Frank Black And The Catholics - So Hard to Make Things Out: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "So Hard to Make Things Out" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn So Hard to Make Things Out Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Frank Black And The Catholics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "So Hard to Make Things Out" smoothly on your guitar.

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Bm                D
I'm going out to big plains
Bm                  Em
To see the spirits rise
Bm     C        G        Em          Bm D
Out tonight to watch them do their thing

If you're coming out with big plans
To find some paradise
Well, there's nothing here to do but limboing

G              E
And some went back
Bm                       E
They couldn't face the black
            Bm    C      G
So they're going back today with
    Em           Bm D
their personal things

I couldn't go back
I didn't have the knack
Yeah, so I'll be staying on with my personal things
I'll be staying on with my personal things

Chorus:
G          Bm                 G   Bm
Well they call this a life I live
F       G            Bm
On the ninety-sixth floor
G         Bm                G   Bm
And they Call it a life he lives
F            G        Bm
That's they guy next door
F            G            Bm
Life on the mighty brick tiers
    F           G            Bm
I tried on the ninety-sixth floor
 F            G      F             G
Mighty brick tiers, Ninety-sixth floor,
 F                G
Something had to give

C             G    F#  F                 Em
Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard
to make things,
C             G    F#  F                 Em
Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard
to make things,
C             G    F#  F                 Em
Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard
to make things out

Well I have a suggestion
As you bark your querying
Well there ain't no congestion
On a dark hyperion
In the night night night night night
In the night night night night night
No congestion
Dark hyperion
Why why why why

Why is it so hard to live?
It's just so hard to make
Why is it so hard to live?
It's just so hard to make things
Why is it so hard to live?
It's just so hard to make things out

     C                 Am       F G
Well I'll tell you my philosophy,
                     C Am F C Am F
Things must've been grand
C               Am        F G
Way back in the old country,
              C Am F C Am F
in a younger land
F                Dm
Now I can hardly wait, yeah
G            A#                C Am F C Am F
I can hardly wait to see them rise
F                Dm
Now I can hardly wait, yeah,
G            A#   C Am F C Am F
for it to materialize
F
Now I can hardly wait, yeah
Dm
I can hardly wait, yeah
G                             A#
I can hardly wait to see them rise
                          F Dm A#
They're so hard to make out
                         F Dm A# F
They're so hard to make out


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Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "So Hard to Make Things Out" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "So Hard to Make Things Out" by Frank Black And The Catholics.