Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
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Only D fools would Em race down G Gristmill Road
Let lone in angry weather
That's what I Em tell every G one I know
A Now that I know D better
That's a G lesson I wish I D would have learned
Without G having to watch my D Mustang burn
Before G my best buddy had to D/F# wind up hurt
And Em his whole D/F# life was G changed
That's a Em lesson I wish I A didn't learn
The D hard way
Only a fool would keep a diamond ring
In a box on the top of his closet
He came so close, he almost asked
It was right there in his pocket
That's a lesson I wish I would have learned
Before standing in the back row of that church
Watching her daddy givin' her
To the man who took my place
That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn
The hard way
C Regrets been know to give a man a D beatin'
But C I ain't in the mood for fighting back this D evenin'
Only fools don't take the time of day
They stay too busy running
To stop just once and tell their dad
Just how much they love him
That's a lesson I wish I would have learned
Before the phone call came and it was her
No, Mama never had to say a word
I knew it was too late
That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn
The hard way
The hard way