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[Intro]
G C G C G
[Intro]
E|—G—-—-—-—-0—-—-—————  C——-—--————-—-———G—
B|—3-—-0-—-—3-—-0————  —1-—--———0-—-———0
G|——-—-—-—-——-—-—————  ——-0--———--0-————
D|——-0-—-0-——-0-——0-—  ——-—--0h2—-—-2———
A|——-—-—-—-——-—-—————  —3-—--————-—-————
E|—3-—-3-—-3—-—-3————  ——-—--————-—-———3
[Verse 1]
GLooking out at the road before me
I can fCeel it heavy in my eyGes
Further down there's a woman waiting
But this leaA7ving don't come as no surpDrise
[Verse 2]
Looking oGut over Colorado
I can sCee ten different kinds of goGld
Faded now like a river wonderin'
Just how lA7ong it'll be 'til I've grown oDld
[Chorus]
You'd think by Emnow I'd have leaGrned
Well there aiCn't much more to sAmay
This roGad can Cadd9give and tA7ake awCay
And I knGow that Cadd9I'll see haA7rder daCys
I guGess I've lCadd9earned the haA7rder wCay
To gGo
E|—G—-—-—-—-0—-—-—————  C——-—--————-—-———G—
B|—3-—-0-—-—3-—-0————  —1-—--———0-—-———0
G|——-—-—-—-——-—-—————  ——-0--———--0-————
D|——-0-—-0-——-0-——0-—  ——-—--0h2—-—-2———
A|——-—-—-—-——-—-—————  —3-—--————-—-————
E|—3-—-3-—-3—-—-3————  ——-—--————-—-———3
[Instrumental]
G C G C G
[Verse 3]
On my own in a crowd of people
I'm remiCnded of the seeds that I have soGwn
Left alone as a young boy waiting
For the leA7ader of the band to come back hDome
[Chorus]
You'd think by Emnow I'd have leaGrned
Well there aCin't much more to sAmay
This roGad can gCadd9ive and tA7ake awCay
And I knGow that Cadd9I'll see hA7arder dCays
I guGess I've lCadd9earned the haA7rder wCay
To gGo
E|—G—-—-—-—-0—-—-—————  C——-—--————-—-———G—
B|—3-—-0-—-—3-—-0————  —1-—--———0-—-———0
G|——-—-—-—-——-—-—————  ——-0--———--0-————
D|——-0-—-0-——-0-——0-—  ——-—--0h2—-—-2———
A|——-—-—-—-——-—-—————  —3-—--————-—-————
E|—3-—-3-—-3—-—-3————  ——-—--————-—-———3
[Outro]
 G   C   G   C   Gx2

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Harder Way

by Jamestown Revival

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Cadd9

[Intro]

G C G C G

[Intro]

G C G

E|——-—-—-—-0—-—-————— ——-—--————-—-————

B|—3-—-0-—-—3-—-0———— —1-—--———0-—-———0

G|——-—-—-—-——-—-————— ——-0--———--0-————

D|——-0-—-0-——-0-——0-— ——-—--0h2—-—-2———

A|——-—-—-—-——-—-————— —3-—--————-—-————

E|—3-—-3-—-3—-—-3———— ——-—--————-—-———3

[Verse 1]

Looking out at the road before me

C G

I can feel it heavy in my eyes

Further down there's a woman waiting

A7 D

But this leaving don't come as no surprise

[Verse 2]

Looking out over Colorado

C G

I can see ten different kinds of gold

Faded now like a river wonderin'

A7 D

Just how long it'll be 'til I've grown old

[Chorus]

Em G

You'd think by now I'd have learned

C Am

Well there ain't much more to say

G Cadd9 A7 C

This road can give and take away

G Cadd9 A7 C

And I know that I'll see harder days

G Cadd9 A7 C

I guess I've learned the harder way

To go

G C G

E|——-—-—-—-0—-—-————— ——-—--————-—-————

B|—3-—-0-—-—3-—-0———— —1-—--———0-—-———0

G|——-—-—-—-——-—-————— ——-0--———--0-————

D|——-0-—-0-——-0-——0-— ——-—--0h2—-—-2———

A|——-—-—-—-——-—-————— —3-—--————-—-————

E|—3-—-3-—-3—-—-3———— ——-—--————-—-———3

[Instrumental]

G C G C G

[Verse 3]

On my own in a crowd of people

C G

I'm reminded of the seeds that I have sown

Left alone as a young boy waiting

A7 D

For the leader of the band to come back home

[Chorus]

Em G

You'd think by now I'd have learned

C Am

Well there ain't much more to say

G Cadd9 A7 C

This road can give and take away

G Cadd9 A7 C

And I know that I'll see harder days

G Cadd9 A7 C

I guess I've learned the harder way

To go

G C G

E|——-—-—-—-0—-—-————— ——-—--————-—-————

B|—3-—-0-—-—3-—-0———— —1-—--———0-—-———0

G|——-—-—-—-——-—-————— ——-0--———--0-————

D|——-0-—-0-——-0-——0-— ——-—--0h2—-—-2———

A|——-—-—-—-——-—-————— —3-—--————-—-————

E|—3-—-3-—-3—-—-3———— ——-—--————-—-———3

[Outro]

G C G C G

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