hard pill to swallow Chords

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
From the Alligator [G]release,
[Em]OLD [G]SCHO[Em]OL (AL 4915) by Koko Taylor

[Verse 2]
Hard Pill [Em]To Swallow
(Words & music [G]by Cora[Em]
Taylor kpa Koko Taylor
Voodoo Woman Music adm by
[A]Eyeball Music, BMI)

[Verse 3]
It's a [Em]hard pill [G]to swallow [Em]when[G] I k[Em]now you[G]
been doing me [Em]wrong[G][Em][G][Em][G][Em]
It's [G]a h[Am]ard p[A]ill to s[G]wallow [Am]when[A] I know you
[C#dim]been doin[D]g me w[A]ron[Em]g[G][Em][D][G][Em][G][Em]
It's [A]so [B]hard to leave you,
[A]and even harder to be alone
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[Verse 4]
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[Em]I called up my docto[G]r,
[Em]and [D]I called[A] m[Em]y lawyer, too
They say, "we can't help [G]you,
it ain't [Em]nothing we [A]can [G]do"[Em][D][G]
[Em]I can't sleep at[A] nig[Em]ht, y'all,
and all of my love has [G]left
He [Em]took my heart along [G]with him,
[D]and[G] lef[Em]t me to [A]sweat[Em]
It's a [Am]hard [A]pill to [D]swa[A]llow[Am] when[A] I[G] kno[Am]w yo[A]u[Gm]
[A]been [Em]doin' me [G]wrong[Em][D][G][Em][G][Em]
It's [A]so [B]hard to leave you,
[Em]and [Am]it's even hard[A]er to be alone[Em]
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[Verse 5]
[B]I l[Em]ove y[A]ou, b[Em]aby,
[G]like a poo[Em]r dog love his[A] bon[G]e
And [Em]that is the reason I can't leave
your love [G]alone[Em][G]
You're [Em]sweeter than [G]the grape, [Em]baby,
[G]that's han[Em]ging from a vin[G]e
And [Em]that's why I wish, baby,
[G]that you[Em] were mine all mine
It's a [Am]hard [A]pill to [D]swa[G]llow whe[D]n I[Am][A]
[G]know you been doin' me [Em]wrong[G][Em]
[D]It's [A]so [B]hard to leave [Em]you, [Am]and it's even[A] harder to be alon[Em]e

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[Verse 6]
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[Em]I got you on my etch list,
[A]I'm set[Em]ting my trap [G]for you
I [Em]told you once before, baby,
[G]but you[Em] just won't be true[G][Em][D]
[G]I h[Em]ad a talk w[A]ith the gy[Em]psy,
[G]gypsy sai[Em]d I should leave you alo[A]ne[G][Em][D]
I [Em]know why that was her answer,
'cause she wanted you for her own
It's a [Am]hard [D]pil[Em]l to [G]swallow whe[A]n I know y[Em]ou[A]
[C#dim]been doin[A]' me wron[Em]g[A][G][Em][G][Em][G]
[Em]It's[D] so hard[B] to leave you,
[Em]and [A]it's[Am] har[A]der to be alone[Em][A][G][Em][G][Em][A][G]
[D]It's [B]so hard to leave you,
[A]and[Am] it's eve[A]n harder to be alo[Em]ne[A][G][Em][Em][A][Em]
[D]It's [A]so [B]hard to leave you,
[A]and it's even harder to be alo[Em]ne[E]
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[Verse 7]
Whoa, [Em]yeah

[Outro 1]
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