A Mirror Is Harder to Hold Jon Foreman
Jon Foreman
Summer EP -- 2008
Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E)
*Chords are listed at end of song
Hit the root note of each chord before playing it through out the song (just listen;
hear it). Also, symbols in parentheses represent single notes -- not chords. Or a â??walk
so to speak.
Ex. E5 (E F# Ab)
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|--9-------------| D|--9-------------| A|--7---7--9--11--| E|----------------|
Intro
[E5] [B5] [A]
[E5] [B/D#] [A]
[E5] [B/D#] [C#m7]
[A] [B5] [E5] [(E] [F#] [Ab)]
Verse 1
You could [E5]stay a while longer[B/D#]
We could [C#m7]stay up and talk [B5]about last [A]summer
We could [E5]go down to the [B/D#]water
Watch the [C#m7]sunset [B5]going [A]under
Pre-Chorus 1
Itâ??[C#m7]s not that Iâ??[B5]m a stranger to lon[A]ely moments
Iâ??v[E5]e had m[B/D#]y share o[A]f thos[C5]e
Chorus
Please donâ??[E5]t go
Please donâ??[B/D#]t leave m[C#m7]e alone
A [A]mirrorâ??s so muc[B5]h harder t[E5]o ho[(E]ld[F#] [Ab)]
Verse 2
I could [E5]try and point the [B/D#]finger
But the [C#m7]glass points in [B5]my dir[A]ection
[(A]Sur[B]e,[Eb)] you [E5]got your sharp [B/D#]edges
But my [C#m7]wounds are from my [B5]own refl[A]ection
Pre-Chorus 2
Youâ??ve go[C#m7]t nothing I coul[B5]d ever hold [A]against you
I got [E5]fatal flaws to [B/D#]call my [A]own[C5]
Chorus
Bridge
I met a [F#5]man whoâ??s looking fo[B/D#]r perfection
Said he [F#5]never met a girl whoâ??s goo[B/D#]d enough
His [Ab]eyes are getting old
Like theyâ??[A]d love to love again
C# B5 F#(no5)
Such a lonely m---an
B5 B(no3)
Such a lonely man, eww eww eww
Verse 3
I see [E5]him in my refl[B/D#]ection
Taking [C#m7]steps towards [B5]me these [A]days[(A] [B] [Eb)]
So I [E5]hold you that much [B/D#]closer
And [C#m7]pray we donâ??[B5]t throw thi[A]s away
Pre-Chorus 3
Itâ??[C#m7]s not that Iâ??[B5]m a man who could[A]nâ??t love you
I [E5]know what these [B/D#]arms are [A]for[C5]
Chorus
Please donâ??[E5]t go
Please donâ??[B/D#]t leave m[C#m7]e alone
A [A]mirrorâ??s so muc[B5]h harder t[E5]o hol[B/D#]d
A [C#m7]mirrorâ??s so muc[B5]h harder t[A]o hold
[(A]Ple[B]as[Eb)]e don't [E5]go
Please donâ??[B/D#]t leave m[C#m7]e cold
A [A]mirror is [B5]harder to [E5]hold[(E] [F#] [Ab)]
*Chords Used
C#5[E5] F#[B5](no5[A]) [B/D#]B(no3)[C#m7] [C5]
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------6-------------------------------| G|--9-------6---8-----4---------5------------------9--| D|--9---9---7---9-----7----10---6---11----8--------x--| A|--7---9---7---6-----4----10---6---11----9--------9--| E|------7---5---------------8---4----9----6--------7--|
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