Jim Croce – The Hard Way Every Time (Guitar)

Capo 4
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[Intro] C F G x2 [Verse 1]
           C      Am       Em     F
Yeah, I've had my share of broken dreams

    Am          G         F    C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls

       C       Am     Em           F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams

       Am         G         F     C
I have run into a couple of walls

       Am                  G
But in looking back at the places I've been

    Dm           Em          F
The changes that I've left behind

       Dm                F
I just look at myself to find

G                           Am          G
  I've learned the hard way every time
[Verse 2]
            C      Am       Em     F
'Cause I've had my share of good intentions

         Am      G           F    C
And I've made my share of mista-a-akes

         C          Am         Em      F
And I've learned at times it's best to bend

              Am          G             F      C
'Cause if you don't, well those are the brea-a-aks

            Am                  G
Should have listened to all the things I was told

          Dm            Em           F
But I was young and too proud at the time

      Dm                F
Now I look at myself to find

G                         Am          G
   I learned the hard way every time
[Instrumental] C Am Em F Am G F C [Verse 3]
       Am                  G 
But in looking back at the lessons I've learned

       Dm          Em        F 
Or the mountains I wanted to climb

       Dm                F
I just look at myself to find

G                           Am          G
  I've learned the hard way every time
[Verse 4]
            C      Am       Em     F
'Cause I've had my share of broken dreams

    Am          G         F    C
And more than a couple of fa-a-alls

       C       Am     Em           F
And in chasing what I thought were moonbeams

       Am         G         F     C
I have run into a couple of walls

       Am                  G
But in looking back at the places I've been

        Dm          Em           F
I would sure be the first one to say

       Dm               F
When I look at myself today

G                        Am         G
  Wouldn't-a done it any other way
[Outro] C F G x2, C