The Hardest Part chords by
Coldplay (Official Version)
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Key: G minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

C

Em

Am11

Am11

C

C

Dsus4

D

Verse 1
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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And the hardest part
G G 
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Bm Bm 
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Was letting go, not taking part
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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G G 
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Bm Bm 
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Was the hardest part
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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And the strangest thing
G G 
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Bm Bm 
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Was waiting for that bell to ring
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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G G 
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Bm Bm 
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It was the strangest start

Chorus 1

C

G

D

I could feel it go down

C

G

D

Bittersweet I could taste in my mouth

C

G

D

Silver lining the cloud

Em

D

C

Bm

Am

Oh and I

Interlude 1

I wish that I could work it out

Em7

C

G

Bm

Em7

C

G

Bm

Verse 2
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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And the hardest part
G G 
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Bm Bm 
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Was letting go, not taking part
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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G G 
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Bm Bm 
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You really broke my heart
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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And I tried to sing
G G 
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Bm Bm 
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But I couldn't think of anything
Em7 Em7 
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C C 
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And that was the hardest part
G G 
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Bm Bm 
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Chorus 2
C C 
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G G 
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D D 
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I could feel it go down
C C 
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G G 
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D D 
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You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
C C 
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G G 
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D D 
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You're silver lining the clouds
Em Em 
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D D 
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C C 
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Bm Bm 
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Am Am 
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Oh and I
Em Em 
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D D 
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C C 
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Bm Bm 
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D D 
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Oh and I

Outro 1
I wonder what it's all about
C C 
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Em Em 
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Am11 Am11 
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C C 
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Em Em 
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I wonder what it's all about
C C 
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Em Em 
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Am11 Am11 
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C C 
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C C 
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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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C C 
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Em Em 
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Am11 Am11 
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Everything I know is  wrong
C C 
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Em Em 
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Everything I do, it's just comes undone
C C 
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Em Em 
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And everything is torn a   part
C C 
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Oh and it's the hardest part
Dsus4 Dsus4 
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D D 
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That's the hardest  part
C C 
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Yeah that's the hardest part
Dsus4 Dsus4 
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D D 
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That's the hardest  part
C C 
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Em Em 
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Am11 Am11 
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C C 
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Em Em 
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Am11 Am11 
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C C 
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Em Em 
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Am11 Am11 
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Em Am11 Dsus4 D...

Chords

C
Em
Am11
Dsus4
D
Em7
G
Bm
Am
Dsus2
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am11: 5-x-5-5-3-x
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0

Capo: 3

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Transpose: 0

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Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the original studio version of The Hardest Part by Coldplay, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of G minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Coldplay's performance.

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