Harder Than You Think Chords by Public Enemy

Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

C#m

B

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] Yo Chuck, first the move [F#] man.
I was on my way up here to the studio, you know what I'm [F#m] saying?
[G#] And this brother stopped me [C#m] and asked me, yo what's up with that brother Chucky D?
[E] He swear he nice.
I said yo, the brother don't [F#] swear he nice, he knows he's nice, you know what I'm saying?
[F#m] So Chuck, I got [G#] a feeling you're turning into [C#m] a public enemy man.
Now remember that [E] line you was kicking to me on the way out to LA [F#] Loudouns and Queens
while we was in the car on the way to the shop?
[F#m] Well yo, right now [G#] kick the [C#m] bass for them brothers and let them know
[E]
what those Rolling Stones are after in [B] that wagon.
Bigger than Jagger, [F#m] not sagging.
Roll it backwards, I'mma leave it [C#m] at that.
Daddy got nothing to do with [E] that.
Chuck the bats, expose those [B] cats.
Who opposes heroes [A#] take [F#m] advantage of blacks.
Your government's getting so [C#m] cut the crap.
A war going on so where [E] y'all at?
Fight for power, cause great [B] responsibility.
Ask the police, who's stopping [F#m] you from killing me?
This ass is fiasco, the loop [C#m] I pee.
If it's Einstein then we believe [E] in KD.
And Richard Fenton is thinking [B] about snitches.
Watch the masses move as the [F#m] masses switches.
System system, I barely [C#m] missed it.
My sole intention is to save my brothers [E] and sisters.
Get up!
[B] Just [F#m] like that, just [C#m] like that.
Yeah
[E] that's right Chuck man, [F#] that's what you gotta do.
You got to tell them [F#m] just like that, you [G#] know what [C#m] I'm saying?
Cause yo, let me tell you a little something man.
[E] Your brothers running around, haunted.
They get [F#] a little jealous, you know what I'm saying?
Just like that, you know they try to bring [G#] you down with [C#m] them.
Hey yo Chuck, you got to tell them just [E] like that.
Screaming gangster 20 [B] years later.
Of course it does while [F#m] consciousness faded.
New generation [G#] believe in [C#m] them fables.
Gangster boogie on two [G#] turntables.
[E] Show no love so it's easy to [B] hate it.
Desecrated by the current [F#m] awaited.
Any given Sunday so where y'all [C#m] at?
With slavery lynching and them drugs infiltrating.
[E] I'm like that child Chuckie [B] baby.
Keep coming back to live [F#m] love life like I'm crazy.
Keep it moving, [C#m] rising to the top.
Chuck first clean living, you don't [E] stop.
Revolution means change, don't look [B] at me strange.
So I can't repeat what other [F#m] rappers be saying.
If you don't stand for [G#] something you fall [C#m] for anything.
Harder than you think, it's a [E] beautiful thing.
Get up!
Just [B] like that, [F#m] just like that.
[C#m] [E]
Yeah that's right Chuck man, [F#] that's what you gotta do.
You got to tell them [F#m] just like that.
[G#] You know what I'm [C#m] saying?
Cause yo let me tell you a little something man.
These [E] brothers running around, hard as they can.
They [F#] get a little jealous, you know what I'm saying?
Just like [F#m] that, you know they try to bring [G#] you down [C#m] with it.
Hey yo Chuck, you got to tell them [E] just like that.
So it's time to leave [B] you a preview.
So you too can reap [F#m] you what we do.
20 years in this business, [C#m] how you sell soul?
She wins, people bear witness.
[E] Thank you for letting us be [B] ourselves.
So don't mind me if I [F#m] repeat myself.
These simple rhymes be good [C#m] for your health.
You keep them crime rhymes on [E] the shelf.
Live love life like you [B] just don't care.
Five thousand leaders [F#m] never scared.
Ring the noise is the [C#m] moment they fear.
Get up, it's still a beautiful [E] idea.
Get up, throw your [B] hands in the air.
It's [F#m] sure no fair.
Get up [G#] if y'all [C#m] really care.
You need 20 years, [E] now get up.
Yeah that's right.
Put Republican [B] in me number one in New York.
[E] Republican in me [F#m] number one in Phil.
Republican in me number one in [C#m] DC.
Republican in me number one in Cleveland, [E] Ohio.
Also Republican in me number [B] one in Saint Louis.
Republican in me number one in [F#m] New Jersey and Boston.
[G#] Republican in [C#m] me number one in Cincinnati.
[E] Republican in me number one in Chicago.
[B] Republican in me number one in Detroit.
Republican [F#m] in me number one in Oakland.
Republican in me [C#m] number one in Baltimore.
Republican in me number one in [E] Miami.
Republican in me number one [B] in Indiana.
R.
Cole, number three.
[F#m]
Murphy, also a public [C#m] enemy, number one in Alabama, y'all.
[F#m] Public enemy [E] number one in Tennessee.
Public [B] enemy number one in Mississippi.
Now, [F#m] Chad, what's your favorite?
[C#m] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, [E] yes, yes.
[B] [F#m] [N]
