James - Really Hard

Taken from the album Stutter

Written and performed by James

Opening Riff:

e----------10\9--7\5--------------------------------
B--5/10---------------5/7-7-5/7-7\5--5-5/7-7/10-10--
G---------------------------------------------------  x 2 
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------9----------------------------------------
B--10-10\9-10\9--7-7-5/7-7\5--5-5/7-7/10-10---10-10-10\9-10\9-7-7-5/7-7\5--5-5\2-2---
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Song Structure:

Something that sounds like the Opening Riff opens the song, and something that sounds like it also runs throughout the song and appears after the first chorus.  After the second chorus it appears to take in some notes based around the chord of F.  Indeed, the whole song changes from an A D E progression to an A F progression at that point, before returning to A D E for the last chorus.

Lyrics/Chords:

      A               D          E
To be loving when the knives are out

           A             D            E
Takes much courage and a mind without doubt

A                         D                  E
I'm just some robot, wind up the clock, work jerk

A                        D            E
Trying to impress is the nature of my work

 

And it's so hard to remain open

If it's true, it can't be spoken

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

 

Rhetoriticans think they're running this show

Words as power is all they'll ever know

I'm just some reflex

When struck, the knee will jerk

Trying to impress, trying to impress is the nature of our work

 

And it's so hard to remain open

If you bend, you won't get broken

 

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

 
A                 F
Wake up from this dreaming state

    A                      F
Her lungs scream out, it's not too late

     A                 F
I am dying, dying to begin

     A                 F
I am dying, dying to begin again


Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard



  
Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk