Hard Time chords by Seinabo Sey (Official Version)

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Cm
Eb
Fm/Ab
Bb
Ab
Fm
Bbadd9

Chorus 1
Cm 
 (C minor) Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Eb 
 (E flat major) Before you do something
Fm/Ab 
Bb 
 (F minor/Ab) You might  (B flat major) regret friend
Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Before you do something

Interlude 1

You might regret friend

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Verse 1
Cm 
 (C minor) Took me for granted, but
Call it love if you will
Eb 
 (E flat major) I'm aware of this
Ab 
Bb 
 (A flat major) I did  (B flat major) let  you in
Cm 
 (C minor) Sink for you to swim
Dancing on the ledge
Eb 
 (E flat major) Tried to make you stay
I did let you win
Cm 
 (C minor) Broke to what became
Became you and me
Eb 
 (E flat major) Try to mend it but
Ab 
Bb 
 (A flat major) I can't  (B flat major) bend the truth
Cm 
 (C minor) Bricks are caving in
Oh how sweet this sin
Eb 
 (E flat major) I left you the keys

Chorus 2
You won't let me in
Cm 
 (C minor) Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Eb 
 (E flat major) Before you do something
Fm/Ab 
Bb 
 (F minor/Ab) You might  (B flat major) regret friend
Cm 
 (C minor) Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Eb 
 (E flat major) Before you do something
Fm/Ab 
Bb 
 (F minor/Ab) You might  (B flat major) regret friend

Interlude 2

Verse 2
Left me on the floor
Now I'm at the shore
Here's change you can keep
Sold yourself too cheap
Cm 
 (C minor) Thought you got away
This here ends today
Eb 
 (E flat major) You thought hell was hard

Chorus 3
Let me show you now
Cm 
 (C minor) Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Eb 
 (E flat major) Before you do something
Fm/Ab 
Bb 
 (F minor/Ab) You might  (B flat major) regret friend
Cm 
 (C minor) Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Eb 
 (E flat major) Before you do something
Fm/Ab 
Bb 
 (F minor/Ab) You might  (B flat major) regret friend

Interlude 3

(You might regret friend)

Bridge 1
Fm 
 (F minor) This time I will be
Ab 
 (A flat major) Louder than my words
Cm 
 (C minor) Walk with lessons that
Bbadd9 
 (B flatadd9) Oh, that I have learnt
Fm 
 (F minor) Show the scars I've earned
Ab 
 (A flat major) In the light of day
Cm 
 (C minor) Shadows will be found

Outro 1
I will hunt them down
Cm 
 (C minor) Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Eb 
 (E flat major) Before you do something
Fm/Ab 
Bb 
 (F minor/Ab) You might  (B flat major) regret friend
Cm 
 (C minor) Hard time forgiving
Even harder forgetting
Eb 
 (E flat major) Before you do something
You might regret friend

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Cm
Eb
Fm/Ab
Bb
Ab
Fm
Bbadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C minorBPM: 96

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

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm/Ab: 4-x-3-5-x-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6

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This is the definitive original version of Hard Time by Seinabo Sey, 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 minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Seinabo Sey's performance.