State Champs - Hard to Please: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hard to Please" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#m E         D#m    E
You've got a plan inside
             F# G#m
a deep breath      but it
F#  G#m
always comes out the same
D#m E  D#m    E
     I never said there'd be
             F# G#m
a last chance.     Looks like
F#  G#m               B
I'm leaving the fast lane.

E         F#
I've been told to
G#m      B
find The Finer Things
E       F#        G#m
but you know that won't
      B     C#m  E
make sense to me. You
   F#         G#m     B
followed your past mistakes
             E       F#
Whether you bend or break
        G#m       B   C#m
I still wait for you to cope

Chorus:
           B   F# E
But you ignored
    G#m        D#m      E
the call cause you grew up.
F#                 B  F# E
You'll be thinking all
    G#m D#m
our memories have made
     E      F#
you hard to please now.

Maybe I'm a bad person
Maybe I don't wanna walk before I crawl
It only matters if it's worth it
So does it even matter at all?
Maybe I'm a bad person
Maybe I don't wanna walk before I crawl
It only matters if it's worth it
I think I'm just afraid to fall

Chorus:
But you ignored the call 'cause you grew up
You'll be thinking all our memories have
made it hard to please you now

E           F#
Take what's left make
         B      D#m
it your last request
             E
I think it's obvious
      F#
we'll both escape
     B     D#m
the selfishness
            E  G#m F#
before I'm gone

I'm turning pages in a place that I know
You've got your wages
But you've got nothing to show
I keep turning pages in a place that I know
It only matters if it's worth it
Well, I think I'm just afraid to fall
Maybe I'm a bad person
Maybe I don't wanna walk before I crawl
Only matters if it's worth it
So does it even matter at all?

But you ignored the call 'cause you grew up
You'll be thinking all our memories
You said that you ignored the call '
cause you grew up
You'll be thinking all our memories
have made it hard to please you now

(Take what's left, make it your last request)
Our memories have made it hard to please you now
(I think it's obvious we'll both escape
the selfishness before I'm gone)
Our memories have made it hard to please you now
Now take what's left
Make it your last request
I think it's obvious
We'll both escape the selfishness
'Fore I'm gone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Hard to Please" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hard to Please" by State Champs.