Hard Shoulder

C C C C C Em We were an hour the wrong side of the Avon F C When the old van gave up the fight C Em You pulled your bags off the back seat F C Left me there, walked into the night Dm Am Now I didn't mind picking up the pieces F C Sorting out the gear waiting for the light Dm Am But standing there on the hard shoulder F G I ran out of strength to make things right C Em We go back to school in the city F C First in line for the back of the class C Em Or out on the field looking for the action F G Buried in a ruck with a punch or a laugh Dm Am You left when you were fifteen F C I stayed on for the safety net Dm Am It broke my fall that cold morning F G You were falling then have you landed yet? F C No surprise no mystery G F What we are or where we're from Dm C Our lives our history F In a song Dm C F F C C C C C Em Now I got word you were working F C The bars and the pubs all along the coast C Em Well I parked the car and I heard you singing F G My face at the window must have looked like a ghost Dm Am Forget the stuff we wrote together F C No compromise you used to boast Dm Am But hearing you play all that boy band cover trash F G Now that's what really hurts me the most F C No surprise no mystery G F What we are or where we're from Dm C Our lives our history F In your song Dm C F F C C C C C Em You once said if you don't use it F C You'll wake one day find it gone C Em Your guitar is standing in the corner F G Why don't you come around here prove yourself wrong Dm Am We might be a little older now F C Ah you know the heart beat is still as strong Dm Am And anyway I've got this hard shoulder now F G That you might wanna lean upon F C No surprise no mystery G F What we are or where we're from Dm C Our lives our history F In your song Dm C F F Dm C F F Dm C F*