Hard Sell chords by The Crane Wives

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Note: The song is mostly played using the E-E7 riff - and in this tab, it's simplified as "E *riff"
    Kindly refer to the tab 🏷Legend at the bottom, to understand how the riff is to be played.

Key: A augmentedA


Intro:
  E MajorE *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
BB|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G+G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D MajorD|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A augmentedA|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E MajorE|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x
  v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^   v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^

Verse 1:
  E MajorE *riff
I'm tryin' to make something of myself
  E MajorE *riff
On better days, I go buy the hard sell
   G+G             A augmentedA             E MajorE *riff
But I feel like I'm working with barbed wire and moth wings
     G+G         A augmentedA          E MajorE *riff
'Cause I can't really get a hold of many things

Verse 2:
  E MajorE *riff
I'm one deep breath away from a breakdown
  E MajorE *riff
My nerves are wrecked and coming unwound
  G+G          A augmentedA           E MajorE *riff
The world is hostile and I'm fragile and I need
      G+G         A augmentedA           E MajorE *riff
Someone to kiss the cuts and tell me to keep trying


Refrain:
   E MajorE           E MajorE
Is it me? Is it really just me?
   G+G          A augmentedA          E MajorE *riff
Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending?
   E MajorE           E MajorE
Is it me? Is it really just me?
       G+G      A augmentedA
Holding it together with one loose string
   E MajorE *riff
That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling

Interlude:
  E MajorE *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
BB|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G+G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D MajorD|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A augmentedA|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E MajorE|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x
  v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^   v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^


Verse 3:
 E MajorE *riff
I rip myself apart at the seams
    E MajorE *riff
I find one weak spot and start unravelling
G+G        A augmentedA       E MajorE *riff
Hoping I can fi-nd a better me
 G+G        A augmentedA        E MajorE *riff
A augmentedA fresh new start buried under me


Refrain:
   E MajorE           E MajorE
Is it me? Is it really just me?
   G+G          A augmentedA          E MajorE *riff
Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending?
   E MajorE           E MajorE
Is it me? Is it really just me?
       G+G      A augmentedA
Holding it together with one loose string
   E MajorE *riff
That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling


Solo:
  E MajorE *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
BB|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G+G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D MajorD|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A augmentedA|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E MajorE|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x
  v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^   v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^

Bridge:
    E MajorE
Can we stop pretending now?
    E MajorE
Can we stop pretending now?
    G+G            A augmentedA          E MajorE *riff
Can we all admit that we don't have it figured out
    E MajorE
Can we stop pretending now?
    E MajorE
Can we stop pretending now?
    G+G            A augmentedA          E MajorE *riff
Can we all admit that we don't have it figured out


Refrain:
   E MajorE           E MajorE
Is it me? Is it really just me?
   G+G          A augmentedA          E MajorE *riff
Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending?
   E MajorE           E MajorE
Is it me? Is it really just me?
       G+G      A augmentedA
Holding it together with one loose string
   E MajorE *riff
That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling
       E MajorE *riff
I can't stop pulling
       E MajorE *riff
I can't stop pulling


Outro:
  E MajorE *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
BB|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G+G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D MajorD|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A augmentedA|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E MajorE|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x
  v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^   v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^


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() - notes are optional to play on first round
h  - hammer on
v  - strumming up rake (or upwards)
^  - strumming downwards
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