Tom: C
F C
Where did everybody go
F G
After the ride had ended?
F C
At the death of the last note
F G C
The halls were already empty
[Chorus]
Am C F
Nobody is safe from heartache
We handle what we're given
Am C F
But to stand in the face of heartache
C F
Maybe that's the hardest part of living
[Interlude]
C F C F C F C
[Verse 2]
F C
Down Highway 51
F G
Mississippi, Nineteen Sixty-Four
F G
The day you gave away someone
F G C
Lost to a different kind of war
[Chorus]
Am C F
Nobody is safe from heartache
We handle what we're given
Am C F
But to stand in the face of heartache, yeah
C Am G
Maybe that's the hardest part of living, yeah
[Bridge]
Am C
All decked out in your camouflage paint
Am F
Stalking a ghost you will never escape
G C
There's no shortcut detour around disaster
N.C.
To gain the things that matter____
F C
Not the things that matter
[Verse 3]
F C
Early morning, desperate call
F G
You never had a chance
F G
The first hand that broke your fall
F G C
He only wanted one dance
[Chorus]
Am C F
Nobody is safe from heartache
We handle what we're given
Am C F
But to stand in the face of heartache
C F
Maybe that's the hardest part of living
