Chords for Ed Bruce - The Cold Hard Facts Of Life

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_ I got back in town the day before I planned to. _ _ _
_ _ [D] I smiled and said, I'll sure surprise [G] my wife. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I'll just head on home.
_ _ [G] I don't think I'll follow this play around.
_ Oh, I didn't [Em] know [D]
the Kogark facts of [G] life. _ _ _ _
_ _ I passed a little wine shop on the corner. _ _ _
_ _ I [D] pictured pink champagne by _ [G] candlelight. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] I [C] stopped the car right then, _ got [G] out, and hurried in.
In my mind, not only the [D] Kogark facts [G] of life. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] [C] A stranger stood there laughing by [G] the counter. _ _ _
_ _ [D] He said, I'll take two bottles of [G] your best. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] [C] Her husband's out of town, and there's [G] a party. _ _ _
_ And he winked as if to say, you know the [D] rest. _ _ _
I _ [G] left the shop two steps behind the stranger. _ _ _
_ _ [D] From there to my house, his car stayed [G] in sight. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Bm] [C] But it wasn't until he turned into [G] my drive that I learned.
I was witnessing [D] the Kogark facts [G] of life. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] [C] I drove around the block till I [G] was dizzy. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Each time the noise grew louder from [G] within. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] I saw a bottle _ hidden there [G] beside me. _ _
_ _ I drank a fifth of courage, [F#] [Em] then [D] walked in. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] [G] Oh, Lord, you should have seen their frantic faces. _ _ _
They [Em] _ [D] screamed and cried, please put away [G] that knife. _ _ _
_ _ [C] I guess I'll go to hell, or [G] I'll rot here in this cell.
_ _ The Hoot's are [Em] Hoot's, [D] the Kogark facts [G] of life. _ _ _ _
Hoot's _ are Hoot's, [D] the Kogark facts [G] of life. _ _ _
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