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Hard Way Every Time

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THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME
EYEC#mAH, G#mI'VE AHAD MY SHARE OF BROKEN DREAMS
C#mAND BMOARE THAN A COUPLE OF FALLS
EANED C#mIN CG#mHASIAN' WHAT I THOUGHT WERE MOONBEAMS
C#mI HABVE AREUN INTO A COUPLE OF WALLS
C#mBUT BIN LOOKING BACK AT THE PLACES I'VE BEEN
F#mTHE G#mCHANAGES THAT I'VE LEFT BEHIND
F#mI JUAST LOOK AT MYSELF TO FIND
BI'C#mVE LBEARNED THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME.
ECAC#mUSE G#mI'VE AHAD MY SHARE OF GOOD INTENTIONS,
C#mAND BI'AVE MADE MY SHARE OF MISTAKES
EANED C#mI'VE G#mLEAARNED AT TIMES IT'S BEST TO BEND
C#m'CAUBSE AIEF YOU DON'T, WELL THOSE ARE THE BREAKS.
C#mSHOUBLD HAVE LISTENED TO ALL THE THINGS I WAS TOLD
F#mBUT G#mI WAAS YOUNG AND TOO PROUD AT THE TIME
F#mNOW AI E/BLOOK C#mAT BMYSELF TO FIND I LEARN THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME
C#mBUT BIN LOOKING BACK AT THE LESSONS I'VE LEARNED
F#mAND G#mTHE AMOUNTAINS I WANTED TO CLIMB
F#mI JUAST BLC#mOOK BAT MYSELF TO FIND I'VE LEARNED THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME.
E'CC#mAUSE G#mI'VAE HAD MY SHARE OF BROKEN DREAMS
C#mAND BMOARE THAN A COUPLE OF FALLS
EANED C#mIN CG#mHASIAN' WHAT I THOUGHT WERE MOONBEAMS
C#mI HABVE AREUN INTO A COUPLE OF WALLS
C#mBUT BIN LOOKING BACK AT THE FACES I'VE BEEN
F#mI WOG#mULD ASURE BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY
F#mWHEN AI E/BLOOC#mK AT BMEYSELF TODAY WOULDNA DONE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

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Hard Way Every Time

by Jim Croce

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C#m

G#m

F#m

E/B

THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME

E C#m G#m A

YEAH, I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF BROKEN DREAMS

C#m B A

AND MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FALLS

E E C#m G#m A

AND IN CHASIN' WHAT I THOUGHT WERE MOONBEAMS

C#m B A E

I HAVE RUN INTO A COUPLE OF WALLS

C#m B

BUT IN LOOKING BACK AT THE PLACES I'VE BEEN

F#m G#m A

THE CHANGES THAT I'VE LEFT BEHIND

F#m A

I JUST LOOK AT MYSELF TO FIND

B C#m B

I'VE LEARNED THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME.

E C#m G#m A

CAUSE I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF GOOD INTENTIONS,

C#m B A

AND I'VE MADE MY SHARE OF MISTAKES

E E C#m G#m A

AND I'VE LEARNED AT TIMES IT'S BEST TO BEND

C#m B A E

'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T, WELL THOSE ARE THE BREAKS.

C#m B

SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ALL THE THINGS I WAS TOLD

F#m G#m A

BUT I WAS YOUNG AND TOO PROUD AT THE TIME

F#m A E/B C#m B

NOW I LOOK AT MYSELF TO FIND I LEARN THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME

C#m B

BUT IN LOOKING BACK AT THE LESSONS I'VE LEARNED

F#m G#m A

AND THE MOUNTAINS I WANTED TO CLIMB

F#m A B C#m B

I JUST LOOK AT MYSELF TO FIND I'VE LEARNED THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME.

E C#m G#m A

'CAUSE I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF BROKEN DREAMS

C#m B A

AND MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FALLS

E E C#m G#m A

AND IN CHASIN' WHAT I THOUGHT WERE MOONBEAMS

C#m B A E

I HAVE RUN INTO A COUPLE OF WALLS

C#m B

BUT IN LOOKING BACK AT THE FACES I'VE BEEN

F#m G#m A

I WOULD SURE BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY

F#m A E/B C#m B E

WHEN I LOOK AT MYSELF TODAY WOULDNA DONE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

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