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[Verse]
GEveryone's tEmalkin' so loud but Bmnobody knows, 'Gtil you've stEmared down the barel of this Bmgun alone
CSo I thought about Dbailin' out, Embut I know that when the dDeal goes down
[Chorus]
That it's hard Gto love, Cbut it's easy to Ghold.  CYou right by Gme, you're alBml that I EmneedD  
CMore than diamonds and gDold, and it's Chard to Glove. It'Cs hard to lGove.D  
[Verse]
GThis is the reaEml world and things are Bmjust what they seem.  GKisses don't Emfade like those BmHollywood
Dreams. CIt gets worse before it tDurns around, sEmo I gotta let you knDow right now..
[Chorus]
That it's hard Gto love, Cbut it's easy to Ghold.  CYou right by Gme, you're alBml that I EmneedD  
CMore than diamonds and gDold, and it's Chard to Glove. In this Cdamn world of liGes there's onBme truth
that's Emenough; I know you'll sCtand beside me when tDhe goin' gets rough and it's hCard to lGove. It's
Chard to loGve.D  
{{Guitar lead over verse chords   G   Em   Bm   G   Em   Bm}}
EmIt gets worse before it tDurns around, SEmo I gotta let you know rDight now, I gotta let you know right now-
[Chorus]
That it's hard Gto love, Cbut it's easy to Ghold.  CYou right by Gme, you're alBml that I EmneedD  
CMore than diamonds and gDold, and it's Chard to Glove. In this Cdamn world of liGes there's onBme truth
that's Emenough; I know you'll sCtand beside me when tDhe goin' gets rough and it's hCard to lGove. It's
Chard to  lGove. ICt's hard to lGove. ICt's hard to Glove.

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Hard To Love

by Will Hoge

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[Verse]

G Em Bm G Em Bm

Everyone's talkin' so loud but nobody knows, 'til you've stared down the barel of this gun alone

C D Em D

So I thought about bailin' out, but I know that when the deal goes down

[Chorus]

G C G C G Bm Em D

That it's hard to love, but it's easy to hold. You right by me, you're all that I need

C D C G C G D

More than diamonds and gold, and it's hard to love. It's hard to love.

[Verse]

G Em Bm G Em Bm

This is the real world and things are just what they seem. Kisses don't fade like those Hollywood

C D Em D

Dreams. It gets worse before it turns around, so I gotta let you know right now..

[Chorus]

G C G C G Bm Em D

That it's hard to love, but it's easy to hold. You right by me, you're all that I need

C D C G C G Bm

More than diamonds and gold, and it's hard to love. In this damn world of lies there's one truth

Em C D C G

that's enough; I know you'll stand beside me when the goin' gets rough and it's hard to love. It's

C G D

hard to love.

G Em Bm G Em Bm

Em D Em D

It gets worse before it turns around, So I gotta let you know right now, I gotta let you know right now-

[Chorus]

G C G C G Bm Em D

That it's hard to love, but it's easy to hold. You right by me, you're all that I need

C D C G C G Bm

More than diamonds and gold, and it's hard to love. In this damn world of lies there's one truth

Em C D C G

that's enough; I know you'll stand beside me when the goin' gets rough and it's hard to love. It's

C G C G C G

hard to love. It's hard to love. It's hard to love.

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