I Had To Learn (The Hard Way) Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]I h[Em]ad[A][Em][C][Baug][F][Em][A][Em][B]
[Baug]to learn[F] t[Baug]he hard [F]way[Em][Eb]
[Baug]That love is[G] not just a game
[C#dim]Even thou[A]gh love is a[C] beautiful[F] thing,
I didn't [G]know the [F#m]pain it could b[B]ring, oh,
[Baug]how I've [C]cried, I've [F]cried[Cm][F]
For [Bb]a long time, I jus[A]t didn't understand
that [Dm]living and [G]loving [Dm]goes hand in hand
[G]I realize[Cm]d now, it was all[G] a mistake
Not [Eb]knowing that [F]love is [Ab]give and [G]take
Cause [Bbm]no one ever [C]told me
that [Fm]love [F]could hurt you so
[Dm]And when[Fm] it happened to me,[G]
[Cm]I just didn't kn[D]ow, ba[Eb]by
I just didn't [D]know
[Baug]I had to learn[Em] the hard [Baug]way
that [D]love is [G]not just a [A]game
[C#dim]Even though love[C], it's a beau[F]tiful thing
I didn't [G]know the [F#m]pain it could b[B]ring
[Baug]Oh, how I crie[C]d, how I cri[F]ed[Cm]
[F]Yes, my [Bb]father taught me
[A]everything he knew
But it [Dm]wasn't enough [G]to [Dm]deal with you
[G]Your leaving[Cm] me was a
[G]blessing in disguise
You [Eb]taught me a les[F]son
and [Ab]made me wise
[G]Now you're bac[Bbm]k in my arms[C]
I'm [Fm]praying that you'll [Ddim]stay
Cause [Fm]I remember the pri[G]ce I'v[Cm]e had to pay[D],
[Eb]baby I've had to [D]pay[Baug][Em][A][Em][C][Baug][F][Em]
[A][Em][C][Baug]
[F]I had to lea[Em]rn the har[Baug]d way
[Eb]That [Baug]love is[D] not just a game[C#dim]
[A]Eve[C#dim]n though love is[C] a beautif[Cm]ul thing[Eb]
[F]I didn't know the[G] pai[F#m]n it could brin[B]g
Oh, how I've [C]cried,
how I've [F]cried[Am][Baug]
I had to [Em]learn the [Eb]hard, hard way
That [G]love is not [Em]just a [C#dim]game
Even though [C]love, yes, it's a [F]beautiful thing
I didn't [G]know the [F#m]pain
it could [B]bring
[Baug]Oh how I've crie[C]d,
baby I've [F]cried[Am]
[Baug]I had to learn t[Em]he hard wa[Baug]y
That [G]love, love,
[Em]love is not [C#dim]just a game
[A]Even though the [C]love is a [F]beautiful thing
I didn't [G]know the [F#m]pain it could b[B]ring
That's why I had to [C]cry,
yes I had [F]to cry
Sometimes for the wrong, wrong,