The Hard Way Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[VERSE]
[G]Oh, the he[C]lls I p[F]ut myself through
[G]The fights I didn't need t[C]o fight
This thick head of m[G]ine ya couldn't g[F]et through
Had to do it wr[G]ong just to get it ri[C]ght ...ju[G]st to get it rig[C]ht

[CHORUS]
I l[G]earned the H[C]ard Way but t[G]he hard w[F]ay taught me well the ha[C]rd way
Sure p[G]ut this boy through some hell The hard w[C]ay it ta[F]ught me how to te[C]ll
The ri[C]ght way from the wrong and on which s[G]ide I belo[C]ng on[A] [G] [C]
[C]Deep are the memories as a yo[F]ung boy of the les[G]sons that I lear[C]ned
My mama warnin' me that fire is [F]no toy
Ya play wi[G]th fire boy and you get burned ...Oh I got burned

[CHORUS]
I l[G]earned the H[C]ard Way but t[G]he hard w[F]ay taught me well the ha[C]rd way
Sure p[G]ut this boy through some hell The hard w[C]ay it ta[F]ught me how to te[C]ll
The ri[C]ght way from the wrong and on which s[G]ide I belo[C]ng on[A] [G] [C]
What ot[A]hers learned in Sun[G]day school [A]I learned by gettin' bla[G]ck n' blue

[CHORUS]
I l[G]earned the H[C]ard Way but t[G]he hard w[F]ay taught me well the ha[C]rd way
Sure p[G]ut this boy through some hell The hard w[C]ay it ta[F]ught me how to te[C]ll
The ri[C]ght way from the wrong and on which s[G]ide I belo[C]ng on[A] [G] [C]
[G]Oh, the he[C]lls I p[F]ut myself through
[G]The fights I didn't need t[C]o fight
This thick head of m[G]ine ya couldn't g[F]et through
Had to do it wr[G]ong just to get it ri[C]ght ...ju[G]st to get it rig[C]ht

[CHORUS]
I l[G]earned the H[C]ard Way but t[G]he hard w[F]ay taught me well the ha[C]rd way
Sure p[G]ut this boy through some hell The hard w[C]ay it ta[F]ught me how to te[C]ll
The ri[C]ght way from the wrong and on which s[G]ide I belo[C]ng on[A] [G] [C]
The h[C]ard way I lea[G]rned the ha[C]rd way I lea[C]rned the ha[C]rd way