Michael Kiwanuka – Hard To Say Goodbye (Guitar)

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This was a tricky tab to make, but it's as close as I can make it to the acoustic version of the song from his Tiny Desk Concert. Awesome song, let me know if I need to make any edits.

Verse Chords:
 C#m/Bb  Amaj7  G#m7  C#7sus4  C#7
e---0------0-----4------4-------4---
B---5------5-----4------7-------6---
G---6------6-----4------4-------4---
D---6------6-----4------6-------6---
A---x------x-----6------4-------4---
E---6------5-----4------------------

Chorus Chords:
   F   G#maj7  Bmaj7    A#m7
e--0----x--------2-------1----
B--1----4--------4-------2----
G--2----5--------3-------1----
D--3----5--------4-------3----
A--3----x--------2-------1----
E--1----4------------------

Bridge Chords:

 B/C#  C#/Eb
e--2-----4----
B--4-----6----
G--4-----6----
D--x-----x----
A--4-----6----
E-------------

[Intro] C#m/Bb [Verse 1]

C#m/Bb  Amaj7             G#m7     C#7sus4   C#7
Little butterfly without wings, how do you fly?

C#m/Bb        Amaj7                 G#m7     C#7sus4   C#7
You're holdin' on so tight that you don't even try

C#m/Bb   Amaj7
And if I had a dream (If I had)

            G#m7     C#7sus4   C#7
What would be sunshine for me

C#m/Bb    Amaj7
You are my air to breathe

                 G#m7    C#7sus4  C#7        F
You're just like honey to a bee

[Chorus]

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7              A#m7      F
It's hard to say goodbye

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7              A#m7
It hurts you every time

[Verse 2]

C#m/Bb      Amaj7                 C#7sus4               C#7
When you appeared to me, you let me know what love could be

C#m/Bb      Amaj7                   C#7sus4                 C#7
You gave me confidence, you showed me light, you stayed with me

C#m/Bb       Amaj7
It's you I'm dreamin' of (You I'm dreamin' of)

C#7sus4                    C#7
Night and day when I contemplate

C#m/Bb     Amaj7
You are my everything

C#7sus4                          C#7        F
I'm standin' with you, you are my heart

[Chorus]

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7               A#m7      F
It's hard to say goodbye

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7             A#m7       F
It hurts you every time

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7               A#m7
It's hard to say goodbye

[Bridge]

B/C#                           C#/Eb
I feel it all around, there's a fire in my spirit

B/C#                           C#/Eb
Needing you around 'cause I'm down tonight

B/C#                           C#/Eb
Feelin' like a clown 'cause I'm cryin' every minute

B/C#
We'll get by tonight, we'll get by tonight

[Instrumental] F G#maj7 A#maj7 A#m7 F [Chorus]

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7                A#m7      F
It's hard to say goodbye

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7             A#m7     F
It hurts you every time

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7                A#m7      F
It's hard to say goodbye

G#maj7
Better believe I'll be back

Bmaj7                A#m7      F   G#maj7  A#maj7  A#m7
It's hard to say goodbye