Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

[INTRO] D D6 D D6 [Verse 1]

^DI see lovers in the streets walking ^D6Without a ^Dcare

And they wear it out loud

Like there's ^D6something ^F#min the ^Bmair Oooooh, well ^GI don't care.

[Verse 2]

^DThey're treading lightly No, they ^D6don't sink ^Din.

There's no tracks to follow

^D6They don't care ^F#mwhere they're ^Bmgoing, mmm. [Pre-Chorus 1] ^GAnd if they're lucky, yeah, they'll,

They'll get to see. And if they're

^Em7Really really lucky they'll Get to ^Afee-^Dee-^A7eel.

[Chorus]

^GAnd it kicks so ^Ahard, Breaks your ^Gbones. Cuts so ^Adeep It hits your ^Gsoul. Tears your ^Askin and ^Asus4Makes your blood ^Bmflo-^A7o-o^Dw. It's ^D7better that you ^Gknow, ^A That love is ^Dhard. ^D6 ^D

[Verse 3]

^DLove takes hostages, And ^D6gives them ^Dpain,

Gives someone the power to

^D6Hurt you ^F#magain and ^Bmagain. Oooh, but ^Gthey don't care. ^A

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Oh, and ^Gif they're lucky, yeah, they'll, They'll get to see. And if they're ^Em7Really really lucky they'll,

They'll get to feel.

And if they're, ^Gthey're truly blessed Then they'll get to believe And if you're ^Em7damned, you'll never Let yourself be ^Adece-^De-^A7eived.

[Chorus]

[Bridge] G D Bm Em7 G D Bm A Asus4 [Chorus] (Single strums here)

^GIt kicks so ^Ahard, It breaks your ^Gbones. Cuts so ^Adeep It hits your ^Gsoul. Tears your ^Askin and Makes your blood ^Bmflo-^A7o-o^Dw. (Resume strumming) It's ^D7better that we ^Gknow ^A

[Refrain]

It kicks so ^Ghard, It breaks your ^Abones. It cuts so ^Gdeep It hits your ^Asoul. It tears your ^Bmskin and ^A7Makes your blood ^Dflow. It's ^D7better that we ^Gknow, ^A That love is ^Ghard. ^Asus4 Love is ^Ghard. ^Asus4 Love is ^Ghard. (Single strums here) If it was ^Aeasy It ^Gwouldn't mean nothing, ^Dno.

James Morrison - Love is hard