Intro (0:00)
Verse (0:49)
E7 Am
I double-cross you
Dm G
and you get mysterious mail
E Am
I've tried hard not to shock you
Dm G
It's hard not to with the things I could say
C G
Tell me why don't we try
Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
Cm Eb F Cm Eb F
C G
Why don't we try
Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
Verse (1:29)
E7 Am Dm
You lock your letters in a box
G
and you've hidden the key
E Am Dm
I go one better - I'm indebted
G
to a contact magazine
C G
Tell me why don't we try
Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
Cm Eb F Cm Eb F
C G
Why don't we try
Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
Bridge (2:05)
F#m Gm
Everybody's got to live together
Em A
just to find a little peace of mind there
F7 G
If you give up your affairs forever
Dm G
I will give up mine
G Cm
But it's hard
Cm Eb F Cm Eb F Cm Eb F Cm Eb F
so hard
Verse (2:29)
E7 Am Dm
I'm always hoping you'll be faithful
G
but you're not I suppose
E Am Dm
We've both given up smoking 'cause it's fatal
G
so whose matches are those?
Chorus (2:44)
C G
Tell me why don't we try
Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
We make it so hard (It's so hard)
Chorus (3:08)
C G
Tell me why don't we try
Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
C G
Tell me why don't we try
Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
C G Dm F G
not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?
C G Dm F G
oh oh oh oh We make it so hard for ourselves...
We make it so hard so hard We make it so hard
Outro (3:53)
Cm Cm Cm Cm
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Composição de Chris Lowe/Neil Tennant