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