When it gets the hardest ( Ray Jackson/Charlie Harcourt ) 
------------------------   from:  Run For Home   collected


Intro:  [G-"Riff"]	G*, G**, G***, G   2 x  


1.)
Well I've been a gambler, in more ways than one
		   G-Riff
I've taken my chances, when they've come along
		G-Riff
well some of them winners, while others have lost
		    Em	     D		      C	   Eb
I don't spare the heartaches, or count the cost.
	 	      G-Riff

2.)
Been stuck in the corner, with no place to turn
		 G-Riff
well I had to decide then, what a (?)
	      G-Riff
well I made my decision, to fight the fires of hell
		  Em	   D			 C	Eb
and as it happened, it sure turned out well.
	   G-Riff


Chorus:
When it gets the hardest, you learn the most
		    G			 D
when it gets the hardest, it hurts the most
		    G			D
making the same mistakes, seeking the right road to take
	    C	   D			C	D
it's not really very hard to find.
  C		 D	      G


Instrumental:  1x like chorus; followed by G-Riff


3.)
Well I walked the tight rope, I've been drunk on a tune
	   	  G-Riff
I've been blind to the answers, they stumbled onto a few
		      G-Riff
I don't have to worry, if this life isn't sane
	 	  Em	D		C	Eb
livin' all over, you know I'd do it again.
	   G-Riff


Chorus:   2 x


      G-"Riff" ( playing around ordinary G-Barree; 4th chord is a simple G-Barree )

    G*      G**     G***    
e ---3---|---3---|---3---
B ---3---|---3---|---3---
G ---4---|---6---|---5---
D ---3---|---5---|---5---
A ---5---|---5---|---5---
E ---3---|---3---|---3---