Sharyn, how is the action on your guitar? If it's too high it can make playing chords very tough. Do you have a steel strung guitar or nylon? - nylon strung guitars tend to have a much higher action, but less string tension, in any event, it's worth having it checked out. If it's a steel strung instrument you can lessen the tension by tuning down a semitone, this makes chords easier to hold down (you'd be in good company too, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn did this) - stick a capo on at the first fret and you are back up to pitch!
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