Cold Hard Facts Of Life Chords by Shawn Cuddy

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I [C#] got back in town [G#] the day before [C#] I planted. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] I smiled and said, I sure _ [C#] surprised my wife. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I don't think I'll phone, _ _ [C#] I'll just head on home.
_ For I didn't know [G#] the cold hard [C#] facts of life. _ _ _
_ I _ passed the [G#] little wine store [C#] on 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. _
_ [F#] A stranger stood there laughing by [C#] the counter. _ _ _ _
He [G#] said, I'll take two bottles of [C#] your _ best. _ _
_ _ [F#] Her husband's out of town and [C#] there's a party. _ _ _
_ He winked as if to say, you know [G#] the rest. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [C#] I left the store [G#] two steps behind [C#] the stranger. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] From there to my house his car stayed [C#] in sight. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] But it _ wasn't till he _ turned [C#] into my drive that I learned.
I was witnessing [G#] the cold hard facts [C#] of life. _ _ _
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_ [F#] I drove around the block till I [C#] was dizzy. _ _ _
_ [G#] Each time the noise came louder from [C#] within. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] And then I saw the bottle _ there [C#] beside me. _ _
And I drank enough courage and [G#] walked in. _ _
_ _ [C#] Lord, you should [G#] have seen their [C#] frantic faces. _ _ _ _
They [G#] screamed and cried, please put away [C#] that knife. _ _ _
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 facts [C#] of life? _ _ _
_ Who taught who [G#] the cold hard facts [C#] of life? _ _ _
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