Skip to song content
Chordier homepage

Coldplay - Hardest Part Chords

Chord reference G, C, Em, Am, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [Em] [Am] [C] [Em] [D] [Em]And the [C]hardest part Was [G]letting go, not [D]taking part [Em]Was the [C]hardest [G]part[D] [Em]And the [C]strangest thing Was [G]waiting for that [D]bell to ring [Em]It was the [C]strangest [G]start [D]

[C]I could feel it go [G]down[D] [C]Bittersweet, I could [G]taste in my [D]mouth [C]Silver lining the [G]cloud[D] Oh and [Em]I [C] [Am]I I wish that I could work it out

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]And the [C]hardest part Was [G]letting go, not [D]taking part [Em]You really [C]broke my [G]heart [D] [Em]And I [C]tried to sing But I [G]couldn’t think of [D]anything [Em]And that was the [C]hardest [G]part[D]

[C]I could feel it go [G]down[D] [C]You left the sweetest [G]taste in my [D]mouth [C]You’re silver lining the [G]clouds[D]

Oh and I[Em] [Em] [C] [C] [Am]I Oh and I[Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D]I

I wonder what it’s all about [C] [Em] [Am7]I wonder what it’s all about

[C] [Em] [Am7] [C] [Em] [F] Everything I [C]know[Em]is [Am]wrong Everything I [C]do, it’s [Em]just comes [Am]undone And everything is [C]torn[Em]apart[Am]

Oh and it’s the [C]hardest part That’s the [D]hardest part Yeah that’s the [C]hardest part That’s the [D]hardest part [C] [Em] [D] [Am]

Artist Coldplay
Album X&Y
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2005
Key G

How to Play Hardest Part on Guitar?

Coldplay - Hardest Part can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, Am, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Hardest Part with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.