Chords for The Cold Hard Facts of Life

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_ I got back in town [D] a day _ [G] before I planned to _ _ _
And [D] I smiled and said, I'll sure [G] surprise my wife
No, _ _ [C] I don't think I'll come, _ _ [G] I'll just head on home
I didn't know [D] the cold hard [G] facts of life _ _ _
_ I passed a [D] little wine store [G] on the corner _ _ _
And [D] I pictured pink champagne _ by [G] a candlelight
_ I _ _ [C] stopped the car right there, [G] got out and hurried in
My mind not on [D] the cold hard [G] facts of life _ _ _
_ _ [C] A stranger stood there laughing by [G] the counter _ _ _
And he [D] said, I'll take two bottles [G] off your bag _ _
_ [C] Her husband's out of town and [G] there's a party _ _ _ _
And he _ winked as if to say, you [D] know Paris _ _ _ _
_ [G] I left the store [D] two steps _ [G] behind the stranger
_ From _ _ [D] there to my house his car [G] stayed inside _ _ _
_ [C] But it wasn't till he turned into [G] my drive that I learned
I was witnessing [D] the cold hard [G] facts of life _ _ _
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_ [C] I drove around the block till I [G] was dizzy _ _ _
And [D] each time the noise came louder from [G] within _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Then I saw a hard bottle there [G] beside _ me
And I drank a bit of courage and [D] warfare
_ _ Though _ _ [G] _ _ she [D] seen their [G] frantic faces
As _ she [D] screamed and cried, please put away [G] that _ knife _ _
Well [C] I think I'll go to hell or [G] I'll rot here in this cell
_ But who taught who [D] the cold hard facts [G] of life _ _ _
_ Yeah, who taught who [D] the cold hard facts [G] of life
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