Chords for Chris Stapleton - LOVE ME WHEN I’M HARD TO LOVE ft. Lauren Daigle (2025 Music Video)
Tempo:
73.8 bpm
Chords used:
D#m
B
C#
F#
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[D#m]
[B] [F#]
I don't always say [D#m] what I mean
[B] Sometimes I shut down, [F#] sometimes I scream
[C#] carry my past like a [D#m] loaded gun
[B] the trigger before the damage [F#] is done
I ain't easy, I know [D#m] I ain't kind
[B] When fear starts talking, [F#] I lose my mind
[B] [F#]
I don't always say [D#m] what I mean
[B] Sometimes I shut down, [F#] sometimes I scream
[C#] carry my past like a [D#m] loaded gun
[B] the trigger before the damage [F#] is done
I ain't easy, I know [D#m] I ain't kind
[B] When fear starts talking, [F#] I lose my mind
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D#m
B
C#
F#
A#m
D#m
B
C#
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
I don't always say [D#m] what I mean _ _
[B] Sometimes I shut down, [F#] sometimes I scream
I [C#] _ carry my past like a [D#m] loaded gun
Pull [B] the trigger before the damage [F#] is done
I know I ain't easy, I know [D#m] I ain't kind _
[B] When fear starts talking, [F#] I lose my mind
I build these walls, then [D#m] act surprised _
[B] When I'm standing alone on the other [D#] side _ _
[F#] I smile like I've got it [A#m] all together _
[D#m] But my heart breaks in [B] stormy weather
I've learned [F#] how to hide behind being [A#m] strong
_ But [D#m] sometimes the weight feels too heavy to [B] hold on _
[F#] I'm scared of being seen this way
[A#m] Every flaw, every doubt on display
If [D#m] I push you away, please understand
[B] It's not that I don't need your hand
[F#] I don't need fixing, I don't need saving
For [C#] someone who won't stop staying
Hard _ _ [F#] to love
When I shut down, when I [A#m] give up
When my words cut deep and [D#m] my faith feels thin
When the dark [B] gets loud and I'm caving in
I'm not asking [F#] for perfect trust
Just don't [A#m] walk away when I'm falling apart
If you're [D#m] gonna love me at all, my [B] love
Love me when I'm hard, [F#] _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [F#] love me when I'm [D#m] _ _ hard
[B] _ _ _ [F#] I've been shamed by nights that never [A#m] heal
_ _ [D#m] By things I've felt but never [B] revealed
I _ [F#] learned how to survive alone
[A#m] Even when I didn't want to be strong
[D#m] If I test your patience, it's fear talking loud
[B] I'm scared you'll leave once you know me
[F#] Now I believe
Love's more than staying when [A#m] it's easy
More than [D#m] promises made in daylight [B] seasons
[F#] If grace is real, then let it show
[A#m] In the moments when I lose control
[D#m] I don't need you to carry my pain
Just [B] stand with me through the rain
[F#] If you see the worst, then stay [C#]
anyway
_ [D#m] That's the kind of love [F#] that changes me
Love me when I'm hard
When I'm distant, when I'm [A#m] rough
When my faith is [D#m] shaken, when I'm afraid
When I don't have [B] the words to say
I'm learning [F#] slowly how to trust
Learning [A#m] I don't have to be enough
[D#m] If you're gonna love me at all, my [B] love
Love me when [F#] I'm hard, love _ _ [A#m] _
_ me when [D#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ I'm [D#m] hard _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ I'm still [A#] learning, _ _ [D#m] _ but I'm still here
I don't always say what I [C#] mean _ _
_ [D#] Sometimes I shut down, [C#] sometimes I scream _
[D#m] I carry my past like a loaded gun
Pull _
[C#] [B] the trigger before the damage is [C#] done _
[D#m] I know I ain't easy, _ I know I [C#] ain't kind
When [B] fear starts talking, I lose [F#] my mind _ _
[D#m] I build these walls in [C#] act surprise
When [B] I'm standing alone on the [C#] other side _
[D#m] I smile like I've got it [C#] all together
But [D#m] my heart breaks in [C#] stormy weather _ _
[D#m] I've learned how to hide behind being strong
But some [B] nights the weight feels too heavy [C#] to hold on _
[D#m] I'm scared of being seen this way
[C#] Every flaw, every doubt on display
[B] If I push you away, please [C#] understand
It's not that I don't need your [B] hand
I don't need fixing, [C#] _ I don't need saving
[D#m] Just someone who won't stop [B] staying
Love me when I'm hard, [C#] _ _ _
[D#m] when I should give _ [F#] up
When my [B] words cut deep and my faith feels thin
When the [C#] dark gets loud and I'm caving in
[D#m] I'm not asking for perfect [F#] trust
Just don't walk away when I'm falling apart
If [B] you're gonna love me [C#] at all
Love _
[B] _ [C#] me when I'm [B] hard to love _
[D#m] I've been shaped by nights that never heal
[C#] By things I felt that never revealed
[B] I learned how to survive alone
[C#] Even when I didn't want to be strong
If I [D#m] test your patience, it's fear [C#] talking loud
I'm [B] scared you'll leave once you know [C#] me now
I [B] believe love's more than staying when [C#] it's easy _
[D#m] More than promises made in [F#] daylight seasons
If [B] grace is real, then let it show
_ [C#] Moments when I [F#] lose control
I don't [D#m] need you to carry my pain
Just [F#] stand with me through the rain
If you see the worst and stay [C#] anyway
That's _ the kind of love that changes [F#] me
[B] _ _ _
