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The Hard Way

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[Intro]
Ge|-D---Em----C---G---D---G-----------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------8-------------|
G|-----------------7----------|--5--4--------------7-------|
D|--------5--7s-9-------------|--------7h-9-----5----------|
A|--5h-7----------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--4-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------7----------------|--5-----7b----5--5----------|
A|--------------7--5--5h-7----|-----7----------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
[Verse]
GWell I just hit Emtown
GYou know the old routine
Try to tear it Emdown
CLike you've never Gseen
It's a brand new Cyear
Feels like Gtwenty Dseven warmed Cover, Gtwenty Dseven warmed CoverG  
[Chorus]
On the Droad again, off of Highway 10
In a Gcabin on a rural Droute
I'm gonna Gfigure out the Dhard way
EmHow fast CI can Gwear my Dwelcome Gout
[Verse 1]
GLord I miss this Emplace
GCould have stayed
Instead tried to keeEmp the pace
COut at Diamond GHead
I was almost Cthere
GSilver Dmedal for the Closer
GSilver Dmedal for the Closer
[Chorus]
On the Droad again, off of Highway 10
In a Gcabin on a rural Droute
I'm gonna Gfigure out the Dhard way
EmHow fast CI can Gwear my Dwelcome Gout
[Bridge]
                                  D   G   A   B   C(walk)
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
                                  D   G   A   B   C(walk)
I'm gonna figure out the hard way
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
GNow I'm headeEmd out
GWith the same unrest
Tried to tear Emit down
CBut it was Gunimpressed
Used to feel Clike home
GIt was Drolling in the Cclover now
GTwenty Dseven warmed ovCer now
GTwenty Dseven warmed ovCer
[Chorus]
On the Droad again, off of Highway 10
In a Gcabin on a rural Droute
I'm gonna Gfigure out the Dhard way
EmHow fast CI can Gwear my Dwelcome Gout
[Outro]
I'm gonna Gfigure out the Dhard way
EmHow fast CI can Gwear my Dwelcome Gout

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The Hard Way

by Turnpike Troubadours

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D Em C G D G

e|----------------------------|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|--------------8-------------|

G|-----------------7----------|--5--4--------------7-------|

D|--------5--7s-9-------------|--------7h-9-----5----------|

A|--5h-7----------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|--4-------------------------|----------------------------|

D|-----------7----------------|--5-----7b----5--5----------|

A|--------------7--5--5h-7----|-----7----------------------|

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[Verse]

G Em

Well I just hit town

You know the old routine

Try to tear it down

C G

Like you've never seen

It's a brand new year

G D C G D C G

Feels like twenty seven warmed over, twenty seven warmed over

[Chorus]

On the road again, off of Highway 10

G D

In a cabin on a rural route

G D

I'm gonna figure out the hard way

Em C G D G

How fast I can wear my welcome out

[Verse 1]

G Em

Lord I miss this place

Could have stayed

Instead tried to keep the pace

C G

Out at Diamond Head

I was almost there

G D C

Silver medal for the loser

G D C

Silver medal for the loser

[Chorus]

On the road again, off of Highway 10

G D

In a cabin on a rural route

G D

I'm gonna figure out the hard way

Em C G D G

How fast I can wear my welcome out

[Bridge]

D G A B C

(walk)

I'm gonna figure out the hard way

D G A B C

(walk)

I'm gonna figure out the hard way

[Instrumental]

[Verse]

G Em

Now I'm headed out

With the same unrest

Tried to tear it down

C G

But it was unimpressed

Used to feel like home

G D C

It was rolling in the clover now

G D C

Twenty seven warmed over now

G D C

Twenty seven warmed over

[Chorus]

On the road again, off of Highway 10

G D

In a cabin on a rural route

G D

I'm gonna figure out the hard way

Em C G D G

How fast I can wear my welcome out

[Outro]

G D

I'm gonna figure out the hard way

Em C G D G

How fast I can wear my welcome out

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