The Pride You Hide
View chords used in this chart
C Cadd9 C Asus2 Am
C Cadd9 C Am7 Am
VERSE:
C
I"m not the kind of guy to let jelousy
Am Asus4
break me up inside
C
I've got no time for sympathy
that girl she's just a memory
Am Asus4 Am
over which I'll glide.
F F6 G6 Am
Some say that I shouldn't care
F G Am
that I should celebrate now she's out of my hair
F G Am F C
but Lord knows, the pride you hide.
C
Hanging around the same old bars and driving in the same old cars
Asus2 Asus4 Am
with the same old friends.
C
Those weekends I spent on my own,
at first I found it hard alone.
Am
Now I'm on the mend.
F F6 G6 Am
A voice tells me that I was such a fool
F G Am
to throw away everything I had with you.
F G Am F C
But Lord knows, the pride you hide
Fmaj7 C
when you're breakin' up inside.
F G Am F C
Lord knows the pride you hide.
(CHORUS:)
C
The pride you hide, when you're breakin' up inside.
Am
Every single day sees this man break down and cry,
C
try and find the strength to make it through the day,
Am
try and find the strength to say come back and stay.
C
And all my emotions lying in the snow
Am
we're walking down the streets where the two of us used to go.
F
Somewhere over there from the door of a street cafe
G
I hear that old blues guitar play:
(SLIDE SOLO, like VERSE)
C
I found some things of yours today, and an old guitar you used to play,
Am Asus2 Am
threw them all away.
C
They took me to another place
I smelt your perfume, saw your face
Am Asus2 Am
with your hair that way.
F F6 G6 Am
All that happened was a stupid mistake
F F6 G6 Am
I acted like a fool now it's too late
F F6 G6 Am
I'm another lonely guy with no heart for forgiving,
F F6 G6 Am
without you around, I find it so hard living.
F G Am F C
Lord knows, the pride you hide,
F C
when you're breakin' up inside.
F G Am F C
Lord knows, the pride you hide,
F C
when you're breakin' up inside.
Cadd9 = x32030
Am7 = x02213
Asus2 = x02200
Asus4 = x02230
F6 = 13x231
G6 = 35x453
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How to play The Pride You Hide
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.