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To start learning Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#, F#m, C#m, E, B, E, F#, F#m, G#, B, F#m, G# and C#m in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 51 BPM before aiming for the song's 103 BPM. Given the song's key of C# Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] Yo Chuck, first the move [F#] man.
I was on my way up here to the studio, you know what I'm [F#m] saying?
[G#] And this brother stopped me [C#m] and asked me, yo what's up with that brother Chucky D?
[E] He swear he nice.
I said yo, the brother don't [F#] swear he nice, he knows he's nice, you know what I'm saying?
[F#m] So Chuck, I got [G#] a feeling you're turning into [C#m] a public enemy man.
Now remember that [E] line you was kicking to me on the way out to LA [F#] Loudouns and Queens
while we was in the car on the way to the shop?
[F#m] Well yo, right now [G#] kick the [C#m] bass for them brothers and let them know
_ [E]
what those Rolling Stones are after in [B] that wagon.
Bigger than Jagger, [F#m] not sagging.
Roll it backwards, I'mma leave it [C#m] at that.
Daddy got nothing to do with [E] that.
Chuck the bats, expose those [B] cats.
Who opposes heroes [A#] take [F#m] advantage of blacks.
Your government's getting so [C#m] cut the crap.
A war going on so where [E] y'all at?
Fight for power, cause great [B] responsibility.
Ask the police, who's stopping [F#m] you from killing me?
This ass is fiasco, the loop [C#m] I pee.
If it's Einstein then we believe [E] in KD.
And Richard Fenton is thinking [B] about snitches.
Watch the masses move as the [F#m] masses switches.
System system, I barely [C#m] missed it.
My sole intention is to save my brothers [E] and sisters.
Get up!
_ [B] _ _ Just [F#m] like that, just [C#m] like that.
Yeah _ _
[E] that's right Chuck man, [F#] that's what you gotta do.
You got to tell them [F#m] just like that, you [G#] know what [C#m] I'm saying?
Cause yo, let me tell you a little something man.
[E] Your brothers running around, haunted.
They get [F#] a little jealous, you know what I'm saying?
Just like that, you know they try to bring [G#] you down with [C#m] them.
Hey yo Chuck, you got to tell them just [E] like that.
Screaming gangster 20 [B] years later.
Of course it does while [F#m] consciousness faded.
New generation [G#] believe in [C#m] them fables.
Gangster boogie on two [G#] turntables.
[E] Show no love so it's easy to [B] hate it.
Desecrated by the current [F#m] awaited.
Any given Sunday so where y'all [C#m] at?
With slavery lynching and them drugs infiltrating.
[E] I'm like that child Chuckie [B] baby.
Keep coming back to live [F#m] love life like I'm crazy.
Keep it moving, [C#m] rising to the top.
Chuck first clean living, you don't [E] stop.
Revolution means change, don't look [B] at me strange.
So I can't repeat what other [F#m] rappers be saying.
If you don't stand for [G#] something you fall [C#m] for anything.
Harder than you think, it's a [E] beautiful thing.
Get up!
Just [B] like that, _ [F#m] just like that.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Yeah that's right Chuck man, [F#] that's what you gotta do.
You got to tell them [F#m] just like that.
[G#] You know what I'm [C#m] saying?
Cause yo let me tell you a little something man.
These [E] brothers running around, hard as they can.
They [F#] get a little jealous, you know what I'm saying?
Just like [F#m] that, you know they try to bring [G#] you down [C#m] with it.
Hey yo Chuck, you got to tell them [E] just like that.
So it's time to leave [B] you a preview.
So you too can reap [F#m] you what we do.
20 years in this business, [C#m] how you sell soul?
She wins, people bear witness.
[E] Thank you for letting us be [B] ourselves.
So don't mind me if I [F#m] repeat myself.
These simple rhymes be good [C#m] for your health.
You keep them crime rhymes on [E] the shelf.
Live love life like you [B] just don't care.
Five thousand leaders [F#m] never scared.
Ring the noise is the [C#m] moment they fear.
Get up, it's still a beautiful [E] idea.
Get up, throw your [B] hands in the air.
It's [F#m] sure no fair.
Get up [G#] if y'all [C#m] really care.
You need 20 years, [E] now get up.
Yeah that's right.
Put Republican [B] in me number one in New York.
[E] Republican in me [F#m] number one in Phil.
Republican in me number one in [C#m] DC.
Republican in me number one in Cleveland, [E] Ohio.
Also Republican in me number [B] one in Saint Louis.
Republican in me number one in [F#m] New Jersey and Boston.
[G#] Republican in [C#m] me number one in Cincinnati.
[E] Republican in me number one in Chicago.
[B] Republican in me number one in Detroit.
Republican [F#m] in me number one in Oakland.
Republican in me [C#m] number one in Baltimore.
Republican in me number one in [E] Miami.
Republican in me number one [B] in Indiana.
R.
Cole, number three.
[F#m]
Murphy, also a public [C#m] enemy, number one in Alabama, y'all.
[F#m] Public enemy [E] number one in Tennessee.
Public [B] enemy number one in Mississippi.
Now, [F#m] Chad, what's your favorite?
_ [C#m] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, [E] yes, yes.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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