Hard Lesson To Learn chords by
Rod Stewart

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 1

G

G

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I drifted into the notion

F

F

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C

C

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That you were looking for me

G

G

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I told myself that devotion

F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Would flow from your heart to me

Verse 2

Em

Em

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When I looked into your eyes

Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Still no reflection did I see

G

G

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F

F

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Of love light glowing within there

C

C

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That I hoped there would be

Verse 3

Am

Am

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Em

Em

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And it's a hard lesson to learn my friend

Am

Am

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G

G

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A hard lesson to learn

C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get

G

G

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F

F

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what you want

Times you gonna get burned

C

C

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G

G

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Verse 4

C

C

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G

G

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I took a chance on emotion

F

F

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C

C

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Washing my heart out to see

G

G

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A single wave on the ocean

F

F

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C

C

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You feel so distant from me

Am

Am

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And there's a shadow

Em

Em

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dark upon your smile

Am

Am

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A sadness living in your eyes

G

G

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C

C

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Storm clouds rolling in

G

G

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F

F

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an outofdaught

Guess I been living alive

C

C

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Verse 5

Em

Em

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Am

Am

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And it's a hard lesson

Em

Em

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Am

Am

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to learn my friend

G

G

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Hard lesson to learn

C

C

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Sometimes you gonna

G

G

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get what you want

F

F

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C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get burned

Sometimes you gonna get

G

G

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what you want

F

F

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C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get burned

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 6

Am

Am

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And it's a hard lesson to

Em

Em

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Am

Am

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learn my friends

G

G

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Hard lesson to learn

C

C

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Sometimes you gonna

G

G

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get what you want

F

F

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Sometimes you gonna

C

C

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get burned

Interlude 2

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 7

C

C

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G

G

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I drifted into the notion

F

F

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C

C

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That you were looking for me

G

G

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I told myself that devotion

F

F

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C

C

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Would flow from your heart to me

Am

Am

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But when I looked into

Em

Em

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your beautiful eyes

Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Still no reflection did I see

G

G

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Of love light glowing within there

F

F

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That I kind o hoped there would be

C

C

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Verse 8

G

G

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Am

Am

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And it's a hard lesson to

Em

Em

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Am

Am

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learn my friends

G

G

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Hard lesson to learn

C

C

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Sometimes you gonna

G

G

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get what you want

F

F

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C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get burned

Sometimes you gonna get

G

G

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what you want

F

F

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C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get burned

Sometimes you gonna get

G

G

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what you want

F

F

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C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get burned

Sometimes you gonna get

G

G

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what you want

F

F

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C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get burned

Verse 9

C

C

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Yeah, yeah, yeah

G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Yeah, yeah oh

G

G

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F

F

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Verse 10

C

C

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Sometimes you gonna get

G

G

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what you want

F

F

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Sometimes you gonna get burned

C

C

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G

G

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Chords

C
G
F
Am
Em

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Hard Lesson To Learn by Rod Stewart is C major.

The primary chords used in Hard Lesson To Learn are C, G, F, Am, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Hard Lesson To Learn is approximately 86 beats per minute.

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