Brandi Carlile - Hard Way Home: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hard Way Home" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  C
I sometimes lose my faith in luck
                                         Am
I don't know what I wanna be when I grow up
        F               G
I just count the rain, wearing
                              C
the floor through the boards again

I wish I could find a soul to steal
I could be the engine, you could be the wheel
And we could drive it home
Never have to worry about being alone

Chorus:
F                 C
Oooh, follow my tracks
 G                                       C
See all the times I should have turned back
F              C
Oooh, I wept alone
    G                            C
I know what it means to be on my own
Am                      F
Oooh, the things I've known
 G                                  C
Looks like I'm taking the hard way home
Am                    F
Oooh, the seeds I've sown
G                    C
Taking the hard way home
G                    C
Taking the hard way home

I never did learn how to follow the rules
I never was good at sleeping while the moon was full
I just lie and burn
Wreck my mind while the planet turns

Sometimes wish I could start again
I'd try and do the right thing every now and then
I'd step in line
That's what I'd do, if I could turn back time

Chorus

   C
I tell you how I wanna live
                                         Am
Forget about the take, forget about the give
         F                G
I wanna leave this town, fake my death
              C
and never be found

Chorus

Sometimes I lose my faith in luck
I don't know what I want to be when I grow up
I just count the rain
Wearing the floor to the boards again

I wish I could find a soul to steal
I could be the engine, you could be the wheel
We could drive it home
And never have to worry about being alone

Oooh, the things I have known
Looks like I'm taking the hard way home
Oooh, the seeds I've sown
Taking the hard way home
Taking the hard way home
Taking the hard way home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hard Way Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hard Way Home" by Brandi Carlile.