Hard Times chords by Bryan Bowers

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Verse 1
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Let  (G major) us  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) pause in life's pleasures
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and  (A major) count its many tears
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 (D major) While  (G major)  (D major) we all sub -sorrow
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with  (A major)  (D major) the poor
There's a song that will
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linger forever  (A major) in our  (D major) ears
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Oh,  (G major)  (D major) hard times come again  (A major) no  (D major) more.
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 (G major) Tis the  (D major) song, the sigh  (E major) of the  (G major) weary.  (D major) 
Hard times,
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hard times come again  (A major) no more.
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 (D major) Many days you've lingered
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around  (A major) my cabin door.
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 (B minor) Oh,  (G major) hard  (D major) times come again  (A major) 
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no  (D major) more.  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
While we seek mirth and beauty
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And  (A major) mu sic light and  (D major) gay
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There  (G major) are  (D major) frail forms  (A major) fainting
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at the  (D major) door
Though their voices are silent,
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their  (A major) bleeding looks will  (D major) say,
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 (G major) Oh,  (D major) hard times, come again  (A major) no more.  (D major) 
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Tis the song, sigh  (E major) of the  (G major) weary.  (D major) 
Hard times, hard times,
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come  (A major) again no more.
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Many  (D major) days you've lingered
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around  (A major) my cabin door
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 (B minor) Oh,  (G major)  (D major) our time's come again  (A major) 
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no  (D major) more  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
There's a pale drooping maiden
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who  (A major) toils her life away
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 (D major) With  (G major) a  (D major) worn heart
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whose better days  (A major)  (D major) are o 'er
Though her voice would be merry,
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it is  (A major) lying all the  (D major) day
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Oh,  (G major)  (D major) hard times, come again  (A major) no  (D major) more.
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Tis the song, the sigh  (E major) of the  (G major) weary.  (D major) 
Hard times, hard times,
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come again  (A major) no more.
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 (D major) Many days you have lingered
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around  (A major) my cabin door.
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 (B minor) Oh,  (G major)  (D major) hard times come
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again  (A major) no  (D major) more.  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Tis a sigh that is wafted
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across  (A major) the troubled wave,  (D major) 
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 (G major) Tis  (D major) a wail that is  (A major) heard upon the  (D major) shore.
Tis a dirge that is murmured
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around  (A major) the lowly grave.  (D major) 
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 (G major) Oh,  (D major) hard times come again  (A major) no  (D major) more.
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Tis the sound, the sigh  (E major) of the  (G major) weary.  (D major) 
Hard times,
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hard times come again  (A major) no more.
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 (D major) Many days you've lingered
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 (A major) around my cabin door
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 (B minor) Oh,  (G major) hard  (D major) times come again  (A major) no  (D major) more
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Oh,  (G major)  (D major) hard times come again  (A major) no more