intro
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1.
G  D Am  C
I gave you a  hard  time,  I told you the  news. 
G  D Am C
There’s no I’m- sorrys,  ’cause there  ain’t  no ex cuse. 
G  D
The things I’ve been  doing, 
Am  C
the things that I  say. 
G  D Am C
The road to  ruin,  be tween  you and  me.  
solo
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2.
G  D
My reasons for chea ting, 
Am  C
I don’t know what to  say. 
G  D Am C
Maybe it’s na ture,  having  it’s  way. 
G  D
You know that I love  you, 
Am  C
but that’s easy to  say. 
G  D
You’d make me proud  of  you, 
Am C
if  you would  stay.  
prechorus
Am  Em
I promised you sun shine, 
G  D
I promised you, you’d  be  all mine. 
Am  Em
Instead of the good  times, 
G G  D D 
a  kil ler came  and took your  heart  away. 
chorus
Am Em  G  D 
I gave you  hard  times, baby! 
Am Em  G  D 
I told you  truth  and lies
Am Em  G  D 
I gave you  hard  times, baby! 
Am Em  G 
I told you  truth  and lies
interlude
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3.
G  D Am  C
I was silly belie vin’  my lies could  last. 
G  D Am C
’Cause sooner or la ter,  the  rumo ur would  spread. 
G  D Am C
I often won der  how  the things would  be, 
G  D
if you hadn’t  found  out 
Am C
the truth about  that  girl and  me.  
prechorus
Am  Em
Can’t promise you sun shine, 
G  D
Can’t promise you, you’ll  be  all mine. 
Am  Em
I’ll try to be ho nest. 
G G  D D
Unlike  the first the time  it won’t  slip  my  mind.  
chorus
solo
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prechorus 1
chorus
Am Em  G  C 
I gave you  hard  times. 
Am Em  G  C 
I told you  truth  and lies. 
Am Em
I gave you  hard  times, I gave you  hard  times, 
G  C 
I gave you  hard  times! 
Am Em  G 
I told you  truth  and lies. 
interlude
outro
G  D
I look out the win dow, 
Am C
I  watch the street kids  grow. 
G C Am C
Life  was so ea sy  when  I  was that  old. 
G D Am  C
There  were no  lies  and no things to be  told, 
G D Am C
just  lulla bies  and  time  to grow  old.