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She's A Hard Girl To Know chords by
Richard Thompson
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
B
B
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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C
C

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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She's a hard girl to know
Em
Em

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B
B
2

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Just when you think that you've
Em
Em

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G
G

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read her mind
F#
F#
2

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A#dim
A#dim

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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She'll sabotage you, leave you blind
C#dim
C#dim
4

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And the world turns on its head

She's a hard girl to know
G
G

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Just when you think
Em
Em

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she's half way sane
Dm
Dm

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Eb
Eb
6

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She'll resurrect some more campaign
Ab
Ab
4

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Abdim
Abdim
6

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Am
Am

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And turn on you instead
C
C

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But then she'll do
Dm
Dm

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Bb
Bb

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something just for you
C
C

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So out -and -out loving,
Dm
Dm

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so out -and -out true
Bb
Bb

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Gm
Gm
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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The beauty scares you half to death
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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It takes away dark and doubt and breath
A#
A#

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F#
F#
2

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C#
C#
4

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And she turns back into that girl, your girl
B
B
2

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A#m
A#m

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And the smell of her perfume,
B
B
2

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F#
F#
2

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perfumes the world
B
B
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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She's a hard girl to know
B
B
2

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Chase her, she's gone like
Em
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G
G

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a wind off the wisp
F#
F#
2

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Bbdim
Bbdim

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And that old sadness is
F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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hard to resist
Em
Em

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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And the world's dark as a cave

She's a hard girl to know
G
G

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You can't ask her the questions,
Em
Em

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it is n't much use
Dm
Dm

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There's no explanation,
D#
D#
6

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there'll be no excuse
G#
G#
4

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G#dim
G#dim
6

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G#
G#
4

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Am
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And you feel used up like a sled
C
C

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But then you notice the tear
F
F

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A#
A#

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in the wings
A#m
A#m

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C
C

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F
F

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Bb
Bb

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Shift ing the scenery, pulling the strings
Gm
Gm
3

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And you see that mountain
Cm
Cm
3

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you had to climb
Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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That you didn't believe
F
F

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you could at the time
A#m
A#m

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F#
F#
2

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With her twisted way
C#
C#
4

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of making you strong
B
B
2

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A#m
A#m

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And easing and teasing
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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you further along
Bm
Bm
2

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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She's a hard girl to know
Em
Em

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B
B
2

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In the act of giving,
Em
Em

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is she taking your side
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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Like there's somebody else
A#dim
A#dim

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F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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in the back of her eyes
C#dim
C#dim
4

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You've nev er met before

She's a hard girl to know
G
G

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And she acts so different
Em
Em

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with the people she
Dm
Dm

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You wonder whose heart
Eb
Eb
6

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is the heart that beats
Abm
Abm
4

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Abdim
Abdim
6

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At the center, the essence,
Ab
Ab
4

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Am
Am

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the core
C
C

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F
F

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And then she'll do something so reckless,
Bbm
Bbm

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so wild
C
C

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That you'll see in the woman
F
F

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Bb
Bb

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the soul of the child
Gm
Gm
3

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And the child's saying,
Cm
Cm
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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never let go of my hand
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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It's a deep ocean, so drink all you can
A#m
A#m

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F#
F#
2

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Drink till you drown in it,
C#
C#
4

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B
B
2

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swallow the sea
A#m
A#m

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F#
F#
2

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Lose your confusion and drown in me
Outro 1
F#
F#
2

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • C#dim

    4

  • Em

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • A#dim

  • Dm

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

  • Abdim

    6

  • Am

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Cm

    3

  • F

  • A#

  • C#

    4

  • A#m

  • Bbdim

  • D#

    6

  • G#

    4

  • G#dim

    6

  • Abm

    4

  • Bbm

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of She's A Hard Girl To Know by Richard Thompson is Bb major.

The primary chords used in She's A Hard Girl To Know are D, Dm, Eb, Fbdim, Gm, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Dm, Eb, Fbdim, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of She's A Hard Girl To Know is approximately 76 beats per minute.

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