Jon Pardi – Hard Knocks (Guitar)

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As recorded by Jon Pardi (From the 2025 Album HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD) [Intro] Bm D Em Bm D Em Bm [Verse 1]
Bm                          D
Times are tough and getting tougher

            Em               Bm
The water's high and getting rougher

                       D
A lot of talk of going under

Em                      Bm
That's one thought, but I got another
[Chorus]
                D
I come from the school of hard knocks

Em                      G            A
The one my dad, and his dad, and his daddy taught

Bm                       D
I learned early that you better learn fast

       Em               G               A            Bm
How to get back up when life knocks you flat on your back

                   D
And you don't back down

                    Em
When the going gets tough

                 G            A         Bm
You ask for some more when ya had enough

               D                      Em
When fear is a cold steel hammer that drops

               G        A         Bm     D  Em  Bm
You answer the door any time hard knocks
[Verse 2]
                        D
All the hate is getting bolder

        Em                Bm
All the words are getting colder

                           D
The latest news is getting older

     Em
They all wanna cry

      Bm
Well, mine ain't the shoulder
[Chorus]
                D
I come from the school of hard knocks

Em                      G            A
The one my dad, and his dad, and his daddy taught

Bm                       D
I learned early that you better learn fast

       Em               G               A            Bm
How to get back up when life knocks you flat on your back

                   D
And you don't back down

                    Em
When the going gets tough

                 G            A         Bm
You ask for some more when ya had enough

               D                      Em
When fear is a cold steel hammer that drops

               G        A         Bm
You answer the door any time hard knocks
[Guitar Solo] D Em Bm D Em Bm [Chorus]
                D
I come from the school of hard knocks

Em                      G            A
The one my dad, and his dad, and his daddy taught

Bm                       D
I learned early that you better learn fast

       Em               G               A            Bm
How to get back up when life knocks you flat on your back

                   D
And you don't back down

                    Em
When the going gets tough

                 G            A         Bm
You ask for some more when ya had enough

               D                      Em
When fear is a cold steel hammer that drops

               G        A         Bm     D  Em
You answer the door any time hard knocks
[Outro]
Bm                    D  Em  Bm
Any time hard knocks