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[Intro]
D  G    D  G    D  G    D  G
[Verse 1]
I've waDlked a mile iGn the shoes of a Dbroken manG  
I've faDllen down a tGhousand times and got Dup againG  
there's tDimes I talked to GGod like He's my oDnly friendG  
There's tiDme it seems the deGvil's trying to tDake me by the hGand
[Chorus 1]
'Cause in lGife, sometiAmes, you gotta slDow it dAown a liBmttle bAit
take tiGme, rewAind, apprDeciaAte the liBmttle thAings that liGfe proviAdes to you
[Turnaround]
D  G    D  G
[Verse 2]
I've borDrowed pages frGom the life of JDohnny CashG  
I've trDied to find the anGswer in a wDhiskey glassG  
I've doDne a lot of thiGngs back in my shDady pastG  
I've sDat on that old meGtal bed just lDiving way too fGast
[Chorus 2]
'Cause in liGfe, you'll fiAnd, you gotta sDlow it dAown a liBmttle bAit
take tGime, rewiAnd, appDreciaAte the lBmittle thiAngs that lGife proviAdes to yDou
[Ride]
D  G    D  G    D  G    D  G
A  D  Dsus D    A  D  Dsus D
[Turnaround]
And these picBmtures running throAugh my head as I sGat there on that cold metal bed
and woDnder, how I woAund up here agDainDsus  D  
[Chorus 3]
Because in liGfe, you'll fiAnd, you gotta slDow it doAwn a liBmttle bAit
take tiGme, rewiAnd, apprDeciaAte the liBmttle thAings that lGife provAides to you.
[Outro]
D  G    D  G    D  G    D

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Lessons Learned

by Aaron Lewis

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Dsus

[Intro]

D G D G D G D G

[Verse 1]

D G D G

I've walked a mile in the shoes of a broken man

D G D G

I've fallen down a thousand times and got up again

D G D G

there's times I talked to God like He's my only friend

D G D G

There's time it seems the devil's trying to take me by the hand

[Chorus 1]

G A D A Bm A

'Cause in life, sometimes, you gotta slow it down a little bit

G A D A Bm A G A

take time, rewind, appreciate the little things that life provides to you

[Turnaround]

D G D G

[Verse 2]

D G D G

I've borrowed pages from the life of Johnny Cash

D G D G

I've tried to find the answer in a whiskey glass

D G D G

I've done a lot of things back in my shady past

D G D G

I've sat on that old metal bed just living way too fast

[Chorus 2]

G A D A Bm A

'Cause in life, you'll find, you gotta slow it down a little bit

G A D A Bm A G A D

take time, rewind, appreciate the little things that life provides to you

[Ride]

D G D G D G D G

A D Dsus D A D Dsus D

[Turnaround]

Bm A G

And these pictures running through my head as I sat there on that cold metal bed

D A D Dsus D

and wonder, how I wound up here again

[Chorus 3]

G A D A Bm A

Because in life, you'll find, you gotta slow it down a little bit

G A D A Bm A G A

take time, rewind, appreciate the little things that life provides to you.

[Outro]

D G D G D G D

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The chords for "Lessons Learned" show the original chord names (including D, G, A, Bm, Dsus). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.