G   320033
Em  022033
C   032033
D   x00323
G/F 200233

[Verse 1]
G
Once upon a time
             Em 
There was a young boy
        C
And he had no home
            D
To call his own
 G
'Cause the one that he came from
        Em
It was broken too
        C
He was broken three
           D
Broken in four


[Chorus]
G
So he took to the road
              Em
Well not that storybook road
        C
But the road where the hard knocks
          D
Meet the hard rocks
            C           F           Em
Yeah, that road where the hard knocks
          D
Meet the hard rocks


[Verse 2]
G
Well, lessons were learned
      Em
And a heart it got burned
         C
And the innocence turned
        D
Like it will do
G
Into something tough as leather
        Em
Protect you from the weather
       C
Yeah, some so tough
            D
Nobody can hurt you


[Chorus]
G
So he took to the road
              Em
Well not that storybook road
        C
But the road where the hard knocks
          D
Meet the hard rocks


[Instrumental]
G Em C D


[Verse 3]
G
Now everybody's got
    Em
A path they must tread
      C
And tread you must
          D
Till your dead
G
But if that young boy
      Em
Could pass on one fine [?]
     C
Said never let go
                D
Of [?] scoldin' rain


[Bridge]
G
Don't become as tough as leather
          Em
Who cares about the weather
           C
And always let love in
           D
Even if it hurts you


[Chorus]
G
So he took to the road
              Em
Well not that storybook road
        C
But the road where the hard knocks
          D
Meet the hard rocks
            C           F           Em
Yeah, that road where the hard knocks
          D
Meet the hard rocks


[Outro]
G
Yeah, we're all on the road
         Em
Not that storybook road
           C
But the road where the hard knocks
             D
Meet the hard rocks
G
Yeah, we're all on the road
         Em
Not that storybook road
          C
But the road where the hard knocks
              D
Meet the hard rocks