Les Jours Tristes Chords & Tabs

by Yann Tiersen

[Verse 1]
     Gm    Eb                      Gm   
It's hard, hard not to sit on your hands
    Eb                    Gm  
And bury your head in the sand
Eb                     Gm   
Hard not to make other plans
    Eb                             F        Eb  
And claim that you've done all you can all along
    F            Eb
And life must go on
     Gm    Eb                          Gm   
It's hard, hard to stand up for what's right
    Eb                        Gm   
And bring home the bacon each night
Eb                         Gm 
Hard not to break down and cry
     Eb                F              Eb   
When every idea you've tried has been wrong
        F          Eb
But you must carry on

[Chorus]
     Bb            F                   Gm   
It's hard, but you know it's worth the fight
       D                             Bb          
'cause you know you've got the truth on your side
         F           Gm        D    
When the accusations fly, hold tight
Bb        F                     Gm 
Don't be afraid of what they'll say
D                             Bb     
Who cares what cowards think, anyway?
          F              Gm       D  
They will understand one day, one day

[Verse 2]
     Gm    Eb                         Gm  
It's hard, hard when you're here all alone
    Eb                     Gm  
And everyone else has gone home
Eb                        Gm   
Harder to know right from wrong
     Eb                F              Eb  
When all objectivities gone, and it's gone
        F           Eb
But you still carry on
       Gm   Eb                   Gm  
'cause you, you are the only one left
    Eb                          Gm  
And you've got to clean up this mess
    Eb                          Gm  
You know you'll end up like the rest
Eb                   F             Eb    
Bitter and twisted unless you stay strong
        F     Eb
And you carry on

[Chorus]
     Bb            F                   Gm   
It's hard, but you know it's worth the fight
       D                             Bb          
'cause you know you've got the truth on your side
         F           Gm        D    
When the accusations fly, hold tight
Bb        F                     Gm 
Don't be afraid of what they'll say
D                             Bb     
Who cares what cowards think, anyway?
          F              Gm       D        Gm 
They will understand one day, one day, one day

[Instrumental]
Gm Eb Gm
Eb Gm
Eb Gm
Eb F Eb
F  Eb

[Chorus]
     Bb            F                   Gm   
It's hard, but you know it's worth the fight
       D                             Bb          
'cause you know you've got the truth on your side
         F           Gm        D    
When the accusations fly, hold tight
Bb        F                     Gm 
Don't be afraid of what they'll say
D                             Bb     
Who cares what cowards think, anyway?
          F              Gm       D        Gm 
They will understand one day, one day, one day