Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Chords

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More simple version and straight forward for novice guitarists - and the chords here are on all the verses and not just the first verse.

Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	3rd fret

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3 contributors total, last edit on Mar 9, 2018

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[Verse 1]
  Em                                    Am
      What have I got to do to make you love me,
D                                     G    Am   B7
    what have I got to do to make you care ?
Em                              Am
    What do I do when lightning strikes me,
D                                     G      Am   B7
    and I wake to find that you're not there ?
 
[Verse 2]
  Em                           Am
      What do I do to make you want me,
D                               G   Am   B7
    what have I got to do to be heard ?
Em                              Am
    What do I say when it's all over,
             D                        G      D
    and sorry seems to be the hardest word ?
 
[Chorus]
Am           B7           Em                 A
    It's sad,    so sad,     it's a sad, sad situation,
C                    B7            Em    Am   B7
    and it's getting more and more absurd.
Am            B7              Em              A
    It's sad,        so sad,     why can't we talk it over ?
C                      Am             B7             Em
    Oh it seems to me, sorry seems to be the hardest word.
 
[Instrumental]
Em Am D G Am B7
Em Am D G D
 
[Chorus]
Am           B7           Em                 A
    It's sad,    so sad,     it's a sad, sad situation,
C                    B7            Em    Am   B7
    and it's getting more and more absurd.
Am            B7              Em              A
    It's sad,        so sad,     why can't we talk it over ?
C                      Am             B7             Em
    Oh it seems to me, sorry seems to be the hardest word.
 
[Verse 3]
   Em                           Am
       What do I do to make you love me,
D                               G   Am   B7
    what have I got to do to be heard?
Em                              Am          C
    What do I do when lightning strikes me ?
       Am              B7    Em                 C
    What have I got to do ?  What have I got to do,
         Am            B7              Em
    When sorry seems to be the hardest word ?
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13 comments

Very helpful for beginners... but the Am in the beginning of the chorus sounds wrong to me. I know that it's a simplification of a complex chord (Eb/G in this case, I believe) but I think C would be a better replacement.

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Totally awesome! I was playing it immediately! Thanks so much as I have always loved this song but never thought of playing it on guitar, just my piano. How nuts am I? lol