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The Hardest Part Of Love

Children Of Eden
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 Oh this son  of mine I love  so well
 And all the  toil it takes
 I’d give  to him a garden
 and keep  it clear of snakes
 But the one  thing he most treasures
 Is to make  his own mistakes  - ohhh
 He goes charging  on the cliffs  of life
 A reckless  mountaineer
 I could help  him not to stumble
 I could warn  him what to fear
 I could shout  until I’m breathless
 And he’d still  refuse to hear  - ohhh
 But you cannot  close  the acorn
 Once the oak  begins to grow
 And you cannot close  your heart
 To what it fears  and needs  to know
 That the hardest  part of  love
 Is the letting go
 As a child  I found a sparrow
 Who had fallen  from the nest
 And I nursed  him back to health
 Till he was stronger  than the rest
 But when  I tried to hold  it
 It would peck  and scratch my chest
 Till I let it  go
 And I watched  it fly away  from me
 With its brightened  self resolve
 And part  of me was cursing
 I had helped  it grow so strong
 And I feared  it might go hungry
 And I feared  it might go wrong  - ohhh
 But I could  not close  the acorn
 Once the oak  began to grow
 And I cannot close  my heart
 To what it fears  and needs  to know
 That the hardest  part  of love
 Is the letting go
 And it’s only  in Eden
 Grows a rose  without a thorn
 And your children  start to leave  you
 On the day  that they were born
 They will leave  you there to cheer  for them
 They will leave  you there to mourn  ever so
 Like an ark  on uncharted  seas
 Their lives  will be tossed
 And deeper  is your love  for them
 The crueler  is the cost
 And just  when they start to find  themselves
 Is when  you fear they’re lost  - ohhh
 But you cannot close  the acorn
 Once the oak  begins to grow
 And you cannot close  your heart
 To what it fears  and needs  to know
 That the hardest  part of  love
 And the rarest part  of love
 And the truest  part of love
 Is the letting go

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Readable chord sheet for The Hardest Part Of Love by Children Of Eden

[E]       [D2] [E]    [C#m] [E]   [D2] [E]

Oh this so[E]n of mine I [D2]lov[E]e so well
And [C#m]all [E]the toil it [D2]tak[E]es
I’d g[E]ive to him a g[C#m7]arden
and k[D]eep it clear of sn[E]akes
But the [Abm]one thing he most trea[A]sures
Is to m[B]ake his own mis[C#m]takes - ohhh [F#m]

He goes cha[E]rging on the c[D2]lif[E]fs of life
A r[C#m]eckl[E]ess mountain[D2]eer[E]
I could he[E]lp him not to s[C#m7]tumble
I could w[D]arn him what to f[E]ear
I could s[Abm]hout until I’m [A]breathless
And he’d s[B]till refuse to [C#m]hear - ohhh  [F#m]

But you c[F#m]annot cl[Amaj7]ose the [B]acorn
Once the [Abm7]oak begins to [C#m]grow
And you c[Abm]annot [Abm7]close your [C#m7]heart
To what it f[F#m]ears and n[A7]eeds to k[B]now
That the h[Abm]ardest p[A]art [C#m]of lo[B]ve
Is the letting [E]go

As a chi[E]ld I found a s[D2]par[E]row
Who had f[C#m]alle[E]n from the n[D2]est[E]
And I nu[E]rsed him back to h[C#m7]ealth
Till he was st[D]ronger than the r[E]est
But w[Abm]hen I tried to h[A]old it
It would p[B]eck and scratch my c[C#m]hest
Till I let it[F#m] go

And I wa[E]tched it fly [D2]awa[E]y from me
With its b[C#m]righ[E]tened self re[D2]sol[E]ve
And p[E]art of me was c[C#m7]ursing
I had hel[D]ped it grow so st[E]rong
And I f[Abm]eared it might go hu[A]ngry
And I fe[B]ared it might go w[C#m]rong - ohhh[F#m]

But I c[F#m]ould not c[A7]lose the a[B]corn
Once the [Abm7]oak began to g[C#m]row
And I [Abm]cannot [Abm7]close my [C#m7]heart
To what it f[F#m]ears and n[A7]eeds to kn[B]ow
That the ha[Abm]rdest p[A]art[C#m] of l[B]ove
Is the letting g[E]o

[E]    [D2] [E]   [C#m] [E]    [D2] [E]

And it’s o[E]nly in [D2]Ede[E]n
Grows a [C#m]rose[E] without a t[D2]hor[E]n
And your c[E]hildren start to l[C#m7]eave you
On the d[D]ay that they were b[E]orn
They will l[Abm]eave you there to c[A]heer for them
They will l[B]eave you there to [C#m]mourn ever [F#m]so

Like an [E]ark on unc[D2]har[E]ted seas
Their [C#m]live[E]s will be to[D2]sse[E]d
And d[E]eeper is your [C#m7]love for them
The [D]crueler is the c[E]ost
And [Abm]just when they start to f[A]ind themselves
Is w[B]hen you fear they’re [C#m]lost - ohhh[F#m]

But you c[F#m]annot [Amaj7]close the [B]acorn
Once the [Abm7]oak begins to [C#m]grow
And you c[Abm]annot [Abm7]close your [C#m7]heart
To what it f[F#m]ears and n[A7]eeds to k[B]now
That the h[Abm]ardest p[A]art [C#m]of lo[B]ve
And the [Abm]rarest [A]part[C#m] of l[B]ove
And the [C#m]truest part of [A]lov[B]e
Is the letting [E]go