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Times Is Hard easy guitar chords by 
Loudon Wainwright Iii
N/A•
Verse 1
D
A
D
Times is hard.
Times is tough.
A
D
Nothin's easy. It's all rough.
There's not much right;
so much gone wrong.
F#m
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
Bm
You're watchin' the news
Verse 2
F#m
. It all looks bad.
G
D
The worst half- hour you ever had.
What in God's name is goin' on?
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
A
Verse 3
D
You're losin' your job,
your house and your car.
A
Hittin' rock bottom don't
D
feel that far.
Nothin' good is gonna come along.
F#m
Bm
All I can do is play this song.
Verse 4
F#m
Folks are scared watchin' that news.
G
Folks feel bad. They're
D
gettin' the blues.
My poor stomach, it ain't that strong.
F#m
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
Verse 5
A
D
Times is rough. Times is hard.
Take a pair of scissors
A
D
to your credit card.
Circuit City just said, 'So long.'
A
All I can do is play this song.
Bm
F#m
Who's at fault? Who
Verse 6
gets the blame?
G
D
Let's string up Bernie
what's- his- name.
And ask Alan Greenspan to come along.
F#m
All I can do is play
D
this song.
A
Verse 7
D
They want your gold,
and they'll pay cash.
A
The only silver lining is the
D
price of gas.
Money's short and the odds are long.
F#m
A
F#m
A
All I can do is play this song.
Bm
The factory's
Verse 8
F#m
closed. The bank is bust.
G
D
On the money it says, 'In God We Trust.'
So pray for all your stocks and bonds.
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
Verse 9
A
D
Outta luck. Outta hope.
A
D
I'm wonderin' why I even cast that vote.
I took that sign offa my front lawn.
F#m
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
Bm
F#m
There's a new man down there in
Verse 10
D.C.
G
D
They say he's gonna help you and me.
They sure know how to bang the gong.
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
A
Verse 11
D
Last man in D.C., he had eight years.
Now the whole damn
A
country is in arrears.
D
We got two, three, four wars goin' on.
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
Bm
Times
Verse 12
F#m
is hard. Times is rough.
G
D
I guess you folks need some cheerin' up.
Well it ain't me babe. You got that wrong.
A
All I can do is play this song.
D
Bm
F#m
You heard it here. I sang
Verse 13
it first.
G
D
Don't feel so bad; things
are gonna get worse.
Consider yourselves all strung along.
A
D
All I can do is play this song.
A
All I can do is ...
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