Jon Foreman A Mirror Is Harder To Hold Summer EP -- 2008 Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E) *Chords are listed at end of song Hit the root note of each chord before playing it through out the song (just listen; hear it). Also, symbols in parentheses represent single notes -- not chords. Or a “walk so to speak. Ex. E5 (E F# G#) e|----------------| B|----------------| G|--9-------------| D|--9-------------| A|--7---7--9--11--| E|----------------| Intro E5 B5 A E5 B/D# A E5 B/D# C#m7 A B5 E5 (E F# G#) Verse 1

You could ^E5stay a while longer ^B/D# We could ^C#m7stay up and talk ^B5about last ^Asummer We could ^E5go down to the ^B/D#water Watch the ^C#m7sunset ^B5going ^Aunder

Pre-Chorus 1

It’^C#m7s not that I’^B5m a stranger to lon^Aely moments I’v^E5e had m^B/D#y share o^Af thos^C5e

Chorus

Please don’^E5t go Please don’^B/D#t leave m^C#m7e alone A B5 E5 (E F# G#) A mirror’s so much harder to hold

Verse 2

I could ^E5try and point the ^B/D#finger But the ^C#m7glass points in ^B5my dir^Aection (A B D#) E5 B/D# Sure, you got your sharp edges But my ^C#m7wounds are from my ^B5own refl^Aection

Pre-Chorus 2

You’ve go^C#m7t nothing I coul^B5d ever hold ^Aagainst you I got ^E5fatal flaws to ^B/D#call my ^Aown ^C5

Chorus Bridge

I met a ^F#5man who’s looking fo^B/D#r perfection Said he ^F#5never met a girl who’s goo^B/D#d enough His ^G#eyes are getting old Like they’^Ad love to love again C# B5 F#(no5) Such a lonely m---an B5 B(no3) Such a lonely man, eww eww eww

Verse 3

I see ^E5him in my refl^B/D#ection C#m7 B5 A (A B D#) Taking steps towards me these days So I ^E5hold you that much ^B/D#closer And ^C#m7pray we don’^B5t throw thi^As away

Pre-Chorus 3

It’^C#m7s not that I’^B5m a man who could^An’t love you I ^E5know what these ^B/D#arms are ^Afor ^C5

Chorus

Please don’^E5t go Please don’^B/D#t leave m^C#m7e alone A ^Amirror’s so muc^B5h harder t^E5o hol^B/D#d A ^C#m7mirror’s so muc^B5h harder t^Ao hold (A B D#) E5 Please don't go Please don’^B/D#t leave m^C#m7e cold A B5 E5 (E F# G#) A mirror is harder to hold

*Chords Used E5 B5 A B/D# C#m7 C5 C#5 F#(no5) B(no3) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------6-------------------------------| G|--9-------6---8-----4---------5------------------9--| D|--9---9---7---9-----7----10---6---11----8--------x--| A|--7---9---7---6-----4----10---6---11----9--------9--| E|------7---5---------------8---4----9----6--------7--|

Jon Foreman - A mirror is harder to hold