Bm - X24432
E7 - 020100
[Intro]
D D/C# D/B D/A G
[Verse 1]
D D/C# D/B D/A G
Well, the last one hurt like hell, knocked the wind right out of my sail
A G
I'll heal up someday, but it's gonna leave a beauty of a scar
D D/C# D/B D/A G
I think I'm gonna get drunk, pull the tire iron outta my trunk
A G A
Bang up all of my fenders, just so they can match my heart
[Chorus 1]
D D/C# D/B D/A G
I'm trying to get my---self an education
D D/C# D/B D/A G A
Cry one more tear towards graduation
A Bm D E7
Every Sunday punch I've thrown has come back around to clean my clock
G A D
The bell is ringin', down at the school of hard knocks
[Verse 2]
D D/C# D/B D/A G
They're gonna inscribe my name on the Bridge Burners Hall of Fame
A G
As a fool who never learned there ain't no future in it
D D/C# D/B D/A G
Some lessons we learn with ease, baby most bring us to our knees
A G A
I wish I could learn about love without another woodshed visit.
[Chorus 2]
D D/C# D/B D/A G
I'm trying to get myself an education
D D/C# D/B D/A G A
Cry one more tear towards graduation
A Bm D E7
Every Sunday punch I've thrown has come back around to clean my clock
G A D
The bell is ringin', down at the school of hard knocks.
[Bridge]
A G D
A little kiss and a band-aid makes those skinned knees heal up fine
E7 A
But there ain't nothin' gonna heal this heart but time
[Chorus 3]
D D/C# D/B D/A G
I'm trying to get myself an education
D D/C# D/B D/A G A
Cry one more tear towards graduation
A Bm D E7
Every Sunday punch I've thrown has come back around to clean my clock
G A D
The bell is ringin', down at the school of hard knocks.
G A D
I'm a grade A student, down at the school of hard knoooocks.
