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The Hard Way Every Time

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[Intro]
     C    F    Gx2
[Verse 1]
Yeah, I've Chad my Amshare of Embroken Fdreams
And Ammore than a Gcouple of Ffa-a-Calls
And in Cchasing Amwhat I Emthought were Fmoonbeams
I have Amrun into a Gcouple of FwallsC  
But in Amlooking back at the Gplaces I've been
The Dmchanges that EmI've left beFhind
I just Dmlook at myself to Ffind
  GI've learned the hard way Amevery timeG  
[Verse 2]
'Cause I've Chad my Amshare of Emgood inFtentions
And I've Ammade my Gshare of misFta-a-Cakes
And I've Clearned at Amtimes it's Embest to Fbend
'Cause if you Amdon't, well Gthose are the Fbrea-a-Caks
Should have Amlistened to all the Gthings I was told
But I was Dmyoung and too Emproud at the Ftime
Now I Dmlook at myself to Ffind
   GI learned the hard way Amevery timeG  
[Instrumental]
C  Am  Em  F  Am  G  F  C
[Verse 3]
But in Amlooking back at the Glessons I've learned
Or the Dmmountains I Emwanted to Fclimb
I just Dmlook at myself to Ffind
  GI've learned the hard way Amevery timeG  
[Verse 4]
'Cause I've Chad my Amshare of Embroken Fdreams
And Ammore than a Gcouple of Ffa-a-Calls
And in Cchasing Amwhat I Emthought were Fmoonbeams
I have Amrun into a Gcouple of FwallsC  
But in Amlooking back at the Gplaces I've been
I would Dmsure be the Emfirst one to Fsay
When I Dmlook at myself toFday
  GWouldn't-a done it any Amother wayG  
[Outro]
     C    F    Gx2, C  

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The Hard Way Every Time

by Jim Croce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F G

[Verse 1]

C Am Em F

Yeah, I've had my share of broken dreams

Am G F C

And more than a couple of fa-a-alls

C Am Em F

And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams

Am G F C

I have run into a couple of walls

Am G

But in looking back at the places I've been

Dm Em F

The changes that I've left behind

Dm F

I just look at myself to find

G Am G

I've learned the hard way every time

[Verse 2]

C Am Em F

'Cause I've had my share of good intentions

Am G F C

And I've made my share of mista-a-akes

C Am Em F

And I've learned at times it's best to bend

Am G F C

'Cause if you don't, well those are the brea-a-aks

Am G

Should have listened to all the things I was told

Dm Em F

But I was young and too proud at the time

Dm F

Now I look at myself to find

G Am G

I learned the hard way every time

[Instrumental]

C Am Em F Am G F C

[Verse 3]

Am G

But in looking back at the lessons I've learned

Dm Em F

Or the mountains I wanted to climb

Dm F

I just look at myself to find

G Am G

I've learned the hard way every time

[Verse 4]

C Am Em F

'Cause I've had my share of broken dreams

Am G F C

And more than a couple of fa-a-alls

C Am Em F

And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams

Am G F C

I have run into a couple of walls

Am G

But in looking back at the places I've been

Dm Em F

I would sure be the first one to say

Dm F

When I look at myself today

G Am G

Wouldn't-a done it any other way

[Outro]

C F G C

x2,

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