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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

by Elton John

Biography:

Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No.

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Sorry seems to be the hardest word - Elton John
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Written by: Elton John/Bernie Taupin
From: “Blue Moves” (1976)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

If you want to get a rough idea of what this tab sounds like,
check it out here:
https://soundcloud.com/maguri/sorry-seems-to-be-the-hardest-1

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capo: 3rd fret
play: Em
key: Gm

For original chords transpose this tab +3 steps.

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* [Intro]
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em Am Bsus4 B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------------320-|----------------|0---0-----------|
B|3---3---2---2---|1---1---0---0---|1---1-----------|0---0---4---4---|
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0-------|2---2-12--------|4-------4---4---|
D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2-------|2---2-h-2-------|--4---4-4-4---4-|
A|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-3-2-0-|2-------2-------|
E|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|

** Turnaround in the verses/choruses
G F#m7-5 B7sus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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-------|

**** [Coda]
Em7 Em6 Cmaj7/E Em Am(6) B7 Em7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
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

| x Dampened string
| h Hammer-on

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SPECIAL CHORDS / VOICINGS

[Intro]/ [Outro]
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-x
Em6 0-2-2-0-2-x
Em(b13) 0-2-2-0-1-x (= Cmaj7/B in the chord sheet)
Em 0-2-2-0-0-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-0-0
B x-2-4-4-4-x

[Verse] / [Chorus]
F#m7-5 2-x-2-2-1-x
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-0-0
B x-2-4-4-4-x

[Chorus]
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0
B7/D# x-x-1-2-0(0)
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2(0)

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[Intro]
| Em7 Em6 | Cmaj7/E Em | Am | Bsus4 B |
(see tab section: *)

[Verse 1]
Em Em7 Am
What have I got to do to make you love me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
What have I got to do to make you care (see tab section: **)
Em Em7 Am
What do I do when lightning strikes me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
And I wake to find that you're not there (see tab section: **)

[Verse 2]
Em Em7 Am
What do I do to make you want me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
What have I got to do to be heard (see tab section: **)
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 (see tab section: ***)

[Chorus]
C/E B7/D#
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
It's a sad, sad situation
C Bsus4 B | Em F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
And it's getting more and more absurd (see tab section: **)
C/E B7/D#
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#m7-5 B7sus4 |
(see tab section: **)
| Em Em7 | Am | D D7 | G D/F# |
(see tab section: ***)

[Chorus]
C/E B7/D#
It's sad, so sad
Em/D A/C#
It's a sad, sad situation
C Bsus4 B | Em F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
And it's getting more and more absurd (see tab section: **)
C/E B7/D#
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

[Verse 3]
Em Am
What do I do to make you love me
D D7 |G F#m7-5 B7sus4 |
What have I got to do to be heard (see tab section: **)
Em Em7 Am
What do I do when lightning strikes me
F#m7-5 B7
What have I got to do
Em Am
What have I got to do
F#m7-5 B7
When sorry seems to be
[ Em7 ]
The hardest word

[Coda]
| Em7 Em6 | Cmaj7/E Em | Am | B7sus4 B7 | Em7
(see tab section: ****)