Cold Hard World chords by
Daniel Johnston

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Key: G major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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D D 
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It's a cold hard world
G G 
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C C 
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It's a cold hard world
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It's a cold hard world
Oh no
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Verse 2
C C 
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D D 
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I heard Red Donley say
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C C 
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It was on the news today
D D 
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It's a cold hard world
G G 
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C C 
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It's a cold hard world

Verse 3

It's hiking across the country

Looking for a bite to eat

You'd be surprised at the animals

And the people you'd meet

Verse 4
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D D 
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Rolling down that highway
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C C 
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With eyes fixed straight ahead
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They have a caravan of cars
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C C 
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To bury the dead
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And coke cans and pop bottles
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C C 
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Lined the streets like flowers instead

Verse 5
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D D 
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And this guy gave me a ride
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I said this industrial waste sure stinks
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D D 
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He said he likes that smell
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C C 
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'Cause that's the smell of money
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I said "well, mister money stinks,
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too."

Interlude 1

Verse 6
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[Ref.]
C C 
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I met a fireman
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C C 
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He said you never forget burning flesh
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And the librarian said
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Do you have a card here?
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D D 
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I said I been coming here for weeks
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C C 
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Don't you recognize me by now
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I checked out a million books
G G 
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Just to get you to notice

Interlude 2

Verse 7
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[Ref.] Somebody's
house burned
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down
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C C 
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Somebody's hubcap fell off
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Somebody's soul got lost
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Somebody's heart got broke

Verse 8

I heard Red Donley say

It was on the news today

It's a cold hard world

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