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