Hard Woman
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[Intro: ]E B E B/D# C#m B A B
E G#m
She's a hard woman to please
A B
And I thought about letting her know
E G#m
She's a hard lady to leave
A B
and I thought about letting her go
E G#m
She's a tough lady to leave
A B
But, I thought about it
E G#m A
She's a hard lady to please, yes she is
B E B E B/D#
I gave her laughter, she wanted diamonds
C#m B
I was romantic, she treated my cruelly
A B
Where is the mercy, where is the love?
E G#m
You see, passion has a funny way
A B
Of burning down and running low
E G#m
And suddenly it goes out
A B
And you wonder where does it go
E G#m
She's a hard woman to please
A B
I've thought about letting her know
E G#m A
She's a hard lady to leave, yes she is
B E B E B/D#
I gave her laughter, she wanted diamonds
C#m B
She was unfaithful, treated me cruelly
A B
Where is the mercy, where is the love?
E B C#m A
I'm alone at last; something inside of me knows
E
I could have loved in vain
B
For a thousand years
A
I have to let her go
E G#m A B
I've got to let her go
E G#M A B
I've got to say goodbye
E G#m A B
How can I say goodbye to my baby?
E G#m A
She's a tough cookie, hard lady
B ({E} G#m A {B}) 2x
I've got to say goodbye
E B C#m A
Alone at last and something inside of me knows
E
I could have loved in vain
B
for a thousand years
A B
I have to let her go
E B C#m A
And time goes so fast and new love starts so slow
E
I could have loved in wain
B
for a thousand years
A B
I have to let her go
E G#m A B
I've got to let her go
E G#M A B
I've got to say goodbye
E G#m A B
Hard woman to please, yes you are
E G#m
Hard woman,tough lady,
A B
I've got to, I've got to say goodbye.
E G#m A B
How can I say goodbye to my baby?
E G#m A B
How can I say goodbye to my baby?
E B E B/D# C#m B A B
So long honey.
How to play Hard Woman
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.