Sometimes You Can Make It On Your Own
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Intro A G F#m D A
A
Tough
F#m
You think you've got the stuff
D E
You're telling me and anyone
A
You're hard enough
A
You don't have to put up a fight
F#m
Don't always have to be right
D E
Let me take some of the punches
A
For you tonight
D A
Listen to me now
F#m
I need to let you know
D
You don't have to go it alone
F#m E
And it's you when I look in the mirror
D
And it's you when I don't pick up the phone
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
A F#m
We fight all the time
D
You and I
E
That's alright
A
We're the same soul
A
I don't need
F#m
Don't need to hear you say
D E
That if we weren't so alike
A
You'd like me a whole lot more
D A
Listen to me now
F#m
I need to let you know
D
You don't have to go it alone
F#m E
And it's you when I look in the mirror
D
And it's you when I don't pick up the phone
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
F C Dm
I know that we don't talk
F C Dm
I'm sick of it all
F C Dm
Can you hear me when I
A
Sing
F#m
You're the reason I sing
D E A
You're the reason why the opera's in me
D
Hey now
A
Still got to let you know
F#m
A house doesn't make a home
D
Don't leave me here alone
F#m E
And it's you when I look in the mirror
D
And it's you that makes it hard to let go
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
F#m E
Sometimes you can't make it
D
Best you can do is to fake it
F#m E D
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
How to play Sometimes You Can Make It On Your Own
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.