Tom: Am Am Am G F F F G Am [Chorus] Am There's a long road in front of ya F There's a hard life behind ya Am F E There's a war been waged inside ya Am You got big footsteps to follow F You got a soul that's barely hollow Am F E And that's a hard pill to swallow [Post-Chorus] Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F F G Hard pill to swallow Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F E Hard pill to swallow, woah [Verse 1] Am When you were younger, just a bother, always felt so scared Am Didn't know how to take it, but you always dared F And now you try to act like you never cared F Feeling halfway guilty 'cause my life was spared Am It feels just like a curse and I'm always to blame Am Shivers down my spine when I say your name F Since I was a kid, you been bigger than fame F I'd like to see the scar that you put in my brain [Pre-Chorus] Am Early in my life, I was put to the test Am I had to make some choices or forget about the rest F And when I speak this fire, you get nothing but the best F Let me tell you something that you better not forget [Chorus] Am There's a long road in front of ya F There's a hard life behind ya Am F E There's a war been waged inside ya Am You got big footsteps to follow F You got a soul that's barely hollow Am F E And that's a hard pill to swallow [Post-Chorus] Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F F G Hard pill to swallow Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F E Hard pill to swallow, woah [Verse 2] Am The trauma from your mama nearly twenty years old Am And your father made it harder with the soul that he sold F You know where they both went and you're ready to go F What happened? How did everything turn so cold? Am We can talk about it 'til I'm turnin' blue in the face Am I can laugh about it, joke about it never the same F I can't keep pretending it don't cause any pain F It's a never-ending cycle that just can't be tamed [Pre-Chorus] Am Early in my life, I was put to the test Am I had to make some choices or forget about the rest F And when I speak this fire you get nothing but the best F Let me tell you something that you better not forget [Chorus] Am There's a long road in front of ya F There's a hard life behind ya Am F E There's a war been waged inside ya Am You got big footsteps to follow F You got a soul that's barely hollow Am F E And that's a hard pill to swallow [Outtro] Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F F G Hard pill to swallow Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F E Hard pill to swallow, woah Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F F G Hard pill to swallow Am Am G Hard pill to swallow F E Am Hard pill to swallow, woah