| G  Am | G  Am | F  C | C  G | G


[Verse 1]

Am                                   G    Am
  Trading punches with the heart of darkness
                                    F  C
Going to brawls with your fear incarnate
                                 C  G
Never gone until it's stripped away
                                  Am
A part of you has gotta die to change
Am                                   G   Am
  In the morning you gon' need an answer
                                  F    C
Ain't nobody gonna change the standard
                                   C    G
It's not enough to just feel the flight
You've gotta burn your own self away


[Chorus]

F                      G     C
Hold on tight a little longer
                             G      F
What don't kill ya, makes ya stronger
                          G     Am    G
Get back up, cause it's a hard love
F                          G      C
You can't change without a fallout
                              G       F
It's gon' hurt, but don't you slow down
                          G/B   Am    G
Get back up, cause it's a hard love


[Verse 2]

Am                                 G   Am
  You know the situation can't be right
                       F    C
And all you ever do is fight
                                      C   G
But there's a reason that the road is long
It take some time to make your courage strong


[Chorus]

F                      G     C
Hold on tight a little longer
                             G      F
What don't kill ya, makes ya stronger
                          G     Am    G
Get back up, cause it's a hard love
F                          G      C
You can't change without a fallout
                              G       F
It's gon' hurt, but don't you slow down
                          G/B   Am    G  Am
Get back up, cause it's a hard love


[Bridge]

Am                        F
When the wolves come and hunt me down
       C                  G
I will face them all and stand my ground
Am                    F
Cause there's a fire burning deep
          C                        G
They will see my strength in this love I found
Oh


[Chorus]

F                      G     C
Hold on tight a little longer
                             G      F
What don't kill ya, makes ya stronger
                          G     Am    G
Get back up, cause it's a hard love
F                          G      C
You can't change without a fallout
                              G       F
It's gon' hurt, but don't you slow down
                        G/B   Am    G
Get back up, cuz it's a hard love


[Instrumental]

Am   G/B   C   D 


[Hook]

             Am
It's a hard love
             G/B
It's a hard love
             C
It's a hard love
             Dm
It's a hard love

             Am
It's a hard love
             G/B
It's a hard love
             C
It's a hard love
             Dm
It's a hard love

             Am
It's a hard love
             G/B
It's a hard love
             C
It's a hard love
             Dm
It's a hard love


[Chorus]

F                      G     C
Hold on tight a little longer
                             G      F
What don't kill ya, makes ya stronger
                          G     Am     G
Get back up, cause it's a hard love
F                          G      C
You can't change without a fallout
                              G       F
It's gon' hurt, but don't you slow down
                        G/B   Am
Get back up, cuz it's a hard love
             Am
It's a hard love