Hard Way

[D]    [A]    [G]   repeat

Only  D  fools would  Em  race down  G  Gristmill Road
Let [A] [A] lone in angry  [D]  weather
That's what I  Em  tell every G one I know
 A  Now that I know  D  better

  That's a  G  lesson I wish I  D  would have learned
  Without  G  having to watch my  D  Mustang burn
  Before  G  my best buddy had to  D/F
  And  Em  his whole  D/F
  That's a  Em  lesson I wish I  A  didn't learn
  The  D  hard way

Only a fool would keep a diamond ring
In a box on the top of his closet
He came so close, he almost asked
It was right there in his pocket

  That's a lesson I wish I would have learned
  Before standing in the back row of that church
  Watching her daddy givin' her
  To the man who took my place
  That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn
  The hard way

     C  Regrets been know to give a man a  D  beatin'
    But  C  I ain't in the mood for fighting back this  D  evenin'

Only fools don't take the time of day
They stay too busy running
To stop just once and tell their dad
Just how much they love him

  That's a lesson I wish I would have learned
  Before the phone call came and it was her
  No, Mama never had to say a word
  I knew it was too late
  That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn
  The hard way
  The hard way