The Hard Way Chords by Joe Bonamassa

Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#

E

D

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Hard Way - Joe Bonamassa chords
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[F#] [E] [F#m]
[F#] [E] [F#] [B]
[E] [F#] [A] [D] [A]
[E] [F#] [A] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] I've known [D] this day was gonna come
[Bm] Will I [A] be the one?
[D] [F#] [F#m] Will I be [E] around?
[F#m] I could feel [D] something heavy on your mind
[Bm] Coming through again
[F#m] Coming down again
[E] What [B] you do
[D] Got all the roads in front of you
Which one will you [F#] choose?
[D] Break down, [A] break through
[E]
Break anything [F#] you want
[D] Say that's [A] not you
[E] A whole new [F#] world of every kind
[D] You give everything you got
[A] You just won't [E] stop
You keep going the [F#] wrong way
You would never [D] last, you'd know the [A] cost
You'd still get [E] there
Do it the [F#] hard way
[D]
[A] [E] [F#] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] Life [D] is so easy to refuse
[B] [D] Easier to quit
[F#m] Easier to lose
[E] [F#m] You'll never [D] let it make any sense
[Bm] Always hiding [D] behind
[F#m] All the words never said
[E] Do [Bm] it here as long as I can stand
[D] Now the cards are in your hands
My heart is in your [F#] hands
[D] Break down, [A] break through
[E]
Break [F#] anything you want
[D] Say [A] that's not [E] you
A whole new [F#] world of every [D] kind
You give everything you got
You just [A] won't stop
[E] You keep going the wrong [F#] way
You would [D] never last, you'd know the [A] cost
You'd still [E] get there
Do it [F#] the hard way
[E] Go in the [F#] hard way
Oh yeah
[D] [A]
[E] [F#] [D] [A]
[E] [F#] [D] [A]
[E] [F#] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#] [D] Break down, [A] break through
[E] Break anything [F#] you want
[D] Say that's [A] not [E] you
A whole new [F#] world of every kind
You [D] give everything you got
You [A] just won't stop
[E] You keep going the [F#] wrong way
You would never [D] last, you'd know the cost
[A] You'd still get [E] there
Do it the [F#] hard way
[F#m] Do [D] [A]
[E] it the [F#] hard way
[D] [A] Do [E] it the [F#] hard way
Do [D] [A] it [E] the [F#] hard way
[D] [A]
[E] Oh [F#] yeah
[E] [F#]
[F#] [F#]
[Cm]
I'm a mix up my head
I'm a mix up my head
I'm a mix up my head
I can't feel
I [F] can't feel
No [C] I can't fucking feel
Like I said if you want somebody [Fm] else
[A#m] Then go [C] and get yourself somebody [A#m] else
[C] That ain't good, that ain't good
[Cm] I'm a mix up my head
I'm a mix up my head
Do it the hard way
Do it the hard way
[A#] I [Fm] can't be who you want me to be
No I can't fuck like that
Like I said if you want somebody else
Then go and get yourself somebody else
[A#m] [F] Cause that ain't me, that [Cm] ain't me
You can't get me Get me
I'm a mix up my head
I'm a mix up my head
And all the people
I want to see
I'm a mix up my head
I'm a mix up my head
Key:  
F#
134211112
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Joe Bonamassa - The Hard Way chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, E, F#, D and A in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 41 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 83 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ I've known [D] this day was gonna come
_ [Bm] Will I [A] be the one?
[D] _ [F#] [F#m] Will I be [E] around?
[F#m] _ I could feel [D] something heavy on your mind
_ [Bm] Coming through again
[F#m] _ Coming down again
[E] What _ _ _ [B] _ you do
[D] Got all the roads in front of you
Which one will you [F#] choose?
[D] Break down, [A] break through
[E]
Break anything [F#] you want
[D] Say that's [A] not you
[E] A whole new [F#] world of every kind
[D] You give everything you got
[A] You just won't [E] stop
You keep going the [F#] wrong way
You would never [D] last, you'd know the [A] cost
You'd still get [E] there
Do it the [F#] hard way
_ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ Life [D] is so easy to refuse
[B] _ [D] Easier to quit
[F#m] Easier to lose
[E] _ [F#m] You'll never [D] let it make any sense
[Bm] Always hiding [D] behind
[F#m] All the words never said
[E] Do _ _ [Bm] it here as long as I can stand
[D] Now the cards are in your hands
My heart is in your [F#] hands
_ [D] Break down, [A] break through
[E]
Break [F#] anything you want
[D] Say [A] that's not [E] you
A whole new [F#] world of every [D] kind
You give everything you got
You just [A] won't stop
[E] You keep going the wrong [F#] way
You would [D] never last, you'd know the [A] cost
You'd still [E] get there
Do it [F#] the hard way _ _ _ _
[E] Go in the [F#] hard way _ _ _ _ _
Oh yeah
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [F#] _ [D] Break down, [A] break through
[E] Break anything [F#] you want
[D] Say that's [A] not [E] you
A whole new [F#] world of every kind
You [D] give everything you got
You [A] just won't stop
[E] You keep going the [F#] wrong way
You would never [D] last, you'd know the cost
[A] You'd still get [E] there
Do it the [F#] hard way
[F#m] Do [D] _ _ [A]
[E] it the [F#] hard way
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] Do [E] it the [F#] hard way
Do _ [D] _ [A] it [E] the [F#] hard way
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
[E] Oh [F#] yeah
_ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a mix up my head _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a mix up my head
_ _ I'm a mix up my head _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can't feel
I [F] can't feel
No [C] _ I can't fucking feel
Like I said if you want somebody [Fm] else
[A#m] Then go [C] and get yourself somebody [A#m] else
[C] That ain't good, that ain't good _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I'm a mix up my head _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a mix up my _ _ _ _ _ head
Do it _ _ the hard way _ _
Do _ _ _ it the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hard _ _ _ _ way
[A#] I [Fm] can't be who you want me to be
No I can't fuck like that
Like I said if you want somebody else
Then go and get yourself somebody else
[A#m] [F] Cause that ain't me, that [Cm] ain't me
_ _ _ You can't get me Get me
_ _ I'm a mix up my head
I'm a mix up _ _ _ _ my head
_ And all the people
I want _ to see _
_ _ I'm _ _ a mix up my head _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ a mix up my head _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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