Things You Learn The Hard Way chords by Emily Scott Robinson

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Verse 1:
   B
Be careful with the bottle
         F#
When you have your first drink
    E
The pull it'll have on you is
                  F#
Stronger than you think
B
Don't speed through a small town
   F#
Or push an empty tank
    E
And when that farmer stops to give you gas
                    F#
Be sure to tell him "Thanks"
E

Always check the oil
       F#               B
In your twenty year old car
  E
Before you leave for college
          F#
You won't make it very far

Chorus:
                     B
Things you learn the hard way
                       F#
Some lessons you can't teach
                    E
Until you're livin' through 'em

The wisdom's out of reach
                     B         F#
Things you learn the hard way
                     E         B
Things you learn the hard way

Verse 2:
B
Don't get married in a church
       F#
Called Mother of our Sorrows
       E
'Cause if it don't feel right today
                      F#
It won't feel right tomorrow
  B
A baby will not be enough
   F#
To get a man to stay
       E
'Cause you can't change or fix someone
                         F#
You gotta let them walk away
E
Don't go to a dry well
F#
Looking for a drink
E
Never leave your wedding band
    F#
Too close to the kitchen sink

Chorus:
                     B
Things you learn the hard way
                       F#
Some lessons you can't teach
                    E
Until you're livin' through 'em

The wisdom's out of reach
                     B         F#
Things you learn the hard way
                     E         B
Things you learn the hard way

Verse 3:
     B
When someone's trust is broken
            F#
It's not an easy thing to fix
         E
And when grandpa comes for dinner Lord
                   F#
Don't bring up politics
   B
Be sure to call your Momma
      F#
Every Sunday after Mass
             E
You won't be ready when you lose her
                       F#
And it happens way too fast
E
Sometimes the deepest healing
      F#
Comes through the darkest night
        E
And you can't believe how often now
     F#
Your mother's words were right

Chorus:
                     B
Things you learn the hard way
                       F#
Some lessons you can't teach
                    E
Until you're livin' through 'em

The wisdom's out of reach
                     B         F#
Things you learn the hard way
                     E
Things you learn the hard way

Outro:
          E
You ain't ever gonna forget
                         B        F#
The things you learn the hard way
                                 B
Things you learn the hard way