'Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word' by John Elton - Guitar Tutorial

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Song  : Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
Artist: Elton John
Tabber: James Pucyk ([email protected])

This is a pretty straight forward song, I tabbed it without an amp. But it does
sounds pretty damn accurate to me. This a pretty basic bassline and the bass
mainly accentuates the mood of this song, adds some drive and dimension to the
song with out detracting from the mellow, somber mood.
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Verse 1 (Bass Tacit)

Verse 2
     what i gotta do to make you want me?
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-------|
E|---3------------------------------------|

     what i gotta do to be heard?
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1-------3---5----|
E|-1-----------------------------------------|

     what do i say when its all over?
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3----|
E|-3----------------------------------|

    and sorry seems to be the hardest word,
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-----1--1-11-|
E|-------1-------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1

    its sad, so sad,      its a sad sad situation,
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--------66--5-------5---------------3---------33-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------|

    and its gettin more and more absurd,
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---6------------6-5----------5-------------335--|
E|----------------------------------3----335-------|

    its sad, so sad,     why cant we talk it over?
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--6---------6--5---5---------------3-------------|
E|------------------------3-------------------------|

    oh it seems to me,  that sorry seems to be the hardest word
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-----------------5----------6-----------5-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3--|


Interlude
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------3----3-1---|
E|-(3)--33----------------------3-|

G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------1--113--335--55--|
E|-1----11----1-3-4-------------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------0-1-3----3---3-1---|
E|-3----33-----3------------------3-|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------1-----1--1-11-|
E|-1----11----1-3-4--------------------|


Chorus 2
    its sad, so sad,      its a sad sad situation,
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--------66--5-------5---------------3---------33-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------|

    and its gettin more and more absurd,
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------335-|
A|---6------------6-5----------5-------------335-----|
E|----------------------------------3----335----------|

      its sad, so sad,     why cant we talk it over?
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-66---------6--5---5---------------3-------------|
E|--------------------------3-------------------------|

    oh it seems to me,   that sorry seems to be the hardest word
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-----------------5-3--------6-----------5------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3--|

Verse 3

     what do I do to make you love me?
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3------3-1---|
E|---------3-3----------------------------3-|

     what i gotta do  to be heard?
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------1-------3---5----|
E|-1---------------1---1-3-4------------------|

     what i do when lightnin strikes me?
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-----|
E|-3-------33---------------------------|

    Eb            D(7)     Gm                 Cm
    what i gotta do?       what have i gotta do?
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---6-----------55---5-3--------------------33-|
E|------------------------5-3-------------------|

    Eb                  D(7)                               
    when sorry seems to be .................the hardest word?
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--6-----------------55----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3-|

Outro
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------3/5-|
A|------3--6--5---6--5--3------|
E|-(3)-------------------------|