'Hard Way' by Eric Church - Guitar Tutorial

            Capo 2nd Fret (To Match Recording)
 
Intro: D A G repeat

D Em G 
Only fools would race down Gristmill Road
A D
Let alone in angry weather
Em G
That's what I tell everyone I know
A D
Now that I know better

 G D 
 That's a lesson I wish I would have learned
 G D
 Without having to watch my Mustang burn
 G D/F#
 Before my best buddy had to wind up hurt
 Em D/F# G
 And his whole life was changed
 Em A
 That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn 
 D
 The 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 D
   Regrets been know to give a man a beatin'
    C D
   But I ain't in the mood for fighting back this 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