Capo 2nd Fret (To Match Recording) Intro: (D) (A) (G) repeat Only (D) fools would (Em) race down (G) Gristmill Road Let A(A)lone in angry (D) weather That's what I (Em) tell every(G)one I know (A) Now that I know (D) better That's a (G) lesson I wish I (D) would have learned Without (G) having to watch my (D) Mustang burn Before (G) my best buddy had to (D/F#) wind up hurt And (Em) his whole (D/F#) life was (G) changed That's a (Em) lesson I wish I (A) didn't learn The (D) hard way Only a fool would keep a diamond ring In a box on the top of his closet He came so close, he almost asked It was right there in his pocket That's a lesson I wish I would have learned Before standing in the back row of that church Watching her daddy givin' her To the man who took my place That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn The hard way (C) Regrets been know to give a man a (D) beatin' But (C) I ain't in the mood for fighting back this (D) evenin' Only fools don't take the time of day They stay too busy running To stop just once and tell their dad Just how much they love him That's a lesson I wish I would have learned Before the phone call came and it was her No, Mama never had to say a word I knew it was too late That's a lesson I wish I didn't learn The hard way The hard way