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The Hard Way by Pale Waves

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Verse 1:
D                 D
  We were just strangers
                  F#          
Didn't know your name but
              Bm                           A
I could tell you were good at hiding your pain
                    D 
The ones you kept closest
             F#
Didn't even notice



                Bm                      A   
But I saw your heartache yet I stayed away

Refrain:
                 D                      F#
And lately it's haunting me I didn't protect you
                     Bm                      A
Your skin was still thickening but I just assumed

Chorus:
G   A   Bm   Em   D
That you were okay                
       A               D
But I learnt the hard way
                       G   A   Bm   Em   D
Thought it wasn't my place                
        A              D
But I learnt the hard way

Verse 2:
              D 
You left us too soon
                   F#     
Such pain they put you through
                   Bm                           A        
Only felt safe in your room, needed someone to turn to
             D 
A delicate flower
               F#
They took all power
                Bm                          A
And got in your head before you could even bloom

Refrain:
                 D                      F#
And lately it's haunting me I didn't protect you
                     Bm                      A
Your skin was still thickening but I just assumed

Chorus:
G   A   Bm   Em   D
That you were okay                
       A               D
But I learnt the hard way
                       G   A   Bm   Em   D
Thought it wasn't my place                
        A              D
But I learnt the hard way

Interlude:
G   A   F#m
            
G   A   F#m   G
              

Bridge:
            G
Pretending everything's okay
             A 
I should've taken on your weight
         F#m                            G
Then I wouldn't have to learn the hard way         
And why does someone have to lose?
             A 
And why did that have to be you?
        F#m                           A   
Wish I didn't have to learn the hard way
            G
Pretending everything's okay
             A 
I should've taken on your weight
         F#m                            G
Then I wouldn't have to learn the hard way         
And why does someone have to lose?
             Bm
And why did that have to be you?
        A                              D          
Wish I didn't have to learn the hard way