Hard Habit To Break chords by Chicago (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#add9
D#m7
F#
B
A#m7
G#m7
E
F#m7
E/G#
A
D
C#m7
Bm7
G
Am7
G/B
C
F/A
Dm7b5
Em7
Fadd9
Am/G
Ab
Fm6
Abmaj7
Gm7
Cm7
Fm7
Gsus4
Bb/Ab
Eb/Ab
Ab6
Fm/Ab
Eb/G
Ebm/F#
Fadd4
F7sus4
Db
Ab/C
Bbm7
Gb
Ebm7b5
B/A
Amaj7
Bbm7/Ab

Intro 1

F#add9

D#m7

Verse 1
F# 
I   guess I thought you'd be here forever
D#m7 
Another illusion I chose to create
B 
You don't know what you got
A#m7 
D#m7 
untill   it's gone
G#m7 
E 
And I found  out a little too late
F#m7 
E/G# 
A 
I      was    acting as if
F#m7 
you were lucky to have me
Doin' you a favor,
I hardly knew you were there...
D 
But then you were gone,
C#m7 
F#m7 
and it all    was wrong
Bm7 
G 
Am7 
G/B 
Had no    idea how much I cared

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Chorus 1
C 
Now being without you
G/B 
takes a lot   of getting used to
Am7 
F/A 
Should learn to live  with it
Dm7b5 
but I don't want to
C 
Being without you
Em7 
is all   a big mistake
Fadd9 
Instead    of getting easier,
Dm7b5 
it's the hardest  thing to take
Am/G 
G 
I'm addicted to you babe,
Ab 
Fm6 
C 
you're a hard habit to break

Verse 2
F# 
You found someone else
you had every reason
D#m7 
No, I can't blame you
for runnin' to him
B 
A#m7 
D#m7 
Two people together but livin' alone
G#m7 
E 
I was spreading my love too thin
F#m7 
E/G# 
A 
Af     ter    all of these years
F#m7 
I'm still tryin' to shake it
Doin' much better, they say
that it just takes time...
D 
C#m7 
F#m7 
But deep in the night, it's an endless fight
Bm7 
G 
Am7 
G/B 
I can't get you out of my mind

Chorus 2
C 
Now being without you
G/B 
takes a lot   of getting used to
Am7 
F/A 
Should learn to live  with it
Dm7b5 
but I don't want to
C 
Being without you
Em7 
is all   a big mistake
Fadd9 
Instead    of getting easier,
Dm7b5 
it's the hardest  thing to take
Am/G 
G 
I'm addicted to you babe,
Ab 
Fm6 
Abmaj7 
you're a hard habit to break

Solo 1

Gm7

Cm7

Fm7

Gsus4

Bridge 1

Abmaj7

Bb/Ab

Eb/Ab

Ab6

Gsus4

I just can't go on, on

Abmaj7

Bb/Ab

Eb/Ab

Ab6

Gsus4

I just can't go on, on

F/A

Fm/Ab

Eb/G

Ebm/F#

Fadd4

Ebm/F#

F7sus4

Chorus 3
Db 
Now being without you
Ab/C 
takes a lot    of getting used to
Bbm7 
Gb 
Should learn to live with it
Ebm7b5 
but I don't want to
Db 
Being without you
Fm7 
is all   a big mistake
Gb 
Instead of getting easier,
Ebm7b5 
it's the hardest   thing to take
Bbm7 
Ab 
I'm addicted to you

Outro 1
A 
B/A 
You're a hard (you're a)    habit to break
Amaj7 
B/A 
(habit   to break) (just can't go on)...
A 
B/A 
Such a hard (such a)    habit to break
Amaj7 
B/A 
(habit   to break) (just can't go on)...
Bbm7/Ab 
Ab 
I'm addicted      to you
A 
B/A 
You're a hard (you're a)    habit to break
Amaj7 
B/A 
(habit   to break) (just can't go on)...
A 
B/A 
Such a hard (such a)    habit to break
Amaj7 
B/A 
(habit   to break) (just can't go on)...
Bbm7/Ab 
Ab 
I'm addicted      to you
A 
B/A 
Amaj7 
B/A 
A 
B/A 
Amaj7 
B/A 
Bbm7/Ab 
Ab 
[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F#add9
D#m7
F#
B
A#m7
G#m7
E
F#m7
E/G#
A
D
C#m7
Bm7
G
Am7
G/B
C
F/A
Dm7b5
Em7
Fadd9
Am/G
Ab
Fm6
Abmaj7
Gm7
Cm7
Fm7
Gsus4
Bb/Ab
Eb/Ab
Ab6
Fm/Ab
Eb/G
Ebm/F#
Fadd4
F7sus4
Db
Ab/C
Bbm7
Gb
Ebm7b5
B/A
Amaj7
Bbm7/Ab

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F# majorBPM: 81

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

F#add9: x-x-4-3-2-4
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
A#m7: x-1-3-1-2-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm6: x-x-3-1-3-1
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Bb/Ab: 4-x-3-3-3-x
Eb/Ab: 4-x-x-3-4-3
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Fm/Ab: 4-x-3-5-x-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Ebm/F#: x-x-4-3-4-2
Fadd4: x-x-3-3-1-5
F7sus4: 1-3-1-3-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ebm7b5: x-x-1-2-2-2
B/A: x-0-4-4-4-x
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
Bbm7/Ab: 4-x-3-3-2-x

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This is the definitive original version of Hard Habit To Break by Chicago, 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 F# major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Chicago.