Could It Be Any Harder chords by The Calling (Official Version)

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Intro 1

(Fade away, fade away, fade away oh)

Verse 1
C/F 
G6 
 (C/F) You left me with good (G6) bye
C 
C/E 
and open arms  (C major)  (C/E) 
C/F 
G6 
C 
 (C/F) A cut so deep  (G6) I don't deserve  (C major) 
C/F 
G6 
Well,  (C/F) you were always invincible  (G6) 
C 
C/E 
in my eyes  (C major)  (C/E) 
C/F 
G6 
C 
 (C/F) The only thing a (G6) gainst us now is time  (C major) 

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Chorus 1

Could it be any harder to say goodbye

and without you

Could it be any harder to watch you go,

to face what's true

If I only had one more day

(Fade away, fade away, away, fade away oh)

Verse 2
C/F 
 (C/F) I lie down
G6 
C 
Am9 
and  (G6) blind myself with laughter  (C major)  (A minor9) 
C/F 
G6 
C 
Well,  (C/F) a quick fix of hope  (G6) is what I'm needing  (C major) 
C/F 
Oh,  (C/F) how I wish
G6 
C 
Am9 
that I  (G6) could turn back the hours  (C major)  (A minor9) 
C/F 
Oh-oh,  (C/F) but I know
G6 
C 
I just  (G6) don't have the power  (C major) 

Chorus 2
C/F 
G6 
C 
Could it  (C/F) be    any  (G6) harder to  (C major) say goodbye
Am9 
and without  (A minor9) you
C/F 
G6 
C 
Could it  (C/F) be    any  (G6) harder to  (C major) watch you go,
to face what's true
C/F 
G6 
 (C/F) If I only  (G6) had one more day
Am9 
 (A minor9) (Fade away, fade away, away, fade away oh)

Bridge 1

Well, I'd jump at the chance,

We'd drink and we'd dance

And and I'd listen close to your every word

As if it's your last, well I know it's your last

Solo 1

Cause today, oh, you're

(gone)

Chorus 3
C/F 
G6 
Could it  (C/F) be    any  (G6) harder?
C/E 
(you  (C/E) fade  away, fade away, fade away, oh)
C/F 
G6 
Could it  (C/F) be    any  (G6) harder?
C/E 
(you  (C/E) fade  away, fade away, fade away, oh)
C/F 
G6 
C 
Could it  (C/F) be    any  (G6) harder to  (C major) live my life
Am9 
 (A minor9) without you
C/F 
G6 
Could it  (C/F) be    any  (G6) harder
C 
I'm  (C major) all alone I'm all alone

Outro 1
C/F 
G6 
 (C/F) Like sand on my  (G6) feet
C 
The smell of sweet per (C major) fume
Am9 
C/F 
You stick to me for (A minor9) ever, baby  (C/F) 
G6 
And I wish you didn't  (G6) go
C 
I wish you didn't  (C major) go,
C/F 
I wish you didn't go away  (C/F) 
G6 
C 
To touch you again  (G6) with life in your hands  (C major) 
Am9 
C/F 
G6 
C 
It couldn't  (A minor9) be    any harder  (C/F) harder  (G6)  (C major) 
C/F 
G6 
 (C/F) (Fade away, fade away,  (G6) fade away oh)
C 
Am9 
 (C major) (Fade away, fade away,  (A minor9) fade  away oh)
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 105

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C/F: 1-x-x-0-1-0
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Am9: x-0-5-5-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Could It Be Any Harder by The Calling, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Could It Be Any Harder the way The Calling intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.