The Hard Way Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][Em][D][G][D]

[Verse 1]
Only [D]fools would
[Em]race down [G]Grist Mill Road
[A]Let alone [Asus4]in angry wea[A]ther[D][G]
That [D]what I [Em]tell [G]everyone I know
[A]Now that I know bet[D]ter
That's a [G]lesson I wish I
[D]woulda learned
Without [G]havin' to watch
my Mus[D]tang burn
Before [G]my best buddy
had to [D]wind up hurt
An' [Em]his whole [D]life [G]changed
That's a lesson I wish I [A]did
n't learn the hard [D]way

[Verse 2]
[D]
Only a fool would [Em]keep [G]a diamond ring
[A]In a box on the top [D]of his closet
He came [Em]so close; he
[G]almost asked
It was [A]right there in his [D]pocket
That's a [G]lesson I wish I [D]woulda learned
Before [G]standin' in the back
row [D]of that church
[G]Watchin' her daddy [D]givin' her
To the [Em]man who took [D]my p[G]lace
That's a lesson I wish I [A]did
n't learn the [D]hard way

[Verse 3]
[C]Regret's been know to [G]give
a man a [D]beatin'
But I [C]ain't in the mood for [G]fightin'
back this [Asus4]evenin'[A]

[Verse 4]
Only [D]fools don't [Em]take the [G]time of day
They [A]stay too [D]busy runnin'
[G]An' [D]to stop just [Em]once to [G]tell their Dad
[A]Just how much they [D]love him
That's a [G]lesson I wish I [D]woulda learned
Before that [G]phone call
came an[D]' it was her
No, [G]Momma never had to [Bm]say a word
I [G]knew [D]it was [G]too late
That's a lesson I wish I [A]didn't
learn the hard way
[D][Em]

[Verse 5]
[G]
The [D]hard [Em]way[G]
The [D]hard [Em]way[G]

[Outro 1]
The hard way
[D][Em][G][D]