Hard Sell chords by The Crane Wives

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: A

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.



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 ^ ^ ^ ^

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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