Olivia Dean – The Hardest Part Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Olivia Dean – The Hardest Part Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAmCGFDm

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[Intro]
Am C x4

[Verse 1]
C              G      
Call me up to meet you,
    F            C
 static on the phone
C           G            
Normally I need you, this
  F                 C
 time I don't wanna go
C              G         
Lately I been growing into 
    F                C
someone you don't know
C              G              
You had the chance to love her, 
   F                  C
but apparently you don't
          Dm
No, you don't

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[Chorus]
Am                          
So even if I could, wouldn't 
     C
go back where we started
Am                         
I know you're still waiting, 
      C
wondering where my heart is
Am                           
Pray that things won't change 
  C
but the hardest part is
Am                     G 
You're realising maybe I, 
          C
maybe I ain't the same
Am                      G  
And what you're waiting for 
                       C
ain't there no more anyway

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[Verse 2]
C                 G      F 
Held you up so highly, deep 
             C
under your spell
C                      G     
Your opinions would define me 
       F                     C
this time I made some for myself
C                        G   
'Cause lately, I been certain
         F             C
 there's no further to go
C                    G             
Yeah, you had the chance to love me,
   F                   C
 but apparently you won't
         Dm
No, you won't

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[Chorus]
Am                          
So even if I could, wouldn't
     C
 go back where we started
Am                          
I know you're still waiting,
     C
 wondering where my heart is
 Am                          
Pray that things won't change
 C
 but the hardest part is
Am                     G
You're realising maybe I, 
            C
maybe I ain't the same
 Am               G        
And what you're waiting for 
                        C
ain't there no more anyway

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[Bridge]
Dm                          
And it's okay, I'm not gonna
          C
 remember you that way
Am                       
You say I'm different now
       Dm
 like that's so strange
                 F          
But I was only eighteen, you 
           C               G
shoulda known that I was always
 gonna change

[Chorus]
Am                             C
Even if I could, wouldn't go back
 where we started
Am                          
I know you're still waiting, 
     C
wondering where my heart is
Am                          
Pray that things won't change
   C
 but the hardest part is
Am                     G 
You're realising maybe I, 
           C
maybe I ain't the same

[Outro]
Am                   F
Ain't there no more, I 
ain't there no more
Am                   G
Ain't there no more, I 
ain't there no more
Am                   C
Ain't there no more but
 the hardest part is
Am                     G 
You're realising maybe I, 
          C
maybe I ain't the same
And what you're waiting 
for ain't there no more anyway

How to play The Hardest Part: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of The Hardest Part by Olivia Dean on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

The Hardest Part by Olivia Dean is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: Am, C, G, F and Dm.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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The Hardest Part chords: questions

What key is The Hardest Part in?

The Hardest Part by Olivia Dean is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Hardest Part?

The Hardest Part uses 5 chords: Am, C, G, F, Dm.

What is the chord progression of The Hardest Part?

The main progression is C – G – F – C (I – V – IV – I).

Is The Hardest Part easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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