Hard Way

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[Intro]
E D A A
x2
[Verse 1]
E D A
Boys like you were born to waste
E D A
You never listen to a word I say
E D A
And if you think you're here to mess around you're making a big mistake
E D A
'Cos you're gonna find out the hard way
E D A
You're gonna find out the hard way
[Verse 2]
E D A
No matter what I do or say
E D A
you're much too dumb to educate
E D A
One day life's going to turn around and slap you in the face
E D A
Then you're gonna find out the hard way (you can take the hard way)
E D A
Gonna take the hard way
[Bridge]
C#m F#m C#m F#m
Well, you do it your way and I'll do it my way
E D A
We'll see who's the one to survive
C#m F#m C#m F#m
You'll find that with no foundation or qualifications
E D A
There's no way that you can get by
G D E
No, there's no way you can get by
[Verse 3]
E D A
Why don't you take the easy way?
E D A
Why don't you co-operate?
E D A
Don't just sit there and vegetate,
E D A
Do you want to end up illiterate?
[Solo]
E D A A
x4
[Bridge]
C#m F#m C#m F#m
You think that life's a vacation and you've no inclination
E D A
To dust away the cobwebs of your mind
C#m F#m C#m F#m
Now it's time for confrontation and I'm tired of being patient
E D A
So I've got to be cruel to be kind, yeah
G D E
I've got to be cruel to be kind
[Verse 4]
E D A
I'm wasting my vocation teaching you to write neat
E D A
When you're only fit to sweep the streets
E D A
Your intellect is such that it requires a curate's touch
E D A
So I'm going to play it your way
E D A
You can take the hard way
E D A
Going to take the hard way
E D A
You can take the hard way
E D A
Gonna take the hard way
E D A
You're gonna take the hard way
[Outro]
E D A A
x4
B F# D A

Hard Way chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hard Way by The Kinks. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
E   D   A   A   x2
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Solo]
E   D   A   A   x4
[Bridge]
[Verse 4]
[Outro]
E   D   A   A   x4
B   F#   D   A

Hard Way Chords by The Kinks

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