Love me when I'm [C#] hard to love _ _ _
[D#m] When I'm distant, when [F#] I'm rough
When my [B] faith is shaking, when I'm afraid
[C#] When I don't have the words to say
I'm [D#m] learning slowly how to trust
Learning [F#] I don't have to be enough
If you're [B] gonna love me [C#] At all _ _ _
[D#m] Love [C#] me when _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] I'm still
[F#] _ _ _
[C#] But I'm still [B] here _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
I don't always say [D#m] what I mean _ _
[B] Sometimes I shut down, [F#] sometimes I scream
I [C#] _ carry my past like a [D#m] loaded gun
Pull [B] the trigger before the damage [F#] is done
I know I ain't easy, I know [D#m] I ain't kind _
[B] When fear starts talking, [F#] I lose my mind
I build these walls, then [D#m] act surprised _
[B] When I'm standing alone on the other [D#] side _ _
[F#] I smile like I've got it [A#m] all together _
[D#m] But my heart breaks in [B] stormy weather
I've learned [F#] how to hide behind being [A#m] strong
_ But [D#m] sometimes the weight feels too heavy to [B] hold on _
[F#] I'm scared of being seen this way
[A#m] Every flaw, every doubt on display
If [D#m] I push you away, please understand
[B] It's not that I don't need your hand
[F#] I don't need fixing, I don't need saving
For [C#] someone who won't stop staying
Hard _ _ [F#] to love
When I shut down, when I [A#m] give up
When my words cut deep and [D#m] my faith feels thin
When the dark [B] gets loud and I'm caving in
I'm not asking [F#] for perfect trust
Just don't [A#m] walk away when I'm falling apart
If you're [D#m] gonna love me at all, my [B] love
Love me when I'm hard, [F#] _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [F#] love me when I'm [D#m] _ _ hard
[B] _ _ _ [F#] I've been shamed by nights that never [A#m] heal
_ _ [D#m] By things I've felt but never [B] revealed
I _ [F#] learned how to survive alone
[A#m] Even when I didn't want to be strong
[D#m] If I test your patience, it's fear talking loud
[B] I'm scared you'll leave once you know me
[F#] Now I believe
Love's more than staying when [A#m] it's easy
More than [D#m] promises made in daylight [B] seasons
[F#] If grace is real, then let it show
[A#m] In the moments when I lose control
[D#m] I don't need you to carry my pain
Just [B] stand with me through the rain
[F#] If you see the worst, then stay [C#]
anyway
_ [D#m] That's the kind of love [F#] that changes me
Love me when I'm hard
When I'm distant, when I'm [A#m] rough
When my faith is [D#m] shaken, when I'm afraid
When I don't have [B] the words to say
I'm learning [F#] slowly how to trust
Learning [A#m] I don't have to be enough
[D#m] If you're gonna love me at all, my [B] love
Love me when [F#] I'm hard, love _ _ [A#m] _
_ me when [D#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ I'm [D#m] hard _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ I'm still [A#] learning, _ _ [D#m] _ but I'm still here
I don't always say what I [C#] mean _ _
_ [D#] Sometimes I shut down, [C#] sometimes I scream _
[D#m] I carry my past like a loaded gun
Pull _
[C#] [B] the trigger before the damage is [C#] done _
[D#m] I know I ain't easy, _ I know I [C#] ain't kind
When [B] fear starts talking, I lose [F#] my mind _ _
[D#m] I build these walls in [C#] act surprise
When [B] I'm standing alone on the [C#] other side _
[D#m] I smile like I've got it [C#] all together
But [D#m] my heart breaks in [C#] stormy weather _ _
[D#m] I've learned how to hide behind being strong
But some [B] nights the weight feels too heavy [C#] to hold on _
[D#m] I'm scared of being seen this way
[C#] Every flaw, every doubt on display
[B] If I push you away, please [C#] understand
It's not that I don't need your [B] hand
I don't need fixing, [C#] _ I don't need saving
[D#m] Just someone who won't stop [B] staying
Love me when I'm hard, [C#] _ _ _
[D#m] when I should give _ [F#] up
When my [B] words cut deep and my faith feels thin
When the [C#] dark gets loud and I'm caving in
[D#m] I'm not asking for perfect [F#] trust
Just don't walk away when I'm falling apart
If [B] you're gonna love me [C#] at all
Love _
[B] _ [C#] me when I'm [B] hard to love _
[D#m] I've been shaped by nights that never heal
[C#] By things I felt that never revealed
[B] I learned how to survive alone
[C#] Even when I didn't want to be strong
If I [D#m] test your patience, it's fear [C#] talking loud
I'm [B] scared you'll leave once you know [C#] me now
I [B] believe love's more than staying when [C#] it's easy _
[D#m] More than promises made in [F#] daylight seasons
If [B] grace is real, then let it show
_ [C#] Moments when I [F#] lose control
I don't [D#m] need you to carry my pain
Just [F#] stand with me through the rain
If you see the worst and stay [C#] anyway
That's _ the kind of love that changes [F#] me
[B] _ _ _
Love me when I'm [C#] hard to love _ _ _
[D#m] When I'm distant, when [F#] I'm rough
When my [B] faith is shaking, when I'm afraid
[C#] When I don't have the words to say
I'm [D#m] learning slowly how to trust
Learning [F#] I don't have to be enough
If you're [B] gonna love me [C#] At all _ _ _
[D#m] Love [C#] me when _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] I'm still
[F#] _ _ _
[C#] But I'm still [B] here _ _ _