Times Is Hard chords by Loudon Wainwright III

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Verse 1
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Times is hard.
Times is tough.
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Nothin's easy. It's all rough.
There's not much right;
so much gone wrong.
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All I can do is play  this song.
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You're watchin' the news

Verse 2
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. It all looks bad.
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The worst half- hour you ever had.
What in God's name is goin' on?
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All I can do is play this song.
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Verse 3

You're losin' your job,

your house and your car.

Hittin' rock bottom don't

feel that far.

Nothin' good is gonna come along.

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All I can do is play this song.

Verse 4
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Folks are scared watchin' that news.
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Folks feel bad. They're
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gettin' the blues.
My poor stomach, it ain't that strong.
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All I can do is play  this song.

Verse 5
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Times is rough. Times is hard.
Take a pair of scissors
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to your credit card.
Circuit City just said, 'So long.'
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All I can do is play this song.
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Who's at fault? Who

Verse 6
gets the blame?
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Let's string up Bernie
what's- his- name.
And ask Alan Greenspan to come along.
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All I can do is    play
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this song.
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Verse 7
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They want your gold,
and they'll pay cash.
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The only silver lining is the
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price of gas.
Money's short and the odds are long.
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All I can do    is play this song.
Bm 
The factory's

Verse 8

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closed. The bank is bust.

On the money it says, 'In God We Trust.'

So pray for all your stocks and bonds.

All I can do is play this song.

Verse 9
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Outta luck. Outta hope.
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I'm wonderin' why I even cast that vote.
I took that sign offa my front lawn.
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All I can do is play this song.
Bm 
F#m 
There's a new man down there in

Verse 10
D.C.
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They say he's gonna help you and me.
They sure know how to bang the gong.
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All I can do is play this song.
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Verse 11
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Last man in D.C., he had eight years.
Now the whole damn
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country is in arrears.
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We got two, three, four wars goin' on.
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All I can do is play this song.
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Times

Verse 12
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is hard. Times is rough.
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I guess you folks need some cheerin' up.
Well it ain't me babe. You got that wrong.
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All I can do is play this song.
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Bm 
F#m 
You heard it here. I sang

Verse 13
it first.
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Don't feel so bad; things
are gonna get worse.
Consider yourselves all strung along.
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All I can do is play this song.
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All I can do is ...