Hard To Handle Chords by Grateful Dead

Tempo:
105.55 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

Bm

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B]
[E] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] [A] [E] [B]
I'm going to sing a song called,
mind,
come home,
I got [F#m] so much [E] love,
you got to come [E] back, come [Dm] on,
100%  ➙  106BPM
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To jam and learn Grateful Dead - (2001 Remaster) Hard To Handle chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, B, E and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 106. Given the song's key of B Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ I'm going to sing a song called,
Baby, [E] baby, I [B] ain't even ever made up my mind,
I can _ give you what you want, but you got to come home,
[A] [B] I got a whole lot of [A] good old [B] lovin' and I got [F#m] so much [E] love,
[G#] [B] When all these people knowin' it all, you got to come [E] back, come [Dm] on,
[F#] Boy, them things I'm talkin' about are those, ain't nothin' but rough [D#] loader,
[Em] Well, you'll think that me life's a killer, but mama, I'm sure all that I love, yes I [E] am,
[B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ _
A [B] lot of the words that I'mma be with you today, _
I know you got you another way, but I can love you [F#m] better than [B] this,
Take [Bm] my hand [E] and don't be afraid, [B] I'm gonna do whatever I'm gonna say,
_ I'mma try to [E] love [B] you before you play me,
[E] _ [F#] Boy, them [B] things I'm [F#] talkin' about are those, ain't nothin' but rough loader,
[E] Well, you'll think that me [A] life's a killer, [E] but mama, I'm sure all that I love,
_ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ I got to tell you, I got to have it,
[E] _ [B] I'm a rough loader, [E]
I'm [B] a big old man,
_ _ _ _ [F#m]
[E] Sometimes, [Bm] I get a hard-on, [B] baby,
Sometimes, I get _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] a [B] hard-on, [A] _ _ [Bm]
baby,
_ [B] Some of your [E] love, _ _ _ some of your [Bm] love,
[B] They [E] gonna get you pretty good now, yes, they [B] do.
_ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Baby, if I am another man upon the sea,
I'd like [F#m] to [E] give you what you want, [B] but you got to come home with me,
I got [D] a whole [E] lot of good [B] old lovin' and I [F#m] got [E] some good snow,
[B] When I get this [Bm] snow in the road, you [B] got to come [E] back to me,
[F#m] Boy, them [F#] things I'm talkin' about are those, ain't nothin' but rough [E] loader,
Well, you'll think that me life's a killer, but mama, I'm sure all that I love,
I got to tell you, [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I got to have it.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Otis Redding, Alvertis Isbell and Allen Jones.

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