------|
A|x---x---x-------|
E|3---3---2-------|
***OUTRO
Em7 Em6 Em5+ Em Am(6) B7 Em7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|0
B|3---3---2---2---|1---1---0---0---|1-------0-------|3
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---2---|2-----------2---|0
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|2---4---1---1---|2
A|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0-------2-------|2
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|0
****INTRO
Em7 Em6 Em5+ Em Am
e|----------------|------------320-|-----------------|
B|3---3---2---2---|1---1---0---0---|1---1------------|
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0-------|2---2-1h2--------|
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2-------|2---2----2-------|
A|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0--------0-3-2-0-|
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|-----------------|
Bsus4 B
e|0---0-----------|
B|0---0---4---4---|
G|4-------4---4---|
D|--4---4-4-4---4-|
A|2-------2-------|
E|----------------|
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SPECIAL CHORDS / VOICINGS
INTRO/OUTRO
e-B-G-D-A-E
Em7 x-3-0-2-2-0
Em6 x-2-0-2-2-0
Em5+ x-1-0-2-2-0
Em x-0-0-2-2-0
Bsus4 0-0-4-4-2-x
B x-4-4-4-2-x
VERSE / CHORUS
F#m7b5 x-1-2-2-x-2
D/F# x-3-2-0-x-2
Bsus4 0-0-4-4-2-x
B x-4-4-4-2-x
CHORUS
C/E 0-1-0-2-x-x
B7/Eb (0)-0-2-1-x-x
Em/D 0-0-0-0-x-x
A/C# (0)-2-2-2-4-x
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Capo 3rd fret
INTRO****
| Em7 Em6 | Em5+ Em | Am | Bsus4 B |
Em Em7 Am
What have I got to do to make you love me
D (D7) |G F#m7b5 B7sus4 |* (see above)
What have I got to do to make you care
Em Em7 Am
What do I do when lightning strikes me
D (D7) |G F#m7b5 B7sus4 |*
And I wake to find that you're not there
Em Em7 Am
What do I do to make you want me
D (D7) |G F#m7b5 B7sus4 |*
What have I got to do to be heard
Em Em7 Am
What do I say when it's all over
D (D7) | G D/F# |**
And sorry seems to be the hardest word
C/E B7/Eb
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
It's a sad, sad situation
C Bsus4 B | Em F#m7b5 B7sus4 |*
And it's getting more and more absurd
C/E B7/Eb
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
Why can't we talk it over
C
Oh it seems to me
C/B Am B7sus4 B7 Em
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
SOLO
| Em Em7 | Am | D (D7) | G F#m7b5 B7sus4 |*
| Em Em7 | Am | D (D7) | G D/F# |(**)
C/E B7/Eb
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
It's a sad, sad situation
C Bsus4 B | Em F#m7b5 B7sus4 |*
And it's getting more and more absurd
C/E B7/Eb
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
Why can't we talk it over
C
Oh it seems to me
C/B Am B7sus4 B7 Em
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
Em Am
What do I do to make you love me
D (D7) |G F#m7b5 B7sus4 |* (see above)
What have I got to do to be heard
Em Em7 Am
What do I do when lightning strikes me
F#m7b5 B7
What have I got to do
Em Am
What have I got to do
F#m7b5 B7
When sorry seems to be
| Em7 Em6 | Em5+ Em | Am | B7sus4 B7 | Em7***
The hardest word [OUTRO]
