The Hard Way Chords & Tabs
Song: The hard way
Artist: Bowling for Soup
Album: Drunk Enough to dance
Tabbed by: Deadmeat (the_xxxxx@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
> = Accent on this chord
pm-------- = Palm mute
* = play 8 times
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
x = muted
\ = Slide down
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|Intro|
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Guitar 2
e|-------------------|--------------|
B|-------------------|--------------|
G|--7-xx--7-xx--5----|--7--7--5-----|
D|--7-xx--7-xx--5--5-|--7--7--5--5--|
A|--5-xx--5-xx--3--5-|--5--5--3--5--|
E|-->----->-----*--3-|--*--*--*--3--|
* *
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---|
G|-------------------------------|---457---797---797---797-|---|
D|---4h57--4h5p4---4h5p4---4h5p4-|---457---777---777---777-|---|
A|--5----5------53------3--------|-5-----5----53----3------|-5-|
E|-----------------------3-------|-------------------3-----|---|
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|Verse|
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Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--7--7--5-----7--7--5-------|
D|--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5\---|
A|--5--5--3--5--5--5--3--5\---|
E|--*--*--*--3--*--*--*--3\---|
pm--------*---------
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|Pre-Chorus|
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Guitar 2 2x Guitar 1 2x
e|--------------|-----------| e|---------------|----------|
B|--------------|-----------| B|---------------|----------|
G|#-7--7--5----#|--9-9-7-7--| G|#-------------#|----------|
D|#-7--7--5--5-#|--9-9-7-7--| D|#-------------#|----54204-|
A|--5--5--3--5--|--7-7-5-5--| A|---------------|----------|
E|--*--*--*--3--|--*-*-*-*--| E|---------------|----------|
*
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|Chorus|
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Guitar 2
e|--------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------|-----------------------|
G|--7-----7-----|--7-7-5-5--------------|
D|--7--5--7--7--|--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7--|
A|--5--5--5--7--|--5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7--|
E|--*--3--*--5--|----------3-3-3-3-5-5--|
* *
-------
|Intro|
-------
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--7-7---7-7---5----|
D|--7-7---7-7---5--5-|
A|--5-5---5-5---3--5-|
E|-->->--->->---*--3-|
*
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------|---|
G|-------------------------------|---|
D|---4h57--4h5p4---4h5p4---4h5p4-|---|
A|--5----5------53------3--------|-5-|
E|-----------------------3-------|---|
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|Verse|
-------
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--7--7--5-----7--7--5-------|
D|--7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5\---|
A|--5--5--3--5--5--5--3--5\---|
E|--*--*--*--3--*--*--*--3\---|
pm--------*---------
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|Pre-Chorus|
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Guitar 2 2x 2x Guitar 1 2x 2x
e|--------------|-----------| e|---------------|----------|
B|--------------|-----------| B|---------------|----------|
G|#-7--7--5----#|#-9-9-7-7-#| G|#-------------#|#--------#|
D|#-7--7--5--5-#|#-9-9-7-7-#| D|#-------------#|#---54204#|
A|--5--5--3--5--|--7-7-5-5--| A|---------------|----------|
E|--*--*--*--3--|--*-*-*-*--| E|---------------|----------|
*
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bowling_for_soup/the_hard_way_tab.html ]
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|Chorus|
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Guitar 2
e|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
G|--7-----7-----|-7-7-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-7-5-5-------------|
D|--7--5--7--7--|-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-|
A|--5--5--5--7--|-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-|
E|--*--3--*--5--|---------3-3-3-3-5---------|---------3-3-3-3-5-5-|
* * *
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|Bridge|
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Guitar 2 2x
e|------------|------------------|---------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|------------------|---------|------------|-----------|
G|-7-7-7777---|-7-7-5---7-7-5----|#6-7---9#|-6-7---9999-|-----------|
D|-7-7-7777-7-|-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-55-|#6-7-7-9#|-6-7-7-9999-|-5555-7777-|
A|-5-5-5555-7-|-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-55-|-4-5-7-7-|-4-5-7-7777-|-5555-7777-|
E|----------5-|-*-*-*-3-*-*-*-33-|-*-*-5-*-|-*-*-5------|-3333-5555-|
* * >> * *
Guitar 1 4x
e|------------|------------------|---------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|------------------|---------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|#----------------#|---------|------------|-----------|
D|------------|#-0-000245-55542-#|---------|------------|-----------|
A|------------|--------(5)-(5)---|---------|-------75420|------5555-|
E|------------|------------------|---------|------------|-3333------|
Play the notes between () 4th time
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|Chorus|
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Guitar 2
e|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
G|--7-----7-----|-7-7-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-7-5-5-------------|
D|--7--5--7--7--|-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-|
A|--5--5--5--7--|-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-|
E|--*--3--*--5--|---------3-3-3-3-5---------|---------3-3-3-3-5-5-|
* * *
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|Intro|
-------
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|--------------|----|
B|-------------------|--------------|----|
G|--7-7---7-7---5----|--7--7--5-----|-7\-|
D|--7-7---7-7---5--5-|--7--7--5--5--|-7\-|
A|--5-5---5-5---3--5-|--5--5--3--5--|-5\-|
E|-->----->-----*--3-|--*--*--*--3--|----|
* *
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------|---|
G|-------------------------------|---457---797---797---797-|---|
D|---4h57--4h5p4---4h5p4---4h5p4-|---457---777---777---777-|---|
A|--5----5------53------3--------|-5-----5----53----3------|-5-|
E|-----------------------3-------|-------------------3-----|---|
Lyrics:
VERSE 1
I'm moving in
She's moving out to Los Angeles
She's got a truck; she's got my stuff
Packed into it
PRE-CHORUS
Just seven months
Was just enough
Of putting up with me
Imagine that
A baseball bat upside her TV
she says she needs some therapy
CHORUS
You know it seemed so simple before
She could have asked
I would have given her anything
And now it's 1, 2, 3
Blame it all on me
And I had to find it out the hard way
VERSE 2
She calls me up
She's breaking down
In Los Angeles
She misses home
She's all alone
She can't handle it
PRE-CHORUS
But seven months was just enough
Of putting up with her
You're brand new nose & bigger boobs
Don't change a thing
You need some therapy
I think you need some help
*CHORUS*
BRIDGE
She's got a lot to figure out
She's got a lot to think about
She's got a lot to forget about
She's got a lot to live without
So many things to miss about me
*CHORUS*
