Elton John: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"

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Lyrics and Music by Bernie Taupin, Elton John

Intro: Bbm
       Bbm7 Bbm6 | F#maj Bbm
       D#m | Cm75- F7

Bbm
What have I got to do
   Bbm7     D#m9     G#
To make you love me?
What have I got to do
   G#7      C#    Cm75- F7 Bbm
To make you care?
          Bbm7
What do I do
               D#m7       D#m7add11 G#
When lightning strikes me
And I wake to find
     G#7        C#     Cm75- F7 Bbm
That you’re not there?

Bbm       Bbm7
What do I do
            D#m7     D#m7add11 D#m7 G#
To make you want me?
What have I got to do
G#7   C#     Cm75- F7 Bbm
To be heard?
          Bbmadd9
What do I say
          Bbm7 D#m7 D#m7add11 D#m7
When it’s all over?
G#
Sorry seems to be
    G#7     C#    G#/C
The hardest word.

Chorus:
  F#/Bb                F/A
     It’s sad (it’s so sad), it’s so sad,
  C#/G#              D#/G
     It’s a sad, sad situation
  D#m/F#              F7sus4
     And it’s getting more
         F7     Bbm   Cm75- F7
     And more absurd.
  F#/Bb                F/A
     It’s sad (it’s so sad), it’s so sad,
  C#/G#           D#/G
     Why can’t we talk it over?
  D#m/F#                D#m/F# D#m/F
     Always seems to me
          D#m7           F9+
     That sorry seems to be
         F7      Bbm
     The hardest word.

Instrumental: 
  Bbm Bbm7 | D#m6add11 D#m D#madd11 D#m
  G# G#7 | C#add11 C# Cm75- F7
  Bbm Bbm7 | D#m | G# G#7 | C# G#/C

  F#/Bb                F/A
     It’s sad (it’s so sad), it’s so sad,
  C#/G#              D#/G
     It’s a sad, sad situation
  D#m/F#              F7sus4
     And it’s getting more
         F7     Bbm   Cm75- F7
     And more absurd.
  F#/Bb                F/A
     It’s sad (it’s so sad), it’s so sad,
  C#/G#           D#/G
     Why can’t we talk it over?
  D#m/F#                D#m/F# D#m/F
     Always seems to me
          D#m7           F9+
     That sorry seems to be
         F7      Bbm
     The hardest word.

Bbm
What do I do
   Bbm7     D#m7add11 D#m
To make you love me?
 G#
Ooh. What have I got to do
      C#add11 C# Cm75- F7 Bbm
To be heard?
What do I do
Bbm7           D#m
When lightning strikes me?
Cm75-              F9-
What have I got to do?
Bbm                D#m7
What have I got to do?
    Cm75-          F7
And sorry seems to be
            Bbm7/G#
The hardest word.

Instrumental: 
  Bbm7/G# Gm75- | F#maj Bbm/F
  D#m6 D#m6 F7sus4 F7/A | Bbm | Bbm

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