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