A Hard Lesson To Learn
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Intro
E E7 E E7 E
Verse
E
Well I heard Jimmy Rogers sing
A E
On my daddy's old record machine
E
Something bout a when you got love
B
All you got is love to lose
E
And if I learned one thing about hank
A E
Is that him and his kid like to drink
E B E
Living whiskey bent, feeling lovesick blues
Straight to hell
A
I'm a whiskey drinking, new low sinking
E
Love em and leave em kind
[Refrão] A
And if it's worth keeping, you better believe it
B
I'm loosing it with my mind
E
Anything I pick up from one of them songs
A E
Just a new way not to get burnt
E
But it's the same old bottle
B
Same old blues
E
The same hard lesson to learn
Verse
E
Well I heard that old George Jones
A E
Bottomed out from all the no shows
E B7
Girl I'm watching my heroes run away like hall up pow
E
And a little like a rolling stone
A E
I ain't worth it if I gotta be alone
E B E
I'm a lost highway, the devil collects the tolls
A
I'm a whiskey drinking, new low sinking
E
Love and leaving kind
[Refrão] A
And if it's worth keeping, you better believe it
B
I'm loosing it with my mind
E7
Anything I pick up from one of men song
A E
Just a new way not to get burnt
E7
But it's the same old bottle
B
Same old blues
B7 E
The same hard lesson to learn
Solo
E7 A Em7 E7 A B
[Refrão]E
Anything I pick up from one of men song
A E
Just a new way not to get burnt
E7
But it's the same old bottle
B
Same old blues
E
The same hard lesson to learn
E
It's the same old bottle
B
Same old blues
E
The same hard lesson to learn
How to play A Hard Lesson To Learn
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.