Intro: Em    D    Em    D   Em   D  N.C. 


[Verso 1]
 
N.C.           Em                           D 
Baby, it's the hard times that'll bring you down 
       Em                     D 
To the pavement, to the solid ground 
                  C 
It's gonna be the hard times 
                  B                       Em     D   N.C. 
That'll leave you when things are cheap again 


[Verso 2]

N.C.           Em                     D 
Baby, it's the hard times, don't you know 
         Em                       D 
That has taken the shine off your golden look 
                  C                            B 
It's gonna be the hard times that'll leave you when 
              Em          D   N.C. 
You come back to me again 


[Refrão]
 
N.C. Em                    C             B 
Hard times, you're running scared on the streets 
     Em              C               B 
Hard times, with all beggars and the priests 
     Em                      C                B 
Hard times, with the welfare checking here on time 
Am                     B 
Telling everybody everything's just fine 
Em         D        Em     D  N.C. 
Hard times,    hard times 


[Verso 3]

N.C.           Em                           D 
Baby, it's the hard times, and the taste is here 
     Em                             D 
From champagne, going to sipping on beer 
               C                                B 
Baby, it's the hard times that's eating on your soul 
                   Em     D  N.C. 
It's about time you know 


[Refrão]
 
N.C. Em                        C                  B 
Hard times, they've raised the price of smoke and drink 
     Em     C                           B 
Hard times, gonna make make me stop and think 
     Em             C           B 
Hard times, will it ever be the same 
Am                                   B            C 
All this talk of a chance of work is just a crazy game 

      Em                  C                B 
Hard times, they're gonna force you to the wall 
     Em                  C               B 
Hard times, 'til there's nothing left at all 
     Em                  C                   B 
Hard times, this walking wreck ain't worth a dime 
    A                         B                   N.C. 
Got your head hanging down in there with the line 

N.C. Em                       C          B 
Hard times, it seems the whole world has quit 
     Em                   C              B 
Hard times, you've got no future, got no past 
     Em              C           B 
Hard times, just how long can it last 
    A                                 B     N.C. 
You wake up one day and find out it's gone in a flash 

Outro 
Em 
Hard times!