The Hard Way
Mary Chapin CarpenterVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
electric guitar(s)]
Show a little inspiration, show a little spark
And show that things that drew me to you and stole my heart
And tell me something I don't know instead of everything I do
And look at me as if I mean something to you
Our hearts are beating while we sleep, but while we're wide awake
You know the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, and what your heart might say
Everything we got, we got the hard way
Show a little passion, baby, show a little style
And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how
And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path
You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back
Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith
That the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say
Everything we got, we got the hard way
Caught up in our little lives, there's not a lot left over
I see what's missing in your eyes; you're searching for that field of clover
So show a little inspiration, show a little spark
Show the world a little light when you show it your heart
We've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make
And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, and your heart might say
Everything we got, we got the hard (everything we got, we got the hard way)
Everything we got, we got the hard way
(because the world won't stop) hang on, baby...
repeat and fade]
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E ----0-------0---|----0--------0--|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
B --2---2---3---3-|--3---3----2--2-|--2---2---3---3-|--3---3---2---2-|
G 2-------4-------|0--------2------|2-------4-------|0-------2-------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
E ----------------|--------------3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
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Readable chord sheet for The Hard Way by Mary Chapin Carpenter
[G] [Am] [F] [G] [G] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [C] [C] [E] [F] [C] [C] [C/E] [F]
electric guitar(s)] [whole band]
[C] [C]Show a little [C]in[E]spir[F]ation,[C] [C]show a little [C/E]spark [F]
[C] And [C]show that things that [C]dr[E]ew me t[F]o you and s[C]tole m[C]y heart[C/E] [F]
[C] And [C]tell me something [C]I [E]don't kn[F]ow instead of [C]everyth[C]ing I d[C/E]o [F]
[C] And [C]look at me as [C]if[E] I m[F]ean s[C]omething to [C]you [C/E] [F]
[G] Our hearts are [G]beating wh[Abdim]ile we sl[Abdim]eep, but [Am]while we're w[Am]ide[G] aw[D7/F#]ake [D7/F#]
You know the [F]world won't [C5]stop, and a[C5]ctions speak [C5]louder
[F]Listen to your [C5]heart, and what your [C5]heart might [C5]say
[G]Everything we [Am]got, we g[F]ot the h[G]ard way [C] [C] [C] [E] [F]
Show a little passion, baby, show a little style
And show the knack for knowing when and the gift for knowing how
And have a little trust in us when fear obscures the path
You know we got this far, darling, not by luck, but by never turning back
Some will call on destiny, but I just call on faith
That the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, to what your heart might say
[G]Everything we [Am]got, we g[F]ot the h[G]ard way [C] [C] [C] [C]
[Em7] Caught up [Em7]in our [F]little liv[F]es, [C] there's not a l[C]ot left o[G]ver [Gsus4] [G]
[Em7] I see what's [Em7]missing i[Am7]n your e[Am7/G]yes; you're[F] searching for t[F]hat fiel[Gsus4]d of clover[G]
[C] [C] [C] [E] [F] [C] [C] [C/E] [F] [C] [C] [C] [E] [F] [C] [C] [C] [E] [F]
So show a little inspiration, show a little spark
Show the world a little light when you show it your heart
We've got two lives, one we're given and the other one we make
And the world won't stop, and actions speak louder
Listen to your heart, and your heart might say
[G]Everything we [Am]got, we g[F]ot the h[G]ard ([G]everything we [Am]got, we g[F]ot the h[G]ard way)
[G]Everything we [Am]got, we g[F]ot the h[G]ard w[C]ay [C] [C] [E] [F]
[C] [C] (because the [C]wo[E]rld won't [F]stop) hang on, b[C]aby...[C] [C/E] [F]
[C] [C] [C] [E] [F]
repeat and fade]
[A] [Bm] [G] [A] [A] [Bm] [G] [A]
E ----0-------0---|----0--------0--|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
B --2---2---3---3-|--3---3----2--2-|--2---2---3---3-|--3---3---2---2-|
G 2-------4-------|0--------2------|2-------4-------|0-------2-------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-9-9-9-5-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
E ----------------|--------------3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
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