Intro
Am D
Some people gotta learn the hardway
Am
I guess I'm the kinda guy
D
That has to find out for myself
Am D
I had to learn the hardway, Father
Am D Am
I'm on my knees and I'm crying for help
Am D [8x]
[Verse 1]
Am D
Now I've been high and I've been low
Am D
I've been some places that you will not go
Am D
I never thought there would come the day
Am D
When I wished I never would've lived this way
F#m Fb
But I've been searching for a long, long time
F#m Fb
I thought the devil was a friend of mine
F#m Fb
I turned my back on everything that was true
F#m Fb
And wasted years that belong to you
Am D
Some people gotta learn the hardway
Am
I guess I'm the kinda guy
D
That has to find out for myself
Am D
I had to learn the hardway, Father
Am D F#m
I'm on my knees and I'm crying for help
[Verse 2]
Am D
It took so long for me to see
Am D
That I'm a victim of nature and me
Am D
Left to myself I realize
Am D
I am the maker of my own demise
F#m Fb
But you accept me every time and again
F#m Fb
And never mention just how selfish I've been
F#m Fb
Why must it always take me so long to see
F#m Fb
That I have fallen but you will forgive me?
Am D
Some people gotta learn the hardway
Am
I guess I'm the kinda guy
D
That has to find out for myself
Am D
I had to learn the hardway, Father
Am D
I'm on my knees and I'm crying
[Solo]
F#m D Am C#m Fb Am D F#m Fb
Am D
Some people gotta learn the hardway
Am
I guess I'm the kinda guy
D
That has to find out for myself
Am D
I had to learn the hardway, Father
Am D
I'm on my knees and I'm crying
[Rap]
N.C#
The warning signs are like flares in the night
N.C#
Still I proceed my greed is in spite of the fire
N.C#
I know that's bound to burn
N.C#
Why is it that I always gotta learn…
[End]
Am D Am D
The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway
Am D Am D
The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway
Am D [8x]