[Cm         Ab          Eb            Bb]  n               sometimes seems that the harder you try n                   [Cm                Ab             Bb] n                 the more things tumble and fall away n                 [Cm             Ab         Eb        Bb] n               and i can hear by the way that you sigh n                     [Ab           Cm               G] n                that you're not doing that well today. n n               [Cm        Ab            Eb             Bb] n              sometimes feels like the higher you climb n                [Cm                  Ab               Bb] n             that the sky just seems to get further away n              [Cm             Ab         Eb             Bb] n           and i can tell by the way that you're breathing n              [Ab            Cm]                         [G] n          that you're not sure if you'll make it this way. n n                      [Eb         Ab  Db       Gb]   n                        wrap it up, give it over; n                   [B             E      Bb       Eb]  n                    it doesn't have to be this way. n                          [Ab       Db   Gb      B] n                        wrap it up, give it over n                          [E             A  F  Bb] n                     it doesn't have to be this way n n               [Cm          Ab          Eb           Bb]   n               sometimes seems that the harder you look n       [Cm]                         [Ab]                        [Bb] n      there are more and more things that you just can't see n              [Cm                Ab          Eb        Bb] n            and i can tell - i can read you like a book - n                 [Ab             Cm]                     n                 that you're fumbling in your pockets n                                               [G]   n                        but you can't find a key. n n                       [Ab                Cm]            n                 the harder i try, the harder it gets. n                       [Ab]                     [Cm]      n                  i can forgive, but i can't forget. n                            [F               Bb] n                             ba ba ba ba ba ba n                            [F               Bb] n                             ba ba ba ba ba ba n n                [Cm           Ab         Eb           Bb]  n               sometimes seems like the harder you love n                 [Cm                Ab                Bb] n                 it's just like sowing in a minefield n          [Cm]                       [Ab           Eb        Bb] n         and i'm sure that you're dying to be lifted above n           [Ab         Cm]                          [G]          n        but you're on your own and you're scared to appeal. n