“THE HARD WAY EVERY TIME” by Jim Croce

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           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

            C      Am       Em     F
'Cause I've had my share of good intentions
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And I've made my share of mista-a-akes
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And I've learned at times it's best to bend
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'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

C  Am  Em  F  Am  G  F  C
 

       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

            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

C     F  G  x2, C

source: frankowillo