Tom: F
F Dm B
[Verse 1]
F
Change the oil when you’re supposed to
Drink the things you could make a toast to
Dm
No such thing as luck, and don’t lose touch with the ones you grew up close to
F
I always thought that there was plenty of fish out there in that blue sea
Dm B
'Til I caught and lost the one that was made for me
[Chorus]
F
I learned the hard way, No stranger to the long way
Dm B
Gotta treat her right, you won’t know what you lost until you’re lonely
F
And the score ain’t always even, Some doors are made for leavin’
Dm B
Take it from me that most good things in life just don’t come easy
F C
I learned the hard way
Dm B
I learned the hard way
[Verse 2]
F
Keep the people by your side
And good friends are hard to find
Dm B
Only thing that they ain’t making any more of here is time
F
So say I love you if you mean it
And go practice what you’re preachin'
Dm B
When it comes to God, ain’t always gotta see it to believe
[Chorus]
F
I learned the hard way, No stranger to the long way
Dm B
Gotta treat her right, you won’t know what you lost until you’re lonely
F
And the score ain’t always even, Some doors are made for leavin’
Dm B
Take it from me that most good things in life just don’t come easy
F C
I learned the hard way
Dm B
I learned the hard way
[Verse 3]
B
I’ve learned you can’t go undefeated
B
Life comes and goes in seasons
B
And everything that happens always happens for a reason
F Dm B
The hard way, the hard way
[Chorus]
F
I learned the hard way, No stranger to the long way
Dm B
Gotta treat her right, you won’t know what you lost until you’re lonely
F
And the score ain’t always even, Some doors are made for leavin’
Dm B
Take it from me that most good things in life just don’t come easy
F C
I learned the hard way
Dm B
I learned the hard way
[Outro]
F
I learned the hard way
Dm Gm B
I learned the hard way
