Hard Sell chords by The Crane Wives
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
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
Intro:
E *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x
v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
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Verse 1:
E *riff
I'm tryin' to make something of myself
E *riff
On better days, I go buy the hard sell
G A E *riff
But I feel like I'm working with barbed wire and moth wings
G A E *riff
'Cause I can't really get a hold of many things
Verse 2:
E *riff
I'm one deep breath away from a breakdown
E *riff
My nerves are wrecked and coming unwound
G A E *riff
The world is hostile and I'm fragile and I need
G A E *riff
Someone to kiss the cuts and tell me to keep trying
Refrain:
E E
Is it me? Is it really just me?
G A E *riff
Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending?
E E
Is it me? Is it really just me?
G A
Holding it together with one loose string
E *riff
That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling
Interlude:
E *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x
v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 3:
E *riff
I rip myself apart at the seams
E *riff
I find one weak spot and start unravelling
G A E *riff
Hoping I can fi-nd a better me
G A E *riff
A fresh new start buried under me
Refrain:
E E
Is it me? Is it really just me?
G A E *riff
Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending?
E E
Is it me? Is it really just me?
G A
Holding it together with one loose string
E *riff
That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling
Solo:
E *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E|-(0)-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---| 2x
v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
Bridge:
E
Can we stop pretending now?
E
Can we stop pretending now?
G A E *riff
Can we all admit that we don't have it figured out
E
Can we stop pretending now?
E
Can we stop pretending now?
G A E *riff
Can we all admit that we don't have it figured out
Refrain:
E E
Is it me? Is it really just me?
G A E *riff
Does everybody have it together or are we all pretending?
E E
Is it me? Is it really just me?
G A
Holding it together with one loose string
E *riff
That I can't stop, I can't stop, I can't stop pulling
E *riff
I can't stop pulling
E *riff
I can't stop pulling
Outro:
E *riff
e|-(0)---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
B|-(0)---------0-0-------|-0-0-------0-0-------|
G|-(1)-1---1---1-1---1---|-1-1---1---1-1---1---|
D|-(2)-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2h2-|
A|-(2)-2---2---2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2-2---2---|
E|-(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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