Alexander 23 - The Hardest Part

( intro ) G# . .

C#
i thought that everybody gets older
Fm
but i guess that’s not the case . .
G#
’cause you said goodbye
to your family last night
D#
you were only twenty – eight
C#
and the year is gonna get a lot colder
Fm
but you’ll always be stuck in june . .
G#
when the trees turn red ,
will it hit me then that
D#
i’m not gonna see you soon?
G# D#
( ooh . . oooh )

( chorus )
C#
i never said goodbye . .
Fm
and now it’s sinking in . .
G#
that the last time
D#
i saw you , we were kids . .
C#
i guess the hardest part . .
Fm
of getting old . .
G# D#
is that some people that you love don’t

C#
yeah , i thought that
evrybody gets better
Fm
but i guss that’s not the truth . .
G#
took a drive last night ,
tried to clear my mind
D#
but i turned the whole highway blue . .
C#
yeah , i cried when i read . .
Fm
the last text that you sent . .
G#
’cause i’ll never see
D#
those three dots there again . .

( chorus )
C#
i never said goodbye . .
Fm
and now it’s sinking in . .
G#
that the last time
D#
i saw you , we were kids . .
C#
i guess the hardest part . .
Fm
of getting old . .
G#
is that some people
D#
that you love don’t

and i don’t know what to

C#
say to your little brother
Fm G#
who Am i to say , it’s gonna be okay?
my mom is friends with your mother
D# C#
catching up is never gonna be the same
no more text on your birthday
Fm
every time another friend
G#
says your name . .
D#
no , i don’t know what to say . .

( chorus )
C#
i never said goodbye . .
Fm
and now it’s sinking in . .
G#
that the last time
D#
i saw you , we were kids . .
C#
i guess the hardest part . .
Fm
of getting old . .
G#
is that some people
D#
that you love don’t

C#
i wish i would have tried
Fm
harder to stay in touch . .
G#
i thought we had more time
D#
too busy growing up . .
C#
i guess the hardest part . .
Fm
of getting old . .
G#
is that some people
D#
that you love don’t

C# Fm G# D#
some people that you love don’t . .
C# Fm G# D#
some people that you love don’t . .