Jon Foreman
A Mirror Is Harder To Hold
Summer EP -- 2008
Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E)
*Chords are listed at end of song
Hit the root note of each chord before playing it through out the song (just listen;
hear it). Also, symbols in parentheses represent single notes -- not chords. Or a "walk
so to speak.
Ex. E5 (E F# G#)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--9-------------|
D|--9-------------|
A|--7---7--9--11--|
E|----------------|
Intro
E5 B5 A
E5 B/D# A
E5 B/D# C#m7
A B5 E5 (E F# G#)
Verse 1
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D#You (x2544x@1)could stay a while longer
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) AWe (x02220@1)could stay up and talk about last summer
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D#We (x2544x@1)could go down to the water
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) AWatch (x02220@1)the sunset going under
Pre-Chorus 1
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) AIt's (x02220@1)not that I'm a stranger to lonely moments
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D# (x2544x@1) A (x02220@1) C5I've (x355xx@1)had my share of those
Chorus
E5Please (022xxx@1)don't go
B/D# (x2544x@1) C#m7Please (x4242x@1)don't leave me alone
A (x02220@1) B5 (x244xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1)(E F#G#) (244322@1)A mirror's so much harder to hold
Verse 2
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D#I (x2544x@1)could try and point the finger
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) ABut (x02220@1)the glass points in my direction
(A BD#) (x2444x@1) E5 (022xxx@1) B/D#Sure, (x2544x@1)you got your sharp edges
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) ABut (x02220@1)my wounds are from my own reflection
Pre-Chorus 2
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) AYou've (x02220@1)got nothing I could ever hold against you
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D# (x2544x@1) A (x02220@1) C5I (x355xx@1)got fatal flaws to call my own
Chorus
Bridge
F#5 (244xxx@1) B/D#I (x2544x@1)met a man who's looking for perfection
F#5 (244xxx@1) B/D#Said (x2544x@1)he never met a girl who's good enough
G#His (xx1114@1)eyes are getting old
ALike (x02220@1)they'd love to love again
C# (x43121@1) B5 (x244xx@1)F#(no5)
Such a lonely m---an
B5 (x244xx@1) B(no3)
Such a lonely man, eww eww eww
Verse 3
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D#I (x2544x@1)see him in my reflection
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) A (x02220@1) (A BD#) (x2444x@1)Taking steps towards me these days
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D#So (x2544x@1)I hold you that much closer
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) AAnd (x02220@1)pray we don't throw this away
Pre-Chorus 3
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) AIt's (x02220@1)not that I'm a man who couldn't love you
E5 (022xxx@1) B/D# (x2544x@1) A (x02220@1) C5I (x355xx@1)know what these arms are for
Chorus
E5Please (022xxx@1)don't go
B/D# (x2544x@1) C#m7Please (x4242x@1)don't leave me alone
A (x02220@1) B5 (x244xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) B/D#A (x2544x@1)mirror's so much harder to hold
C#m7 (x4242x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) AA (x02220@1)mirror's so much harder to hold
(A BD#) (x2444x@1) E5Please (022xxx@1)don't go
B/D# (x2544x@1) C#m7Please (x4242x@1)don't leave me cold
A (x02220@1) B5 (x244xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1)(E F#G#) (244322@1)A mirror is harder to hold
*Chords Used
E5 (022xxx@1)B5 (x244xx@1)A (x02220@1)B/D# (x2544x@1)C#m7 (x4242x@1)C5 (x355xx@1)
C#5 F#(no5) B(no3)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------6-------------------------------|
G|--9-------6---8-----4---------5------------------9--|
D|--9---9---7---9-----7----10---6---11----8--------x--|
A|--7---9---7---6-----4----10---6---11----9--------9--|
E|------7---5---------------8---4----9----6--------7--|
