{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":64446,"song":"The Hard Way","artist":"Mary Chapin Carpenter","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11542984-the-hard-way-chords-by-mary-chapin-carpenter/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/64446?type=chord","rating":4.74389,"votes":14,"content":"------------------------------------\r\n(These are the chords for the acoustic (rhythm) guitar; capo at the 2nd\r\n fret.  The electric guitars play it in D with no capo.  Frankly, either way\r\n is pretty easy, but I wrote the chords down for the acoustic.  The tab at\r\n(It sounds okay to play E7 instead of G#dim7.)\r\n(I play C5 as x3x013 and G#dim7 as xx0101 or x20101.)\r\n(Each chord is half a measure.)\r\n[Intro]\r\nno capo on the electrics.)\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\ne|-----0-------0---|----0--------0--|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|\r\nB|---2---2---3---3-|--3---3----2--2-|--2---2---3---3-|--3---3---2---2-|\r\nG|-2-------4-------|0--------2------|2-------4-------|0-------2-------|\r\nD|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nA|-----------------|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|\r\nE|-----------------|--------------3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|\r\n                                  *  *     * *     *    *   * *       (accents)\r\n   ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^   (timing)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n(electric guitar(s))  (whole band)[/tab]\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   Show a little inspiration,    show a little spark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]C/E[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   And tell me something I don't know instead of everything I do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   And look at me as if I mean something to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G#dim[/ch]    [ch]G#dim[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am/G[/ch]  [ch]D7/F#[/ch]  [ch]D7/F#[/ch]\r\n  Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we're wide awake[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C5[/ch]         [ch]C5[/ch]           [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nYou know the world won't stop, and actions speak louder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C5[/ch]                   [ch]C5[/ch]          [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nListen to your heart, and what your heart might say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverything we got, we got the hard way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Show a little passion, baby,    show a little style[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]C/E[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G#dim[/ch]    [ch]G#dim[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am/G[/ch]  [ch]D7/F#[/ch]  [ch]D7/F#[/ch]\r\nSome will call on destiny, but I just call on faith[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C5[/ch]         [ch]C5[/ch]           [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nThat the world won't stop, and actions speak louder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C5[/ch]                   [ch]C5[/ch]          [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nListen to your heart, to what your heart might say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEverything we got, we got the hard way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]          [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Caught up in our little lives,    there's not a lot left over[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]             [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]Am7[/ch]     [ch]Am7/G[/ch]      [ch]F(9)[/ch]       [ch]F(9)[/ch]    [ch]Gsus4[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I see what's missing in your eyes; you're searching for that field of clover[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  \r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  So show a little inspiration,    show a little spark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  Show the world a little light when you show it your heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G#dim[/ch]    [ch]G#dim[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C5[/ch]         [ch]C5[/ch]           [ch]C5[/ch]\r\n   And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Listen to your heart, and your heart might say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEverything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverything we got, we got the hard way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n       (because the world won't stop)  hang on, baby...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n                            fade.[/tab]\r","plain_text":"------------------------------------\n(These are the chords for the acoustic (rhythm) guitar; capo at the 2nd\n fret.  The electric guitars play it in D with no capo.  Frankly, either way\n is pretty easy, but I wrote the chords down for the acoustic.  The tab at\n(It sounds okay to play E7 instead of G#dim7.)\n(I play C5 as x3x013 and G#dim7 as xx0101 or x20101.)\n(Each chord is half a measure.)\n[Intro]\nno capo on the electrics.)\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nC  C  C/E  F    C  C  C/E  F  \nC  C  C/E  F    C  C  C/E  F\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]","chords":["D","E7","G#","A","Bm","G","B","E","Am","F","C","C/E","G#dim","Am/G","D7/F#","C5","Em7","Gsus4","Am7","Am7/G","F(9)"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}