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The Hardway

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[Chorus]
GFollow your heart, just fCollow your hGeart
CFollow where-Gever it gDoes
EmIt will be fine, jCust realize,
It will be Gall right, Dit'll be Gfine
[Verse 1]
GWhen I was young,
didn't Cknow how to bGecome
my Cold man Gtold me hDis way
if you dEmon't want to learn 
you've got to prCoof you've got to earn
by Gdoing Dit the hGardway
[Chorus]
GFollow your heart, just fCollow your hGeart
CFollow where-Gever it gDoes
EmIt will be fine, jCust realize,
It will be Gall right, Dit'll be Gfine
[Verse 2]
GNow that I am grown
with decCisions to Ggo
this jCunction doesn't kGnow any wroDng
will I kEmeep going forward
or wCill I extend
and pGass my Dold man's wGisdom
[Chorus]
GFollow your heart, just fCollow your hGeart
CFollow where-Gever it gDoes
EmIt will be fine, jCust realize,
It will be Gall right, Dit'll be Emfine
It will be Call right, Dit'll be Gfine
[Intermezzo]
G C G C G D Em C G D Em C D G
[Verse 3] 
WGhen I am old,
rCusty and wGorn
cCovered in GsummarDies
Emoh they might start to run
Cafter it's done
but Gno-one could tDake them from Gme
[Chorus] 
GFollow your heart, just fCollow your hGeart
CFollow where-Gever it gDoes
EmIt will be fine, jCust realize,
It will be Gall right, Dit'll be Gfine
GFollow your heart, just fCollow your hGeart
CFollow where-Gever it gDoes
EmIt will be fine, jCust realize,
It will be Gall right, Dit'll be Gfine
[Last Chorus]
GFollow your heart, just fCollow your hGeart
CFollow where-Gever it gDoes
EmIt will be fine, jCust realize,
It will be Gall right, Dit'll be Emfine
It will be Call right, Dit'll be Gfine

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The Hardway

by Tim Vantol

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

G C G

Follow your heart, just follow your heart

C G D

Follow where-ever it goes

Em C

It will be fine, just realize,

G D G

It will be all right, it'll be fine

[Verse 1]

When I was young,

C G

didn't know how to become

C G D

my old man told me his way

if you don't want to learn

you've got to proof you've got to earn

G D G

by doing it the hardway

[Chorus]

G C G

Follow your heart, just follow your heart

C G D

Follow where-ever it goes

Em C

It will be fine, just realize,

G D G

It will be all right, it'll be fine

[Verse 2]

Now that I am grown

C G

with decisions to go

C G D

this junction doesn't know any wrong

will I keep going forward

or will I extend

G D G

and pass my old man's wisdom

[Chorus]

G C G

Follow your heart, just follow your heart

C G D

Follow where-ever it goes

Em C

It will be fine, just realize,

G D Em

It will be all right, it'll be fine

C D G

It will be all right, it'll be fine

[Intermezzo]

G C G C G D Em C G D Em C D G

[Verse 3]

When I am old,

C G

rusty and worn

C G D

covered in summaries

oh they might start to run

after it's done

G D G

but no-one could take them from me

[Chorus]

G C G

Follow your heart, just follow your heart

C G D

Follow where-ever it goes

Em C

It will be fine, just realize,

G D G

It will be all right, it'll be fine

G C G

Follow your heart, just follow your heart

C G D

Follow where-ever it goes

Em C

It will be fine, just realize,

G D G

It will be all right, it'll be fine

[Last Chorus]

G C G

Follow your heart, just follow your heart

C G D

Follow where-ever it goes

Em C

It will be fine, just realize,

G D Em

It will be all right, it'll be fine

C D G

It will be all right, it'll be fine

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