Rich Mullins - Hard to get

^GYou who live in ^Dheaven Hear the ^Cadd9prayers of those of us who live ^Dsuson earth^D Who are a^Gfraid of being ^Dleft by those we ^Cadd9love And who get^Em7 hardened by t^Dsushe hurt ^D

Do ^Amyou remember ^Gwhen You lived down ^Cadd9here where we al^Dsusl scrape^D To ^Amfind the faith to ^Gask for daily ^Cadd9bread Did Y^Amou forget ab^Gout us after Y^D/F#ou had flown aw^Gay Well I ^Ammemorized e^Gvery word You^Cadd9 said ^Am Still I'm so scared, I'^Gm holding my ^Cadd9breath While ^AmYou're up there just ^Dsusplaying ^Dhard to ^Gget

^GYou who live in ^Dradiance Hear the ^Cadd9prayers of those of us who live ^Dsusin skin ^D We have a ^Glove that's not as^D patient as Yours wa^Cadd9s Still we ^Em7do love now an^Dsusd then ^D Did ^AmYou ever know ^Gloneliness Did ^Cadd9You ever know^Dsus need ^D Do You ^Amremember just how ^Glong a night can ^Cadd9get? When^Am You were barely^G holding on And ^D/F#Your friends fall as^Gleep And don't ^Amsee the blood that's ^Grunning in Your^Cadd9 sweat Will^Am those who mourn be^G left uncomforted^Cadd9 While^Am You're up there just ^Dsusplaying ^Dhard to ^Gget?

^C And I know you bore our ^Gsorrows ^Am7 And I know you feel our ^Gpain ^C And I know it would not ^Bmhurt any less ^Am Even if ^Git could be exp^D/F#lained^{D Em} And I know that^D/F# I am ^Gonly lashing out At the ^AmOne who loves me^G most ^{C Am} And ^Gafter I have^D/F# figured this,^G somehow ^Am All I really need to^Dsus know ^D

Is if ^GYou who live in ^Deternity Hear the ^Cadd9prayers of those of us who live i^Dsusn time ^D We ^Gcan't see what's ^Dahead And we can^Cadd9 not get free of^Em7 what we've left^Dsus behind ^D I'm ^Amreeling from these ^Gvoices that keep^Cadd9 screaming in my^Dsus ears ^D All the ^Amwords of shame and ^Gdoubt, blame and ^Cadd9regret

I ^Amcan't see how You're ^Gleading me un^D/F#less You've led me ^Ghere Where I'm ^Amlost enough to ^Glet myself be ^Cadd9led And ^Amso You've been here ^Gall along I ^Cadd9guess It's just Your^Am ways and You are ^Dsusjust plain h^Dard to ^Gget D G Cadd9 G