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Hard Love

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I remCember growing C7up loved like it was Gonly yesterdAmay
GMum and daddy tried their best to guFide me on my wCay
But the hCard times and the liqour drove Dm7easy love aAmway 
And the Gonly love I knew about was hCard love
It was hCard love every hGour of the Amday
When ChGristmas to my birthday was a mFillion years awCay
And the fCear that came between them drove the tDm7ears into my pAmlay
There was lGove in daddy's house but it was hCard love
I recCall the gentle cC7ourtesy you shGowed me as I tAmried 
To dissGemble in politeness all the lFove I felt insCide
But for eCvery song of laughter there was aDm7nother song that crAmied
This aGin't no easy weekend this is hCard love
It was hCard love every sGtep of the Amway
It was hGard to be so close to you and hFard to turn awCay
But when aCll the stars in the sentimental sDm7ongs dissolve awAmay
There'll be nGothing left to sing about but hCard love
So I'll lCove you for your cC7ourage and your gGentle sense of shAmame
And I'll lGove you for your laughter and your lFanguage and your nCame
And I kCnew it was impossible but I lDm7oved you just the sAmame
Though the oGnly love I gave to you was hCard love
It was hCard love it was so hGard on you I kAmnow
When the Gonly love I gave to you was lFove I couldn't sChow
You forgCave the heart that loved you as your lDm7over turned to Amgo
Leaving nGothing but the memory of hCard love
So I'm sCtanding in this pC7hone booth with a dGollar and a dAmime
And I'm wGondering what to say to you to eFase your troubled mCind
For the LCord's cross might redeem us but our Dm7own just waste our tAmime
But to tGell the two apart there's always hCard love
So I'll tCell you that I lC7ove you even thGough you're far aAmway
And I'll tGell you how you changed me as I liFved from day to dCay
And how you hCelped me to accept myself and I wDm7on't forget to Amsay
That love is Gnever wasted even when it's hCard love
Oh it's hCard love but it's lGove all the sAmame
It's nGot the stuff of fantasy much mFore than just a gCame
And it's the Conly kind of miracle that is wDm7orthy of the nAmame
For the lGove that heals our lives is mostly hCard love

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Hard Love

by Martin Simpson

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Dm7

C C7 G Am

I remember growing up loved like it was only yesterday

G F C

Mum and daddy tried their best to guide me on my way

C Dm7 Am

But the hard times and the liqour drove easy love away

G C

And the only love I knew about was hard love

C G Am

It was hard love every hour of the day

G F C

When Christmas to my birthday was a million years away

C Dm7 Am

And the fear that came between them drove the tears into my play

G C

There was love in daddy's house but it was hard love

C C7 G Am

I recall the gentle courtesy you showed me as I tried

G F C

To dissemble in politeness all the love I felt inside

C Dm7 Am

But for every song of laughter there was another song that cried

G C

This ain't no easy weekend this is hard love

C G Am

It was hard love every step of the way

G F C

It was hard to be so close to you and hard to turn away

C Dm7 Am

But when all the stars in the sentimental songs dissolve away

G C

There'll be nothing left to sing about but hard love

C C7 G Am

So I'll love you for your courage and your gentle sense of shame

G F C

And I'll love you for your laughter and your language and your name

C Dm7 Am

And I knew it was impossible but I loved you just the same

G C

Though the only love I gave to you was hard love

C G Am

It was hard love it was so hard on you I know

G F C

When the only love I gave to you was love I couldn't show

C Dm7 Am

You forgave the heart that loved you as your lover turned to go

G C

Leaving nothing but the memory of hard love

C C7 G Am

So I'm standing in this phone booth with a dollar and a dime

G F C

And I'm wondering what to say to you to ease your troubled mind

C Dm7 Am

For the Lord's cross might redeem us but our own just waste our time

G C

But to tell the two apart there's always hard love

C C7 G Am

So I'll tell you that I love you even though you're far away

G F C

And I'll tell you how you changed me as I lived from day to day

C Dm7 Am

And how you helped me to accept myself and I won't forget to say

G C

That love is never wasted even when it's hard love

C G Am

Oh it's hard love but it's love all the same

G F C

It's not the stuff of fantasy much more than just a game

C Dm7 Am

And it's the only kind of miracle that is worthy of the name

G C

For the love that heals our lives is mostly hard love

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