Ruel - Hard Sometimes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Hard Sometimes' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Hard Sometimes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ruel

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Hard Sometimes' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm                D#
I'm waking up my mind
                             A#
I'm just trying to kill the silence
Gm                    D#
I'm ripping off the blinds
                            A#
I'm just trying to let some light in
Gm
I've been on the road, I've been missing home
              D#
See it on my phone that the world back there
                 A#
Keeps spinning 'round without me
Gm                D#
I'm waking up my mind
                D#m
Ripping off the blinds

Chorus:
   A#
Oh I (Oh I)
Cm     Gm                 A#       D#  A# D#
Try to be happy, but it's hard sometimes
     A#
But life (But life)
Cm         Gm                A#      D#  F Gm
Just seems to happen right before my eyes
          A#
'Cause I feel like I'm not there
           Cm         Gm
'Cause my head is up somewhere
          A#          D#
Far away from all my friends
        A#             D#
I just want that back again
   A#
Oh I (Oh I)
Cm     Gm                  A#      D#
Try to be happy, but it's hard sometimes
      F        Gm
It's hard sometimes

When I come off cold
I'm not doing it on purpose
You caught me in a hole
That I dig for myself when I'm nervous
I've been on the road, I've been missing home
See it on my phone that my friends back there
Got inside jokes without me
Oh woah
Don't mean to come off cold
I don't want to be alone

Chorus:
Oh I (Oh I)
Try to be happy, but it's
hard sometimes (Hard sometimes)
But life (But life)
Just seems to happen right before my eyes
(Before my eyes)
'Cause I feel like I'm not there
'Cause my head is up somewhere
Far away from all my friends
I just want that back again
Oh I (Oh I)
Try to be happy, but it's hard sometimes
(Hard sometimes)

F
I don't feel like myself and
D/F#
I can't help being selfish
    Gm                   F            D#   A#
Sometimes, the pressure gets the best of me
   Cm    F
Oh I, oh I

Chorus:
Oh I
Try to be happy, but it's hard sometimes
But life
Just seems to happen, it's just passing by, oh
'Cause I feel like I'm not there
'Cause my head is up somewhere
Far away from all my friends
I just want that back again
Oh I (Oh I)
Try to be happy, but it's hard sometimes
(Hard sometimes)
'Cause it's hard sometimes


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Hard Sometimes' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Hard Sometimes' by Ruel.