Chords
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word is a song by Elton John, from his 1976 album Blue Moves. The song reflects feelings of sadness and regret. Elton John composed the melody while Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics, marking one of their most memorable collaborations. The song speaks to the challenge of apologizing and expressing regret in a relationship that is ending.

Key: Em

Introduction:

difficulty
hard |||||
 Em                     G/D        Am7 
What I gotta do to make you love me?
 D                                G 
What I gotta do to make you care?
 Em         G/D                Am7 
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
 D                                   G 
And I wake to find that you' re not there
 Em           G/D           Am7 
What do I do to make you want me?
 D                         G 
What I gotta do to be heard?
 Em         G/D                Am7 
What do I say when it' s all over?
 D                        G       D 
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
 C          B 
It' s sad, so sad
 G/D        C#m7 
It' s a sad sad situation
 Am7/C             B7                Em    F#m7   B7 
And it' s getting more and more absurd
 C          B 
It' s sad, so sad
 G/D           A7 
Why can' t we talk it over
 C 
Oh it seems to me
      Am7            B7               Em 
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
 Em           G/D           Am7 
What do I do to make you want me?
 D                         G 
What I gotta do to be heard?
 Em         G/D                Am7 
What do I say when it' s all over?
 D                        G       D 
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
 Em          G/D             Am7 
What do I do to make you love me?
 D7                         G 
What I gotta do to be heard?
 Em                           Am 
What do I do when lightning strikes me
 C#m7                B7 
What have I got to do?
 Em                  Am 
What have I got to do?

 B7(4)                 B7       Em 
sorry seems to be the hardest word
Outro: G, Cm7, Am/C, Em/B, F#m7, B7sus4, B7, Em