Chords
Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own

Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own by U2 is a tribute from Bono to his father, Bob Hewson, who passed away in 2001. Bono described the song as the toughest conversation between a father and a son, and it expresses love and acknowledgment for the impact his father had on his life.

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
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 A         G 
Tough, you think you' ve got the stuff
 F#m                                     D 
You' re telling me and anyone
               A 
You' re hard enough
         A 
You don' t have to put up a fight
         G                                                         F#m 
You don' t have to always be right
                                                 D 
Let me take some of the punches
         A 
For you tonight
 D                       A 
Listen to me now
                                     F#m 
I need to let you know
                                                     D 
You don' t have to go it alone
Refrão
                   F#m                                       E 
And it' s you when I look in the mirror
                   D 
And it' s you when I don' t pick up the phone
 F#m                                 E                             D 
Sometimes you can' t make it on your own
       A                         G 
We fight all the time
                 F#m                 D 
You and I... that' s alright
 A 
We' re the same soul
                 A                             G 
I don' t need... I don' t need to hear you say
                                           D 
That if we weren' t so alike
                           A 
You' d like me a whole lot more
 D                       A 
Listen to me now
                                     F#m 
I need to let you know
                                                     D 
You don' t have to go it alone
Refrão
                   F#m                                       E 
And it' s you when I look in the mirror
                   D 
And it' s you when I don' t pick up the phone
 F#m                                 E                             D 
Sometimes you can' t make it on your own
(Just inside)
    C-  Dm 
I know that we don' t talk
    C-  Am 
I' m sick of it all
    C-  Dm                                 A 
Can, you, hear, me, when, I, sing
               F#m 
You' re the reason I sing
 D                                 E           A 
You' re the reason why the opera is in me
           D 
Well hey now
                                   A 
Still got to let you know
                                                           F#m 
A house still doesn' t make a home
                                             D 
Don' t leave me here alone
                   F#m                                       E 
And it' s you when I look in the mirror
                   D 
And it' s you that makes it hard to let go
 F#m                                 E                             D 
Sometimes you can' t make it on your own
 F#m                                 E 
Sometimes you can' t make it
                         D 
Best you can do is to fake it
 F#m                                 E                             D 
Sometimes you can' t make it on your own
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