Jim Croce

The Hard Way Every Time

Jim Croce


Tom: C

           C      Am       Em     F
Yeah, I've had my share of broken dreams
    Am          G         F    C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls
       C       Am     Em           F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams
       Am         G         F     C
I have run into a couple of walls
       Am                  G
But in looking back at the places I've been
    Dm           Em          F
The changes that I've left behind
       Dm                F
I just look at myself to find
G                           Am          G
  I've learned the hard way every time


[Verse 2]
            C      Am       Em     F
'Cause I've had my share of good intentions
         Am      G           F    C
And I've made my share of mista-a-akes
         C          Am         Em      F
And I've learned at times it's best to bend
              Am          G             F      C
'Cause if you don't, well those are the brea-a-aks
            Am                  G
Should have listened to all the things I was told
          Dm            Em           F
But I was young and too proud at the time
      Dm                F
Now I look at myself to find
G                         Am          G
   I learned the hard way every time


[Instrumental]
C  Am  Em  F  Am  G  F  C


[Verse 3]
       Am                  G 
But in looking back at the lessons I've learned
       Dm          Em        F 
Or the mountains I wanted to climb
       Dm                F
I just look at myself to find
G                           Am          G
  I've learned the hard way every time


[Verse 4]
            C      Am       Em     F
'Cause I've had my share of broken dreams
    Am          G         F    C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls
       C       Am     Em           F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams
       Am         G         F     C
I have run into a couple of walls
       Am                  G
But in looking back at the places I've been
        Dm          Em           F
I would sure be the first one to say
       Dm               F
When I look at myself today
G                        Am         G
  Wouldn't-a done it any other way

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