It's a Hard Life

Intro: 0:00
   Cm7
I don't want my freedom,
D#6                      D7
  There's no reason for living
               A#   A#11 | A# A#11
With a broken heart.

Verse 1: 0:18
A#            F7       Gm
  This is a tricky situation,
D#           A#/D       Cm
  I've only got myself to blame
             A#
It's just a simple fact of life,
        A#11
It can happen to anyone.
0:35
D#        A#/D
  You win,     you lose,
Cm                   Gm
  It's a chance you have to take with love.
D#            A#/D
  Oh yeah, I fell in love
     Cm                   Gm
But now you say it's over,
                  G#
And I'm falling apart.

Chorus: 0:50
F
  Yeah, yeah,
        A#   Dm
It's a hard life
    D#               A#
To be true lovers together,
    D#              A#
To love and live forever
                F     Cm/G G#
In each others hearts.
1:04
F7/A    A#        Dm
It's a long hard fight
    D#                    A#
To learn to care for each other,
     D#           A#
To trust in one another
                 F
Right from the start,
                D# | D#11
When you're in love.

Verse 2: 1:22
A#           F7              Gm,
  I try and mend the broken pieces, ooh
D#          A#/D           Cm
  I try to fight back the tears.
                    A#
Ooh, they say it's just a state of mind,
        A#11
But it happens to everyone.
1:40
D#                     A#/D
  How it hurts, (yeah)      deep inside, (oh)
Cm                        Gm
  When your love has cut you down to size.
  D#               A#/D
This life is tough      on your own,
Cm                     Gm
  Now I'm waiting for something
                   G#
To fall from the skies.

Chorus: 1:53
                 F
I'm waiting for love.
 A#          Dm
Yes, it's a hard life.
D#              A#
  Two lovers together,
    D#              A#
To love and live forever
               F    Cm/G G#
In each others arms.
2:08
F7/A    A#        Dm
It's a long hard fight
    D#                    A#
To learn to care for each other,
     D#              A#
To trust in one another
        F
Right from the start.
                D# | D#11
When you're in love.

Instrumental: 2:26
G# | G | Cm Cm7 | A# Cm/G
D# A#/D | Cm | G# D#/G | Fm7
A#11 A#7 | A#7

Solo: 2:54
G# D#/G | Fm7 Cm | G# D#/G | Fm Cm
A# | F ->

Chorus: 3:10
F
  Yes,
        A#   Dm
It's a hard life,
      D#                       A#
In a world that's filled with sorrow
           D#               A#
There are people searching for love
          F  Cm/G G#
In every way.
3:23
F7/A    A#        Dm
It's a long hard fight,
         D#                 A#
But I'll always live for tomorrow.
           D#                 A#
I'll look back at myself and say
              F
I did it for love. (ooh)

Refrain: 3:34
                   D#/G
Yes, I did it for love.
 G#6
For love, yeah.
F7/A                      A# ->
Oh, oh, oh, I did it for love.

Coda: 3:46
A# A#11  - x4
A# A#11:A#11! A#11! A#11!