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Life Is Hard chords by
Mac Davis
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Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Verse 1
D
D

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Daddy didn't have no money
Em
Em

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Sister didn't have no shoe
A
A

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Momma was taking an earning
G
G

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D
D

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Me, I had the blues

Grandma saw me crying,
Em
Em

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called me to her bed
A
A

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Took me by my little hands,
Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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this is what she said
D
D

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You gotta make the be
Verse 2
A
A

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st,
D
D

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of each and every day
A
A

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Be kind to your neighbors,
D
D

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take your time to pray

Don't forget to smell
G
G

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A
A

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flowers along your way
Verse 3
D
D

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G

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Em
Em

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Cus life is hard and then, you die
A
A

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D
D

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Ain't no use, to sit and worry and whine

Just pray to the Lord,
G
G

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you got a home in the sky
Em
Em

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A
A

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Cus life is hard and then, you die
D
D

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Verse 4


Well, me I've done some living
Em
Em

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Seen the be st times and the worst
A
A

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I had my share of losing
G
G

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D
D

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Sometimes can in as first

And world got tiresome
Em
Em

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Filled my base with drifts
A
A

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I simply prayed me a little and re
Bm
Bm
2

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A

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membered what grandma said
D
D

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You gotta make the be
Verse 5
A
A

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st,
D
D

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of each and every day
A
A

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Be kind to your neighbors,
D
D

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take your time to pray

Don't forget to smell
G
G

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A
A

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flowers along your way
Verse 6
D
D

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G

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Em
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Cus life is hard and then, you die
A
A

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D
D

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Ain't no use, to sit and worry and whine

Just pray to the Lord,
G
G

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you got a home in the sky
Em
Em

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A
A

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Cus life is hard and then,
Interlude 1

you die
D
D

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A
A

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A

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D

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B
B
2

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Verse 7
E
E

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I guess I'm getting older
F#m
F#m
2

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I can feel in my bones
B
B
2

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Soon I'd be advising grand
A
A

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E
E

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children of my own

And when they come for counsel
F#m
F#m
2

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Try ing to find their way
B
B
2

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I'll take them by their little
A
A

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B
B
2

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hands and this is what I'll say
E
E

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You gotta make the be
Verse 8
B
B
2

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st,
E
E

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of each and every day
B
B
2

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Be kind to your neighbors,
E
E

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take your time to pray

Don't forget to smell
A
A

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B
B
2

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flowers along your way
Verse 9
E
E

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A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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Cus life is hard and then, you die
B
B
2

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E
E

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Ain't no use, to sit and worry and whine

Just pray to the Lord,
A
A

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you got a home in the sky
F#m
F#m
2

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B
B
2

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E
E

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Cus life is hard and then, you die
B
B
2

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E

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Life is hard and then, you die

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • E

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Life Is Hard by Mac Davis is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Life Is Hard are Eb, Fm, Bb, Ab, Cm, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Fm, Bb, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Life Is Hard is approximately 92 beats per minute.

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