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The Hard Way - Pat Donahue

The Hard Way

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste:

4th traste

[Intro]

C G Am G

C G Am G

[Verse 1]

C G Am G

I didn't know that there was no free lunch.

C G Am G

I had to learn that the hard way.

C G Am G

I didn't know you couldn't trust a hunch.

C G Am G

I had to learn that the hard way.

F G C

I had to learn to take a fall.

E7 Am

Only human after all,

D F G

I always spent more than I earned;

C E7 Am

And ev'rything I ever learned,

D Fm C Dm G

I learned the hard way.

[Verse 2]

C G Am G

I didn't know we had to give to receive.

C G Am G

I had to learn that the hard way.

C G Am G

I didn't think that you would really leave.

C G Am G

I had to learn that the hard way.

F G C

I had to feel it for myself,

E7 Am

How you need somebody else,

D F G

How it hurts to be un-true.

C E7 Am

Just how much I needed you,

D Fm C Dm G

I learned the hard way.

[Instrumental]

C G Am G

C G Am G

C G Am G

C G Am G

F G C

E7 Am

D F G

C E7 Am

D Fm C Dm G

[Verse 3]

C G Am G

I didn't know my youth could ever end.

C G Am G

I had to learn that the hard way.

C G Am G

How some things can break and never mend,

C G Am G

I had to learn that the hard way.

F G C

I thought I sang an endless song;

E7 Am

Woke up one day and it was gone,

D F G

Leaving nothing but debris.

C E7 Am

And ev'rything I can believe,

D Fm C Dm G

I learned the hard way.

[Instrumental]

C G Am G

C G Am G

C G Am G

C G Am G

[Verse 4]

F G C

I never figured nothing out

E7 Am

Beyond a reasonable doubt

D F G

Till it hit me from below.

C E7 Am

Ev'rything I really know,

D Fm C Dm G

I've learned the hard way,

[Outro]

Fm C Dm G

The hard way.

Fm C Dm G

C

How to play The Hard Way

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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.