Hard Times for an Honest Man

Hard Times for an Honest Man easy guitar chords by John Mellencamp

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  • Intro 1




    One 
    Verse 1
    man 
    does 
    his 
    work 

    He's 
    not 
    satisfied 
    not 
    at 
    all 

    Feels 
    like 
    that 
    he's 
    being 
    used 

    His 
    self 
    respect 
    starts 
    to fall 

    His 
    frustra
    tion 

    Running 
    very 
    very 
    high 
    he takes 
    it out 

    On 
    the ones 
    he 
    loves, 

    because 
    it's 
    safe 

    And 
    who they 
    gonna 
    tell 

    And 
    he 
    hates 
    that cold- 
    blooded
    ness 

    That 
    runs 
    in
    side 

    Verse 2
    Oh 
    yes 
    It's 
    hard 

    times, 
    for 
    an 
    hon
    est 
    man 

    Very, 
    very 
    hard 
    times 

    Hard 
    times, 
    for 
    an 
    hon
    est 
    man 

    Very, 
    very 
    hard 
    times 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 3
    Sister

    She's 
    got 
    a lot 
    of pride 

    You can 
    see 
    it 
    when 
    she 
    walk

    s into 
    the 
    room 

    But she's 
    young 

    And 
    she's 
    un
    aware 

    Of 
    what a bru
    tal world 
    can 
    do to 
    you 

    So 
    she 
    loves 
    a man 

    He 
    lies 
    like a 
    dog 

    Tears 
    her little 
    world 
    all 
    apart 

    So 
    the 
    wall
    go 
    up

    For 
    the 
    rest 
    of her days 

    And 
    there 
    ain't 
    no 
    man 
    can 
    touch 
    this 

    Girls 
    heart 

    Verse 4
    Oh 
    yes. 
    It's 
    hard 
    times, 

    for 
    an 
    hon
    est 
    man 

    Very, 
    very 
    hard 
    times 

    Hard 
    times, 
    for 
    an 
    honest 
    man 

    Very, 
    very 
    hard 
    times 

    Interlude 2



    Verse 5
    So 
    we 
    walk 

    From the front 
    porch 
    to the 
    back 
    yard 

    Just to laugh 
    and say 
    hello 
    and 

    Say 
    goodbye 

    But some 
    days 
    are 
    hard, 
    like 

    Soldier's 
    steel- 
    toed 
    boot

    And the rent 
    we pay 
    to stay 
    here 

    Gets 
    high 

    Verse 6
    Oh 
    yes. 
    It's 
    hard 

    times, 

    for 
    an 

    hon
    est 
    man 

    Very, 
    very 
    hard 
    times 

    Hard 
    times, 
    for 
    an 
    hon
    est 
    man 

    Very, 
    very 
    hard 
    times 

    Outro 1





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