Intro (0:00)

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B|------------------|
G|------1----3--5---|
D|---3--1----3--5---| x6
A|---3--------------|
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Riff (0:25)

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E|----------------------------|-----3-----1-3---|



Verse (0:49)

E7            Am
I double-cross you
    Dm            G
and you get mysterious mail
     E                   Am
I've tried hard not to shock you
             Dm                G
It's hard not to with the things I could say



Chorus (1:04)

        C             G
Tell me why don't we try
         Dm                   F                G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

Cm   Eb F    Cm   Eb F

C             G
Why don't we try
         Dm                      F         G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?



Break (1:24)

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Verse (1:29)

E7            Am            Dm
You lock your letters in a box
          G
and you've hidden the key
  E       Am                Dm
I go one better - I'm indebted
     G
to a contact magazine



Chorus (1:44)

        C             G
Tell me why don't we try
         Dm                   F                G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

Cm   Eb F    Cm   Eb F

C             G
Why don't we try
         Dm                      F         G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?



Bridge (2:05)

F#m                  Gm
Everybody's got to live together
Em                     A
just to find a little peace of mind there
F7                     G
If you give up your affairs forever
Dm                  G
I will give up mine 
G                Cm
   But it's hard
Cm   Eb F    Cm   Eb F    Cm   Eb F    Cm   Eb F
                  so hard



Break (2:25)

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B|--4--4--3--1-4--4--4--3--1---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|



Verse (2:29)

E7            Am            Dm
I'm always hoping you'll be faithful
          G
but you're not I suppose
E                     Am            Dm
We've both given up smoking 'cause it's fatal
          G
so whose matches are those?



Chorus (2:44)

        C             G
Tell me why don't we try
         Dm                   F                G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?



Intro chords (2:53)

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B|------------------|
G|------1----3--5---|
D|---3--1----3--5---| x4
A|---3--------------|
E|------------------|

We make it so hard  (It's so hard)



Chorus (3:08)


        C             G
Tell me why don't we try
         Dm                   F                G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
        C             G
Tell me why don't we try
         Dm                   F                G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
C  G         Dm                     F                  G
       not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
C  G    Dm      F                  G
 oh oh oh oh    We make it so hard for ourselves...



Break (3:41)

E|-----------------------------|
B|--4--4--3--1-4--4--4--3--1---|
G|-----------------------------| x3
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

We make it so hard so hard We make it so hard



Outro (3:53)

Cm Cm Cm Cm