C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F

[Verse]
          C                    Dm
How can I look you in the eye
         G                    C
Tell you everything will be alright
            F                C        G
When I know everything could change tomorrow
          C                 Dm
How can I promise you right now
         G                    Am
That I'm never gonna let you down
           F              Em             G
I know you won't remain a stranger to sorrow

[Chorus]
          Am             C
Oh it's a hard world, my child
                Am             F   G
Oh, it's such a hard world, my child...
            C              E7
So I'll let go and let you run
    F        G          Am  Em
And love who you become
    F                   G               C        F
Someday you'll learn to do the same for someone

[Verse]
            C                  Dm
Hearts will break, one will be yours
      G              C
Don't bother keeping score
        F               C              G
Learn instead how to forgive and be forgiven
             C                     Dm
Lift up your voice while you still can
         G           Am
For the measure of a man
          F             Em               G
Is how he sings when he thinks no one is listening

[Chorus]
          Am             C
Oh it's a hard world, my child
           Am             F   G
Oh, it's a hard world, my child...
            C              E7
So I'll let go and let you run
    F        G          Am  Em
And love who you become
    F                   G               Am       C   Am   F  G
Someday you'll learn to do the same for someone

[Verse]
          C                 Dm
Some will claim to know the truth
    G                 C
But none can give you proof
           F        C              G
It's up to you to decide who to confide in
              C             Dm
And though it may not seem enough
           G            Am
All you'll ever need is love
   F                 Em             G
Anyone who tells you differently is lying

[Chorus]
           Am             C
Oh, it's a hard world, my child
                Am             F   G
Oh, it's such a hard world, my child...
            C              E7
So I'll let go and let you run
    F        G          Am
And love who you become
Em      F                   G               Am  C    D7
And someday you'll learn to do the same for someone
    F                   G               Fm           C
Someday you'll learn to do the same for someone, for someone