Hard Times chords by
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Key: F minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

G

Am

C

Em

G

Am

Em

C

G

Am

C

Em

G

Am

Em

C

Verse 1
G G 
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Am Am 
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All that I want
C C 
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Em Em 
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Is  to wake up fine
G G 
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Am Am 
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Tell me that I'm alright
Em Em 
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C C 
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That I ain't gonna die
G G 
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Am Am 
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All that I want
C C 
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Em Em 
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Is  a hole in the ground
G G 
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Am Am 
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You can tell me when it's alright
Em Em 
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C C 
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For me to come out

Chorus 1
Am Am 
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(Hard times)
Em Em 
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Gonna make you wonder why you even try
G G 
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(Hard times)
C C 
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Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
Am Am 
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(These lives)
Em Em 
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And I still don't know how I   even survive
G G 
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C C 
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(Hard times, hard times)

Interlude 1

And I gotta get to rock bottom

G

Am

C

Em

G

Am

Em

C

Verse 2
G G 
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Am Am 
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Walking around
C C 
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Em Em 
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With my little rain cloud
G G 
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Am Am 
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Hanging over my head
Em Em 
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C C 
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And it ain't coming down
G G 
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Am Am 
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Where do I go?
C C 
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Em Em 
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Gimme some sort of sign
G G 
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Am Am 
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You hit me with lightning
Em Em 
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C C 
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Maybe I'll come alive

Chorus 2
Am Am 
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(Hard times)
Em Em 
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Gonna make you wonder why you even try
G G 
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(Hard times)
C C 
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Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
Am Am 
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(These lives)
Em Em 
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And I still don't know how I   even survive
G G 
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C C 
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(Hard times, hard times)

Interlude 2
And I gotta get to rock bottom
G G 
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Am Am 
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C C 
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Tell my  friends I'm coming down
Em Em 
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G G 
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We'll kick it when I hit the ground
Am Am 
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Em Em 
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Tell my  friends I'm coming down
C C 
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G G 
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Am Am 
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We'll kick it when I hit the ground
C C 
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Em Em 
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When I hit the ground
G G 
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Am Am 
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When I hit the ground
Em Em 
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C C 
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When I hit the ground
When I hit the ground

Chorus 3
Am Am 
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(Hard times)
Em Em 
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Gonna make you wonder why you even try
G G 
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(Hard times)
C C 
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Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
Am Am 
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(These lives)
Em Em 
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And I still don't know how I   even survive
G G 
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C C 
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(Hard times, hard times)
Am Am 
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(Hard times)
Em Em 
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Gonna make you wonder why you even try
G G 
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(Hard times)
C C 
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Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
Am Am 
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(These lives)
Em Em 
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And I still don't know how I   even survive
G G 
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C C 
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Em/B Em/B 
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(Hard times, hard times)

Outro 1
Am Am 
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(Makes you wonder why you even try)
Em Em 
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G G 
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C C 
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(Makes you wonder)
Em/B Em/B 
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Am Am 
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(Still don't know how I even survive)
Em Em 
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(Still don't know how I even survive)
G G 
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(Still don't know how I even survive)
C C 
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(Still don't know how, I survive)
And I gotta get to rock bottom

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Am C Em Em/B

Chords

G
Am
C
Em
Em/B
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Em/B: x-2-2-0-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 4

4

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This is the definitive original version of Hard Times by Paramore, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F minor. It suits players who want to learn Hard Times the way Paramore intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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