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Title           : Hard Way To Fall
Artist          : Ryan Adams
Album           : Jacksonville City Nights
CSee the rain on the Gstreet
FThe way the cars Cshine
CAnd the scotch that she Gdrinks
FWith her lips so Gfine
AmAnd her shoulders go Cweak
FAs she closes her Geyes
COh, Gmy FGod, when Cshe was Fmine
CSee how she moves through the Gdoor
FHow she loses her Ckeys
CHow she loses her Gcool
Watching bFlackbirds scatter through the Gtrees
AmHow she flips from the Cback to the front
FReading magaGzines
COh, Gmy FGod, I mCiss those Fthings
And it's a Chard Gway to falFl
And this ain't the Ceas--Gy way Fdown
And it's a Chard Gthing to Flove Canyone, aFnyhow
AmSo if it's gotta be Cyou
FTreat her Gnice
FHold her Chand
FAnd tell her Gtwice
AmThat she doesn't have to Cworry
FAnd it will be alGright
CIt's GalrFight Cthis tFime
CIt's GalrFight Cthis Ftime
CSee her smiling at Ghim
FThat used to be Cme
CI could find her in a Gthunderstorm
Just by the Fway that the Grain would fall
AmAnd we used to be Csomething
FBut somethin' happened to Gme
COh, Gmy FGod, when CI was fFree
And it's a Chard Gway to fFall
And this ain't Ceas--Gy way Fdown
And it's a Chard Gthing to Flove aCnyone, Fanyhow
And it's a Chard Gway to fFall
And this ain't the Ceas--Gy way Fdown
And it's a Chard Gthing to Flove aCnyone, Fanyhow

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Hard Way To Fall

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Title : Hard Way To Fall

Artist : Ryan Adams

Album : Jacksonville City Nights

C G

See the rain on the street

F C

The way the cars shine

C G

And the scotch that she drinks

F G

With her lips so fine

Am C

And her shoulders go weak

F G

As she closes her eyes

C G F C F

Oh, my God, when she was mine

C G

See how she moves through the door

F C

How she loses her keys

C G

How she loses her cool

F G

Watching blackbirds scatter through the trees

Am C

How she flips from the back to the front

F G

Reading magazines

C G F C F

Oh, my God, I miss those things

C G F

And it's a hard way to fall

C G F

And this ain't the eas--y way down

C G F C F

And it's a hard thing to love anyone, anyhow

Am C

So if it's gotta be you

F G

Treat her nice

F C

Hold her hand

F G

And tell her twice

Am C

That she doesn't have to worry

F G

And it will be alright

C G F C F

It's alright this time

C G F C F

It's alright this time

C G

See her smiling at him

F C

That used to be me

C G

I could find her in a thunderstorm

F G

Just by the way that the rain would fall

Am C

And we used to be something

F G

But somethin' happened to me

C G F C F

Oh, my God, when I was free

C G F

And it's a hard way to fall

C G F

And this ain't eas--y way down

C G F C F

And it's a hard thing to love anyone, anyhow

C G F

And it's a hard way to fall

C G F

And this ain't the eas--y way down

C G F C F

And it's a hard thing to love anyone, anyhow

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