The Hard Way chords by Cameron Whitcomb

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Eb

Intro:

D    Bm7    D    G


Verse 1:
          D
Waking up worthless
                        Bm7
Should've worked up the courage to kill myself
            D
And did I deserve this?
                   G
The Mona Lisa that sits upon my shelf
                  D
I wasn't privy to purpose
                    Bm7
I wasn't really the perfect candidate
  A                             G
A younger me would let it go to waste

Chorus:
                   Bm
My inhibitions are gone
                   D
I had to do it the hard way
                        A
And you were right all along
                  G
I was addicted to heartache
                  Bm
I was addicted to love and lies that I was sold
    D
I'd rather die alone
                         A
Than have to live in the dark days
                   G
I had to do it the hard way
                            D
I had to do it the hard way


Verse 2:
                 D
I guess that I'm tired
               Bm
Of looking for peace that I've been promised
                A
The friends I admired
               G
Have all grown up and turned to liars
                  D
They tell me they get it
           Bm
The over-rehearsed "I'm doing fine"
    A                              G
Goodbye's a lonely hill to have to climb


Chorus:
                   Bm
My inhibitions are gone
                   D
I had to do it the hard way
                        A
And you were right all along
                  G
I was addicted to heartache
                  Bm
I was addicted to love and lies that I was sold
    D
I'd rather die alone
                         A
Than have to live in the dark days
                   G
I had to do it the hard way
                   Bm7
I had to do it the hard way


Bridge:
D                    A
  I had to do it the hard way
                   G
I had to do it the hard way
                   Bm7      D
I had to do it the hard way
                   A
I had to do it the hard way
                   G
I had to do it the hard way


Out-Chorus:
                   Bm
My inhibitions are gone
                   D
I had to do it the hard way
                        A
And you were right all along
                  G
I was addicted to heartache
                  Bm7
I was addicted to love and lies that I was sold
    D
I'd rather die alone
                         A
Than have to live in the dark days
                   G
I had to do it the hard way
                   N.C.
I had to do it the hard way