George Harrison - The Answer's at the End: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Answer's at the End" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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D                        Fdim
Scan not a friend with a microscopic glass
Em7                       A7
You know his faults, now let the foibles pass
D                 Fdim
Life is one long enigma, my friend
       Em7               A7              D
So read on, read on, the answer's at the end

Chorus:
A#           C          F             Am
Don't be so hard on the ones that you love
         A#             C       Em7      A
It's the ones that you love we think so little of
A#           C          F             Am
Don't be so hard on the ones that you need
	 A#             C       Em7            A
It's the ones that you need we think so little of

The speech of flowers excels the flowers of speech
But what's often in your heart,
is the hardest thing to reach
And life is one long mystery, my friend
So live on, live on, the answer's at the end

Chorus - x2

Em                           A
Oh, we think so little of the ones that we love,
    Em   A
sometimes
            Em
Isn't it a pity how we hurt
    A
The ones that we love the most of all
Em                             A
The ones we shouldn't hurt at all

You know my faults, now let the foibles pass
'Cause life is one long enigma, my friend
Live on, live on, the answer's at the end

Chorus - x2

The ones that we love
We hurt the most of all, sometimes
And isn't it a pity how
We hurt the ones that we love


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

Fdim

Guitar chord Fdim

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 "The Answer's at the End" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Answer's at the End" by George Harrison.

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