Cold Hard Facts of Life Chords by Porter Wagoner

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I got back in town [G] a day before [C] I'd planned to _
_ I [G] smiled and said I'll sure _ surprise [C] my wife
_ I _ _ _ [F] don't think I'll phone, _ [C] I'll just head on home
Cause I didn't know [G] the cold hard [C] facts of life _ _ _
_ _ I passed a little [G]
wine store on [C] the corner _ _ _
_ _ [G] I pictured pink champagne by [C] _ candlelight _
I _ _ [F] stopped the car right then, _ [C] got out and hurried in
_ My mind not on [G] the cold hard [C] facts of life _
_ [Dm] _ [C] [F] A stranger stood there laughing [C] by the counter _ _ _
_ [Bm] [Am] He [G] said I'll take two bottles _ [C] of your beer _ _
Her _ [F] _ husband's out of town and [C] there's a party _ _
He _ _ winked as if to say you [G] know the rest _ _
_ I [C] left the store two [G]
steps behind [C] the stranger _ _
From _ _ [G] there to my house his car [C] stayed inside
_ But _ _ [F] it wasn't till he turned into [C] my drive that I learned
I was witnessing _ [G] the cold hard [C] facts of life _
I [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] drove around the block till I [C] was dizzy _ _ _
_ Each [G] time the noise came louder from [C] within _ _
And [Dm] _ [C] [F] then I saw our bottle there [C] beside me _
_ And I drank a dip of courage and [G] walked in _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Lord you should have [G]
seen their frantic [C] faces _ _
They _ _ [G] screamed and cried please put away [C] that night
I _ _ _ [F] guess I'll go to hell or [C] I'll rot here in this cell
_ But who taught who [G] the cold hard [C] facts of life? _ _ _
_ _ Who taught who [G] the cold hard [C] facts of life? _ _ _
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