Hard Times for an Honest Man chords by 
John Mellencamp 
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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man does his work
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He's not satisfied not at all
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Feels like that he's being used
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His self respect starts to fall
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His frustra tion
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Running very very high he takes it out
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On the ones he loves,
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because it's safe
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And who they gonna tell
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And he hates that cold- blooded ness
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That runs in side
Verse 2
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Oh yes It's hard
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times, for an hon est man
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Very, very hard times
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Hard times, for an hon est man
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Very, very hard times
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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Sister ,
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She's got a lot of pride
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You can see it when she walk
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s into the room
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But she's young
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And she's un aware
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Of what a bru tal world can do to you
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So she loves a man
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He lies like a dog
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Tears her little world all apart
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So the wall s go up
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For the rest of her days
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And there ain't no man can touch this
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Girls heart
Verse 4
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Oh yes. It's hard times,
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for an hon est man
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Hard times, for an honest man
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Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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So we walk
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From the front porch to the back yard
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Just to laugh and say hello and
Say goodbye
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But some days are hard, like a
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Soldier's steel- toed boot s
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And the rent we pay to stay here
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Gets high
Verse 6
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Oh yes. It's hard
times,
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for an
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hon est man
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Hard times, for an hon est man
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Very, very hard times
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA E B F#
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Capo: 2
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