Times Is Hard
Times Is Hard

Times Is Hard easy guitar chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • D

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

    • Verse 1
    Times 
    is 
    hard. 

    Times 
    is tough. 

    Nothin's 
    easy. 
    It's all 
    rough. 

    There's 
    not much 
    right; 

    so 
    much 
    gone 
    wrong. 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do is 
    play 
    this 
    song. 

    You're 
    watchin' 
    the news
    Verse 2

    . 
    It all 
    looks 
    bad. 

    The 
    worst 
    half- 
    hour 
    you 
    ever had. 

    What 
    in 
    God's 
    name 
    is goin' 
    on? 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do 
    is play 
    this 
    song. 

    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. 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do 
    is play 
    this 
    song. 

    Verse 4
    Folks 
    are scared 
    watchin' 
    that 
    news. 

    Folks 
    feel 
    bad. 
    They're 

    gettin' 
    the blues. 

    My poor 
    stomach, 
    it ain't 
    that 
    strong. 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do is 
    play 
    this 
    song. 

    Verse 5

    Times 
    is 
    rough. 
    Times 
    is 
    hard. 

    Take 
    a pair 
    of scissors 

    to your 
    credit 
    card. 

    Circuit 
    City 
    just 
    said, 
    'So 
    long.' 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do 
    is play 
    this 
    song. 

    Who's 
    at fault? 
    Who 
    Verse 6
    gets 
    the blame? 

    Let's 
    string 
    up 
    Bernie 

    what's- 
    his- name. 

    And ask 
    Alan 
    Greenspan to come 
    along. 

    All 
    I can 
    do 
    is 
    play 

    this song. 

    Verse 7

    They want 
    your gold, 

    and they'll 
    pay 
    cash. 

    The only 
    silver 
    lining 
    is the 

    price 
    of gas. 

    Money's 
    short 
    and the 
    odds 
    are long. 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do 
    is play 
    this 
    song. 

    The 
    factory's 
    Verse 8
    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

    Outta 
    luck. 
    Outta hope. 

    I'm 
    wonderin' 
    why 
    I even 
    cast 
    that 
    vote. 

    I 
    took that 
    sign 
    offa 
    my 
    front 
    lawn. 

    All I 
    can 
    do is 
    play 
    this 
    song. 

    There's 
    a new man 
    down 
    there 
    in 
    Verse 10

    D.C. 

    They 
    say 
    he's 
    gonna help 
    you 
    and me. 

    They 
    sure know how to 
    bang 
    the 
    gong. 

    All 
    I can 
    do is 
    play this 
    song. 


    Verse 11
    Last 
    man 
    in D.C., 
    he 
    had 
    eight years. 

    Now 
    the whole 
    damn 

    country 
    is 
    in arrears. 

    We got 
    two, 
    three, 
    four 
    wars 
    goin' 
    on. 

    All 
    I can 
    do 
    is play 
    this song. 

    Times 
    Verse 12
    is 
    hard. 
    Times 
    is 
    rough. 

    I 
    guess you 
    folks 
    need 
    some cheerin' 
    up. 

    Well 
    it ain't 
    me 
    babe. 
    You 
    got that 
    wrong. 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do 
    is 
    play 
    this song. 

    You 
    heard 
    it here. 
    I sang 
    Verse 13
    it first. 

    Don't 
    feel 
    so 
    bad; things 

    are gonna 
    get 
    worse. 

    Consider 
    yourselves 
    all 
    strung 
    along. 

    All 
    I can 
    do 
    is 
    play this 
    song. 

    All 
    I 
    can 
    do 
    is ... 

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