Hush-A-Bye Hard Times chords by Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton

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Verse 1
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Many  (D major) years you have lingered
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 (A major) around my  (B minor) cab  (D major) in door
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Oh hard  (A major) times come again  (D major)  (A major) no  (G major) more  (B minor)  (G major) 
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Oh  (D major) hard  (A major) times come again  (D major) no  (A major)  (D major) more
Oh hush a bye hard times, go ye away
Cause my hungry baby wants
a Gingerbread Cake
Not a cow in the barn yard
no money to spend
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Not an  (G major) egg in the hayloft,
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no little red  (D major)  (G major) hen
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 (D major) So,

Verse 2
hush a bye baby don't cry no more
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Your  (G major) mama can't give you what
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you're crying  (D major) for
There's a wolf at the door with an angry
Cold hungry stare,
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he keeps  (G major) howling of hard times

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Interlude 1

And the cupboard is bare

Verse 3
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Oh, hush a bye  (D major) hard times go ye to rest
Cause my ragged baby wants
a new ruffled dress
And she wants some new shoes
with buckles to wear
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And she  (G major) wants some silver
bows for her golden hair
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 (D major) 

Verse 4
So, hush a bye baby don't cry no more
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Your  (G major) mama can't give you what
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you're crying  (D major) for
There's a wolf at the door with an angry
Cold hungry stare,
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he keeps  (G major) howling of hard times
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And the cupboard is bare  (D major) 
So, hush a bye baby don't cry no more
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Your  (G major) mama can't give you what
you're crying for
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 (D major) There's a wolf at the door with an angry
Cold hungry stare, he keeps
howling of hard times
And the cupboard is bare

Verse 5

Hush a bye hard times go ye away

I don't intend to be treated this way

Verse 6
So, hush a bye baby
Hush a bye hard times
Hush a bye baby
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Don't  (G major) cry no more  (D major) 
Hush a bye hard times
Hush a bye baby
Hush a bye hard times
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 (G major) Come ye no more  (D major) 

Verse 7
D 
Many years you have  (D major) lingered
around my cabin door
Hush a bye hard times
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D 
 (G major) Come ye no more  (D major) 
Hush a bye baby
Hush a bye hard times
Hush a bye baby
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 (G major) Don't cry no more  (D major) 
Hush a bye hard times
Hush a bye baby
Hush a bye hard times
Come ye no more