The Cold Hard Facts of Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][G][C]

[Verse 1]
I got [C]back in town a
day before I'd planned to
I [G]smiled and said, I'll sure surprise [C]my 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

[Verse 2]
I [C]passed a little wine store on the corner
I [G]pictured pink champagne by [C]candle light
I [F]stopped the car right then
got [C]out and hurried in
My mind not on the [G]cold hard facts [C]of life

[Verse 3]
A [F]stranger stood there
laughing by the [C]counter
He [G]said, "I'll take two
bottles of [C]your best"
Her [F]husband's out of town
and there's a [C]party
He winked as if to say you know the [G]rest

[Verse 4]
I [C]left the store two steps
behind the stranger
From [G]there to my house,
his car stayed [C]in sight
But it [F]wasn't till he turned
into [C]my drive that I learned
I was witnessing the [G]cold hard facts [C]of life

[Verse 5]
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
and [G]walked in

[Verse 6]
[C]Lord, you should've seen
their frantic faces
They [G]screamed and cried,
please put away that [C]knife
I [F]guess I'll go to hell or
I'll [C]rot here in this cell
But who taught who the
[G]cold hard facts [C]of life
Who taught who the cold hard facts of [C]life