Hardest Part Of Living

F C Where did everybody go F G After the ride had ended? F C At the death of the last note F G C The halls were already empty Am C F Nobody is safe from heartache We handle what we're given Am C F But to stand in the face of heartache C F Maybe that's the hardest part of living C F C F C F C F C Down Highway 51 F G Mississippi, Nineteen Sixty-Four F G The day you gave away someone F G C Lost to a different kind of war Am C F Nobody is safe from heartache We handle what we're given Am C F But to stand in the face of heartache, yeah C Am G Maybe that's the hardest part of living, yeah Am C All decked out in your camouflage paint Am F Stalking a ghost you will never escape G C There's no shortcut detour around disaster N.C. To gain the things that matter____ F C Not the things that matter F C Early morning, desperate call F G You never had a chance F G The first hand that broke your fall F G C He only wanted one dance Am C F Nobody is safe from heartache We handle what we're given Am C F But to stand in the face of heartache C F Maybe that's the hardest part of living