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The Cold Hard Facts Of Life Chords
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[Intro 1] [C][G][C] [Verse 1] I got [C]back in town a [G]day before I'd [C]planned to I [G]smiled and said I'll sure surprise my [C]wife [F]I don't think I'll phone [C]I'll just head on home For I didn't know the [G]cold hard facts of [C]life I passed a little [G]wine store on the [C]corner I [G]pictured pink champagne by candle [C]light I [F]stopped the car right then got [C]out and hurried in My mind not on the [G]cold hard facts of [C]life [F]A stranger stood there laughing by the coun[C]ter He [G]said I'll take two bottles of your best [C]Her hus[F]band's out of town and there's a [C]party He winked as if to say you know the [G]rest I [C]left the store two [G]steps behind [C]the stranger From [G]there to my house his car stayed in [C]sight But it [F]wasn't till he turned into my [C]drive I learned I was witnessing [G]the cold hard facts of [C]life I [F]drove around the block till I was [C]dizzy each [G]time the noise came louder from [C]within And [F]then I saw our bottle there be[C]side me And I drank a fifth of courage [G]and walked [C]in Oh you should have [G]seen their frantic [C]faces They [G]screamed and cried please put away that [C]knife I [F]guess I'll go to hell [Dm]or [C]rot here in the cell But who told who [G]the cold hard facts of [C]life who told who [G]the cold hard facts of [C]life[G]
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