The Hard Way Chords by Tom Macdonald

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[Abm] I wish that I could find the perfect [Ab] words to take away your hurt but that just don't [E] exist
There's nothing I can say to try to numb your pain
Afraid you'll have to find that comfort [Abm] from within
You've been through the dark, you've made it [Gb] but face it, it tore you apart
I see [E] all those scars, I used to fight the devil every night in my apartment building after leaving [Abm] the bar
Got a lot in common, me and you I [Ab] bet
I just got unfallen and you're losing [B] grip
I've been slipping lately and you bout to trip
And I've been hailing back and you ain't left there [Abm] yet
Truth is we ain't looking at a pretty picture
[Gb] Exhaust is filling up the garage [E] you're sitting
A mouth full of pills and a gut full of liquor
Cuts in your wrist that are too deep [Abm] for stitches
We just wanna live, take off [Ab] all our skin
Find the broken part and try to [E] get it fixed
Find the hope we had and free like normal kids
Find a way that isn't tortured [Abm] to exist
Damn, all of the research and studies
[Gb] Donated money and still we [B] got nothing
We dedicated days of mental health awareness
Why do we still feel empty [Abm] and embarrassed?
Tough times don't last
Tough [Ab] times don't last tough people [B] do
This too shall pass
The clouds won't break or drop the [Abm] roof Like ooh
[Gb] Living the hard way
[E] _ _ _ Living the hard way
[Abm] And I know your condition is awful, [Ab] I lived it
I swallowed those pills and I got the [E] prescriptions
I prayed up to God, I'm not even religious
Tried everything twice and the cycle [Abm] is vicious
Got a lot in common, I think you and I
[Gb] Exhausted fighting thoughts of [E] suicide
I often wonder if the cloud I'm under
Isn't gonna break until I lose [Abm] my mind
I bet you relate
[Ab] I bet when you're all by yourself you can't seem to [E] feel safe
Say, I bet you ain't scared of the grave
But the man in the mirror makes you [Abm] feel afraid
The future started looking pretty grim for us
Got a [Gb] rope around your neck and you about to [B] jump
Got a television sitting on the edge of the tub
And an overdose of Ativan under your [Abm] tongue
Try to sit in the river when it's the middle [Ab] of winter
And hold a pistol to your head and see if you pull [E] the trigger
And that is just the beginning of living lonely and bitter
Because depression locked you up inside your head like [Abm] a prison
I know you're still out there
You're [Gb] quietly waiting for something [E] to give
You silently suffer alone
And nobody knows cause you don't leave the crib
[Abm] Tough times don't last
[Ab] Tough times don't last
Tough people do
[E] This too shall pass
The clouds gon' break
We'll drop the roof [Abm] Like ooh
Living [B] the hard way
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[Abm] Tough times don't last
[Gb] Tough times don't last
Tough people do
[Db] This too shall pass
The clouds gon' break
We'll drop the roof [Abm] Like ooh
Living [Gb] the hard way
[E] Living _ _ the hard way
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