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[Intro] ( keyboard ) E D E D
[Verse 1]
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I've tried to let you down so easy
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I'd like to still be just a friend
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We shared such memories together
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But all good things come to an end
[Chorus]
C F
And you, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F G
Oh, you, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
No, you, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
G
So hard, so hard, so hard
[Verse 2]
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You wonder when you're gonna see me
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I might just pass this way again
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Until then don't you wait up for me
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'Cause now I'm getting’ in the wind
[Chorus]
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F G
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
G
So hard, so hard
[Bridge]
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Don't you remember what I told you from the start
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When people fall in love too much it can cause a broken heart
G
That won't mend easy but if you just wait sometime
A G
I may come walking to you in the sunshine
[Chorus]
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
No, you, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
G
Grass is a-growin' and I gotta be a-goin'
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard
C F
You, girl, shouldn't take it so hard ( fadeout )