Jennifer Nettles – I Can Do Hard Things Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Jennifer Nettles – I Can Do Hard Things Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of I Can Do Hard Things  by Jennifer Nettles on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

INTRO:
A A
A A

VERSE:
A
Sometimes I don’t like it
E
But that don’t mean I don’t love it
Bm
Sometimes I get down so low
D                                                    A
But that don’t mean I can’t rise above it
A
Sometimes it’s the vast unknown
E
As far as I can see
Bm
And sometimes it feels like I’m touching everything
D                                 A
And everything is touching me

A
I’ve lost people and money
E
To become the woman I am today
Bm
I’ll still be becoming tomorrow
D                                                 A
Maybe losin’, but still choosin’ her anyway

CHORUS:
Bm                                 D
And oh it’s a lot to look at all that I got
Bm                                                                 D
It’s a lot to see who I am and I’m not
A                 E                                 Bm
But I can laugh and I can love and I can dream
D                 A
And I can do hard things

VERSE:
A
I look at my baby,
E
I wouldn’t trade him for the world
Bm
And I’ve gained joy like I’ve never known
D                                 A
But lost the lightness when I was a girl
A
We’re told to say that it’s better
E
And it is and it isn’t, and I know
Bm
That there’s little black or white
D
There’s little wrong or right
A
And mostly it’s both

CHORUS:
Bm                                 D
And oh it’s a lot to look at all that I got
Bm                                   D
It’s a lot to see who I am and I’m not
A                                 E                 Bm
But I can laugh I can love and I can dream
A                 A
And I can do hard things

BREAK:
A
Sometimes I can hold it all
E
I know where I end and where I start
Bm
And sometimes it’s all way too heavy
D                                 A
And I’m way more than the sum of all my parts

CHORUS:
Bm                                                 D
And oh it’s a lot to look at all that I got
Bm                                 D
It’s a lot to see who I am and I’m not
A                                 E                 Bm
But I can laugh and I can love and I can dream
A                                 E                                 Bm
I can win or I can lose, it’s all the same
A                                 E                 Bm
I still dance, and I’ll sing in the pain
D                                 A
And I can do hard things

How to play I Can Do Hard Things: key, chords and progression

I Can Do Hard Things by Jennifer Nettles is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 4 chords in all: A, E, Bm and D.

Most of the song cycles through A – E – Bm – D (I – V – ii – IV in A major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Am, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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I Can Do Hard Things chords: questions

What key is I Can Do Hard Things in?

I Can Do Hard Things by Jennifer Nettles is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in I Can Do Hard Things?

I Can Do Hard Things uses 4 chords: A, E, Bm, D.

What is the chord progression of I Can Do Hard Things?

The main progression is A – E – Bm – D (I – V – ii – IV).

Is I Can Do Hard Things easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Am, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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