a mirror is harder to hold by jon foreman
( from his summer ep )
the other tab on here is in the key of E , and it’s alright , but the tone isn’t as
nuanced as what jon plays . here it is , as he plays it , in the key of C , capo4
capo 4 , standard tuning
Am Am/G F C E7 Em7/B Gadd4/B A7 G G# D/F# Cadd2 – >c F G – >c walk
E | – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 1 – – 0 – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – 3 – – 4 – – 2 – – – | – – 0 – – 0 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – |
B | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 2 – – 0 – – 4 – – 3 – – – | – – 1 – – 1 – – – – | – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – |
G | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 0 – – 1 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 5 – – 2 – – – | – – 0 – – 0 – – – – | – 2 – ( 2 ) – – – – – – – 0 – |
D | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – 2 – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 2 – – 0 – – 6 – – 0 – – – | – – 0 – – 2 – – – – | – 3 – ( 3 ) – – – – – – – 2 – |
A | – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – 2 – – 6 – – 0 – – – | – – 3 – – 3 – – – – | – 3 – – x – – 0 – – 2 – – 3 – |
E | – – – – – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 4 – – 2 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – | – 1 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – |
intro
Am Am/G F
C E7 F
C Gadd4/B A7
F G C ( add2 C )
C Gadd4/B
you could stay a while longer
Am Am/G F
we could stay up and talk about last summer
C Gadd4/B
we could go down to the water
Am Am/G F
watch the sunset going under
Am Am/G F
it’s not that i’m a stranger to lonely moments
C E7 F G#
i’ve had my share of those
C
please don’t go
Em7/B A7
please don’t leave me alone
F G C ( add2 – > C )
a mirror is so much harder to hold
C Gadd4/B
i could try and point the finger
Am Am/G F ( G – >c walk )
but the glass points in my direction
C Gadd4/B
sure you’ve got your sharp edges
Am Am/G F
but my wounds are for my own reflection
( /E ) Am Am/G F
you’ve got nothing i could ever hold against you
C E7 F G#
i’ve got fatal flaws to call my own
C
please don’t go
Em7/B A7
please don’t leave me alone
F G C ( add2 – > C )
a mirror is so much harder to hold
Dm G
i met a man who’s looking for perfection
Dm G
said he’d never met a girl who’s good enough
E E7 F
his eyes are getting old like they’d love to love again
Am Am/G D/F#
such a lonely man
G ( G7 )
such a lonely man
C Gadd4/B
i see him in my reflection
Am Am/G F ( G – >c walk )
taking steps towards me these days
C Gadd4/B
so i hold you that much closer
Am Am/G F
and pray we don’t throw this away
Am Am/G F
it’s not that i’m a man who couldn’t love you
C E7 F G#
i know what these arms are for
C
please don’t go
Em7/B A7
please don’t leave me alone
F G C Gadd4/B
a mirror is so much harder to hold
Am Am/G F ( G – >c walk )
a mirror is so much harder to hold
C
please don’t go
Em7/B A7
please don’t leave me cold
F G C ( add2 – > C )
a mirror is so much harder to hold
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