Elton John - Sorry seems to be the hardest word
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Tuning: E A D G B E
These tabs were created from sheet music of the piano and vocal lines for this song and incorporate both
the chords and the melody.
Key: Gm
Time: 4/4
Capo: None
[Intro]
Gm Cm Am7b5 D
e|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--6-5-3----|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3-----3--|--4-----------------------|---------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--------|--5--5--4-5---------------|---------------------------|
D|--3--3--2--2--|--1--1--0--0--------|--5--5-------5------------|-------5-4-5-7-5--4--------|
A|--------------|--------------------|--3--3-------3--6--5-6-3--|--6------------5-----5--5--|
E|--------------|--------------------|--------------------------|--5----5-------------------|
[Verse]
Gm Bb Cm
e|--3-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--3------3----3---3--3--3---3---------3--------3--|----1--------1--------------|
G|--3------2-----------0------------3--------3------|-----------0----------------|
D|----------------------------4---------3-----------|--1------1------3--1--0--1--|
A|-------------------------------5------------------|-------3--------3-----3-----|
E|--3--3--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
What have I got to do to make you love me?
F Bb Am7b5 D7
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
B|-------1-----1---1--1--1--3-1-------1-------|-----------3--4--3--1-----|
G|-------2------------0---------3-3--------3--|--3-----------5-----2-----|
D|----3---------------------3---------3-------|--3-----------5-----0-----|
A|--3-----------------------------------------|--5--3--1-----0-----------|
E|--5-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
What have I got to do to make you care?
Gm Bb Cm
e|--3-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--3------3---3--3--3-----------3-----------3--|----1--------1--------------|
G|--3------2------0--------3----------3---------|-----------0----------------|
D|-------------------4-----------3--------------|--1------1------3--1--0--1--|
A|----------------------5-----------------------|-------3--------3-----3-----|
E|--3--3----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
What do I do when light-ning strikes me
F Bb Am7b5 D7
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
B|-----1--1--1-------3-1--------1---------|-----------3--4--3--1-----|
G|-----2-----0----3------3-3-----------3--|--3-----------5-----2-----|
D|--------------3----3----------3---------|--3-----------5-----0-----|
A|--3-------------------------------------|--5--3--1-----0-----------|
E|--5-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
and I wake to find that you're not there?
Gm Bb Cm
e|--3--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--3------3---3--3--3----------3-------3--|----1--------1--------------|
G|--3------2------0--------3--------3------|-----------0----------------|
D|-------------------4----------3----------|--1------1------3--1--0--1--|
A|----------------------5------------------|-------3--------3-----3-----|
E|--3--3-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
What do I do to make you want me?
F Bb Am7b5 D7
e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
B|-------1-----1---1--1--1--3-1-------1------|-----------3--4--3--1-----|
G|-------2------------0---------3-3-------3--|--3-----------5-----2-----|
D|----3---------------------3---------3------|--3-----------5-----0-----|
A|--3----------------------------------------|--5--3--1-----0-----------|
E|--5----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
What have I got to do to be heard?
Gm Cm
e|--3----------------5---3---------------|----------------------------|
B|--3------3---3--3--3--------3-------3--|----1--------1--3-----4-----|
G|--3------0------3--3-------------3-----|-----------0----3-----5-----|
D|---------------------------------0-----|--1------1---------3-----5--|
A|---------------------------------------|-------3--------------------|
E|--3--3---------------------------------|----------------------------|
What do I say when it's all o - ver?
F Bb F7
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--1---1-----1-------3-1-------1------|-----------3--4-----4-----|
G|--2-----0--------3------3-3-------3--|--3--------------2-----2--|
D|----------3---------3---------3------|--3-----------3-----3-----|
A|-------------------------------------|--5--3--1-----0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
So-rry seems to be the har-dest word.
[Chorus]
Eb D Bb Em7b5
e|----------------------------------|-----3----5--6----5---5--3-------------|
B|------4----6----4------3--4----3--|-----3------------3---------3--1-------|
G|--3-------------3---2----------2--|--3---------------3---------3----3--0--|
D|--5-----------5-----4--------4----|--3---------------3---2-----2-------2--|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
It's sad, so sad, it's a sad, sad si-tu-at-tion,
Cm D Gm Am7b5 D7
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
B|-----4--4----6---4-----3----3--3--1-----|-----------3--4--3--1-----|
G|--0-----5----5---------2-------2-----3--|--3-----------5-----2-----|
D|--1-----5--------------0----------------|--5-----5-----5-----0-----|
A|----------------------------------------|--5-----5-----0-----------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3--3-----3--------------|
and it's ge-tting more and mo-re ab - surd.
Eb D Bb Em7b5
e|----------------------------------|-----3----5----6---5---3--------------|
B|------4----6----4------3--4----3--|-----3---------------------3--1-------|
G|--3-------------3---2----------2--|--3------------------------3----3--0--|
D|--5-----------5-----4--------4----|--3----------------2-------2-------2--|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
It's sad, so sad: why can't we talk it over?
