Matt Stell – The Hard Stuff Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Matt Stell – The Hard Stuff Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCEm7DGEmBm

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These are The Hard Stuff chords by Matt Stell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C  Em7 D G C Em7 D

[Verse]
                 G
Well it ain't in a
bottle
C
It don't get better
Em7
over time
 D
You can't get it
  G       C
in a tall glass
        Em7
Or set it up with
salt and lime
D                 G
It ain't the strongest
medicine
 C
Just 'cause it burns
Em7
going down
 D
You can't get it
   G
by the shot
            C
Pour it on the rocks
           Em7   D
Or buy it by the round

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[Chorus]
         C       G
No, the hard stuff is
watching you leave me
Em7               D
Goodbye lightin' up
a cloud of dust
        C    G
Yeah, the hard stuff,
better believe me
   Em7               D
Is one man's treasure in
     C
another man's truck
         G
And ain't a bottle
  Em7
on the shelf
        D
That burns worse than
   C
the hurt like hell
         G
But knowing you
don't need me
Em7
Is got the hard
    D       G   C   Em7
stuff going down easy

[Verse]
D                   G
I ain't ever had a sip
of nothing
 C
That ties my
           Em7  D
stomach up in knots
             G
Like seeing you with
C
someone new
And at our
  Em7  D
same old spots
I ain't ever
   G
tasted nothing
C           Em7
Ever hit me this way
D            G
I can't put a fight
              C
It keeps me up all
night
             Em7
It hurts more the
    D
next day

[Chorus]
      C       G
No, the hard stuff is
watching you leave me
Em7                D
Goodbye lightin' up a
cloud of dust
           C    G
Yeah, the hard stuff,
better believe me
  Em7
Is one man's
        D
treasure in
    C
another
man's truck
         G        Em7
And ain't a bottle on
the shelf
        D
That burns worse
than
    C
the hurt like hell
             G
But knowing you
don't need me
Em7
Is got the hard
  D        C     G
stuff going dooown,
down, down

[Break]
         D
Like it's water, not
a
     G
hundred proof fix me
        C         G
Then pour it out right
now
 D                G
Turns out the missing
you
     C     G   Em7
misery is the hard stuff
 D
Yeah, baby, that's
C    G    Em7   D
 the hard stuff

[Chorus]
       C          G
Yeah, the hard stuff
is watching you
leave me
Em7               D
Goodbye lightin' up a
cloud of dust
       C        G
Yeah, the hard stuff,
better believe me
   Em7
Is one man's
      D
treasure in
     C
another man's truck
         G
Ain't a bottle on the
 Em7
shelf
        D
That burns worse than
 C
the hurt like hell
          G
But knowing you
don't need me
Em7                 D
Is got the hard stuff
      C  G
going down easyyyy

[Outro]
Em7              D
Got the hard stuff
going
  C G  Em7  D
down easy, yeah
G  C  Em7 Em D Bm

Watch: Matt Stell - The Hard Stuff (Official Audio)

From MattStellVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play The Hard Stuff: key, chords and progression

The Hard Stuff by Matt Stell is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: C, Em7, D, G, Em and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em7 – D – C – G (vi7 – V – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

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The Hard Stuff chords: questions

What key is The Hard Stuff in?

The Hard Stuff by Matt Stell is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in The Hard Stuff?

The Hard Stuff uses 6 chords: C, Em7, D, G, Em, Bm.

What is the chord progression of The Hard Stuff?

The main progression is Em7 – D – C – G (vi7 – V – IV – I).

Is The Hard Stuff easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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