Chords for The Hard Way
Tempo:
163.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [A]
[G] [A]
[B]
[A] I [B] started out this life 40 years ago, [B] a boy of three [A] made a big man's choice, headed out
men strayed, [G] grabbed the wheel, strapped in, [A] started doing it the [B] hard way.
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [A]
[G] [A]
[B]
[A] I [B] started out this life 40 years ago, [B] a boy of three [A] made a big man's choice, headed out
men strayed, [G] grabbed the wheel, strapped in, [A] started doing it the [B] hard way.
100% ➙ 164BPM
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B
E
G
D
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E
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I [B] started out this life 40 years ago, [B] a boy of three [A] made a big man's choice, headed out
to a place [A] where few men strayed, [G] grabbed the wheel, strapped in, [A] started doing it the [B] hard way. _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] Grew up a little different than the rest of the kids, [E] _ everyday [A] I placed in due [B] bid, iron
hired, [A] had to be paid, [G] beaten on down, [A] gonna do it the [B] hard way. _ _ _
_ [E] I've worked my hands for [A] everything I've got, [E] cut a deal with a man that I ain't forgot,
[B] I'll be paying that debt [A] till they take me away, [G] I'll just keep doing [A] _
it the [B] hard _ way. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Why some people [A] choose an easy route, [E] it's a stroke right up, [A] but a long way down, [B] I
sometimes wonder [A] would I change it today, [G] but I'd do it the same, [A] win the game the [B] hard way. _ _ _
_ [E] I've worked my hands for [A] everything I've got, [E] cut a deal with a man that I ain't forgot,
[B] I'll be paying that debt [A] till they take me away, [G] I'll just keep doing [A] it the [B] hard way. _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Was it worth the [E] price, it's hard to say, [D] it's cost me things [E] that money can't pay,
[F#] I've lost a few [Em] lives along the way, [G] but I'd do it all [A] over _ _ _ the _ [B] hard way.
_ _ _ _ [E] I've worked my hands for [A] everything I've got, [E] cut a deal with a man that I ain't forgot,
[B] I'll be paying that debt [A] till they take me away, [G] I'll just keep doing [E] _ _ it _ the [B] hard way.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I [B] started out this life 40 years ago, [B] a boy of three [A] made a big man's choice, headed out
to a place [A] where few men strayed, [G] grabbed the wheel, strapped in, [A] started doing it the [B] hard way. _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] Grew up a little different than the rest of the kids, [E] _ everyday [A] I placed in due [B] bid, iron
hired, [A] had to be paid, [G] beaten on down, [A] gonna do it the [B] hard way. _ _ _
_ [E] I've worked my hands for [A] everything I've got, [E] cut a deal with a man that I ain't forgot,
[B] I'll be paying that debt [A] till they take me away, [G] I'll just keep doing [A] _
it the [B] hard _ way. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Why some people [A] choose an easy route, [E] it's a stroke right up, [A] but a long way down, [B] I
sometimes wonder [A] would I change it today, [G] but I'd do it the same, [A] win the game the [B] hard way. _ _ _
_ [E] I've worked my hands for [A] everything I've got, [E] cut a deal with a man that I ain't forgot,
[B] I'll be paying that debt [A] till they take me away, [G] I'll just keep doing [A] it the [B] hard way. _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Was it worth the [E] price, it's hard to say, [D] it's cost me things [E] that money can't pay,
[F#] I've lost a few [Em] lives along the way, [G] but I'd do it all [A] over _ _ _ the _ [B] hard way.
_ _ _ _ [E] I've worked my hands for [A] everything I've got, [E] cut a deal with a man that I ain't forgot,
[B] I'll be paying that debt [A] till they take me away, [G] I'll just keep doing [E] _ _ it _ the [B] hard way.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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