Eb Cm D7
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----1---3----4----3--3--1---------|--1--3----4----3--6---4--3-------|
G|--0------------------------3----0--|--0-------0-------------------5--|
D|--1-------------------1------------|------------------0------4-------|
A|--1--------------------------------|--3-------3----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Al-ways seems to me that so-rry seems to be the har-dest
[Bridge]
Gm Cm
e|------------6--6--5--3--1--|--1----------------------|
B|----------3----3-----------|----4--4-----6--4--4--4--|
G|--5--3----0-------5--3--2--|--2----5-----5-----5-----|
D|--5-------0----------------|-------5-----------5-----|
A|--5------------------------|--3----3--3--------3-----|
E|--3----3-------------------|-------------------------|
wo-rd.
F7 Bb Am7b5 D7
e|-------------8--6--5--3--1--|------------------------2-3-5--|
B|--4--------5----3--------1--|--4--3-3---------1-4--3--------|
G|-----2-------------5--3--2--|--3----3-----2-3---------------|
D|--------3-------------------|----------------------0--------|
A|----------------------------|----------1--0-----------------|
E|--1-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gm Cm
e|--6----10-10--11--10--9--10--15--|--13--11--10--11--8---------|
B|--3------------------------------|--13------------------------|
G|-----0-------------------0-------|---0-------0----------------|
D|------------------0--------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------8----6----|
F7 Bb F7
e|----5-6--8-----8-10--11--13--8--|--6--------------------------------|
B|----6----------10--------13-----|--------3-1------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------3-2--3-2-0--------0-2--|
D|--------------------------------|-----0--3--------0-----3--1-3------|
A|--0---------0----------------0--|--------------------------0--------|
E|--------------------------------|--6--------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Eb D Bb Em7b5
e|----------------------------------|-----3----5--6----5---5--3-------------|
B|------4----6----4------3--4----3--|-----3------------3---------3--1-------|
G|--3-------------3---2----------2--|--3---------------3---------3----3--0--|
D|--5-----------5-----4--------4----|--3---------------3---2-----2-------2--|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
It's sad, so sad, it's a sad, sad si-tu-at-tion,
Cm D Gm Am7b5 D7
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
B|-----4--4----6---4-----3----3--3--1-----|-----------3--4--3--1-----|
G|--0-----5----5---------2-------2-----3--|--3-----------5-----2-----|
D|--1-----5--------------0----------------|--5-----5-----5-----0-----|
A|----------------------------------------|--5-----5-----0-----------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3--3-----3--------------|
and it's ge-tting more and mo-re ab - surd.
Eb D Bb Em7b5
e|----------------------------------|-----3----5----6---5---3--------------|
B|------4----6----4------3--4----3--|-----3---------------------3--1-------|
G|--3-------------3---2----------2--|--3------------------------3----3--0--|
D|--5-----------5-----4--------4----|--3----------------2-------2-------2--|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
It's sad, so sad: why can't we talk it over?
Eb Cm D7
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----1---3----4----3--3--1---------|--1--3----4----3--6---4--3-------|
G|--0------------------------3----0--|--0-------0-------------------5--|
D|--1-------------------1------------|------------------0------4-------|
A|--1--------------------------------|--3-------3----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Al-ways seems to me that So-rry seems to be the har-dest
[Verse]
Gm Bb Cm
e|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------3----3---3--3--3---3--------3--------3--|----1--------1--------------|
G|--3------2-----------0------------3-------3------|-----------0----------------|
D|----------------------------4--------3-----------|--1------1------3--1--0--1--|
A|-------------------------------5-----------------|-------3--------3-----3-----|
E|--3----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Word. What have I got to do to make you love me?
F Bb Am7b5 D7
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------3--2--|
B|-------1-----1---1--1--1--3-1------1-----|-----------3--4--3--1-----|
G|-------2------------0---------3-3-----3--|--3-----------5-----2-----|
D|----3---------------------3--------3-----|--3-----------5-----0-----|
A|--3--------------------------------------|--5--3--1-----0-----------|
E|--5--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
What have I got to do to be heard?
Gm Bb Cm
e|--3-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--3------3---3--3--3-----------3-----------3--|----1--------1--------------|
G|--3------2------0--------3----------3---------|-----------0----------------|
D|-------------------4-----------3--------------|--1------1------3--1--0--1--|
A|----------------------5-----------------------|-------3--------3-----3-----|
E|--3--3----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
What do I do when light-ning strikes me?
Am7b5 Dmb9 Gm Cm
e|------------------------------|--3----5---6--6--5---3---------|
B|--1----3---4--6--4--4----3----|--3--------------------4-------|
G|--------------------2---------|--0----------------------5-----|
D|--------------------4----0----|---------------------------5---|
A|--------------------3---------|---------------------3---------|
E|--0---------------------------|-------------------------------|
What have I got to do? What have I got to do?
Am7b5 D7
e|-----------------2-----------2---|
B|--1--3----4---3------4---3---1---|
G|----------2--------------2-------|
D|-----------------0---------------|
A|--0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
So-rry seems to be the har-dest
[Outro]
Bb Em7b5 Cm Gm
e|--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3--------------|
B|--3--------3-----------3--|-----------1--3------3-1-----|
G|--3-----3-----------3-----|--------0--------3-0------0--|
D|-----3-----------2--------|-----1-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
word.
Am7b5 D7 Gm
e|--------------2--------2--|--3--|
B|--1--3--4--3--3--4--3--1--|--3--|
G|--0-----------2-----------|--3--|
D|--------------0-----------|--0--|
A|--0-----------------------|-----|
E|--------------------------|--3--|