Hard Times chords by
Joe Hickerson
Joe Hickerson
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Key: Bb minor
Verse 1
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Come all you good people,
I'll sing you a song.
I'll sing you the truth
and I know I ain't wrong.
Em
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From father to mother,
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from sister to brother,
C
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they've gotten the habit
Em
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of cheating each other
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and it's hard times.
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For cheatin' has gotten
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so much in the fashion
C
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G
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I'm sure it'll spread
all over the nation
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and it's hard times.
The baker,
he bakes all the bread that
you eat.
Likewise there's the butcher
who cuts up the meat.
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They push down the scales,
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they tip them way down
C
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and they'll swear it's good
G
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weight though
They lie to ten pounds
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and it's hard times
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Am
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For cheating has gotten
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so much in the fashion
C
C

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G
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I'm sure it'll spread all over the nation
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And it's hard times
The blacksmith makes a living
by the sweat of his brow
Likewise there's the farmer
who follows the plow
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They sell you cold iron
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and swear it's good steel
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And they charge you two dollars
a bushel for a meal
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And it's hard times
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Am
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For cheating has gotten
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so much in the fashion
C
C

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G
G

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I'm sure it'll spread all over the nation
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And it's hard times
And there's the young girls,
so nice and so sweet
They roach up their hair
so nice and so neat
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They sit in their chairs,
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so neat and so straight
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To make the young gentlemen
think they look great
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And it's hard times,
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for cheatin' has got ten
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So much in the fashion,
C
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I'm sure it'll spread
All over the nation,
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and it's hard times
And there's the young men,
they'll eat and they'll go
With ruffles and buffles
they make a great show.
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They go to some town,
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they drink up the wine,
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And I'm sure that many the
gallows will find,
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And it's hard times,
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Am
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for cheatin' has gotten
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So much in the fashion,
C
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G
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I'm sure it'll spread
All over the nation,
Am
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and it's hard times.
And now to conclude
and to finish my song
I've sung you the truth
and I know I ain't wrong
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And if you ain't ready,
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when the good Lord does call,
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The Lord will depart
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and the devil take all in its hard times
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Am
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And if you ain't ready,
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when the good Lord does call,
C
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G
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The Lord will depart,
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and the devil take all in its hard times.

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