Intro: D Fdim Em7 A7 D 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 Bb C F Am Don't be so hard on the ones that you love Bb C Em7 A It's the ones that you love we think so little of Bb C F Am Don't be so hard on the ones that you need Bb 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 Don't be so hard on the ones that you love It's the ones that you love we think so little of Don't be so hard on the ones that you need It's the ones that you need we think so little of Don't be so hard on the ones that you love It's the ones that you love we think so little of Don't be so hard on the ones that you need It's the ones that you need we think so little of Em A Em A Oh, we think so little of the ones that we love, 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 Mini Solo: D Fdim 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 Don't be so hard on the ones that you love It's the ones that you love we think so little of Don't be so hard on the ones that you need It's the ones that you need we think so little of Don't be so hard on the ones that you love It's the ones that you love we think so little of Don't be so hard on the ones that you need It's the ones that you need we think so little of 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 (fade)