[Refrão]
                    Bb   F   Bb 
It's the hard-knock life for us! 
                    Dm   Bb/D C 
It's the hard-knock life for us! 
                 Dm     Eb 
'Steada treated, We get tricked! 
                Dm     F 
'Steada kisses, We get kicked! 
                    Bb 
It's the hard-knock life! 

                Bb    F   Bb 
Got no folks to speak of, so, 
                    Dm  Bb/D  C 
It's the hard-knock row we hoe! 
                  Dm        Eb 
Cotton blankets, 'Steada of wool! 
               Dm        F 
Empty Bellies 'Steada of full! 
                     Bb 
It's the hard-knock life! 

Verse 
         Ebm7                         Ebm 
Don't it feel like the wind is always howl'n? 
         Dbm7                         Dbm 
Don't it seem like there's never any light! 
       Bm7                            Bm 
Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in? 
     G7                       G 
It's easier than puttin' up a fight. 
         Ebm7                                Ebm 
No one's there when your dreams at night are creepy! 
       Dbm7                        Ebm 
No one cares if you grow or if you shrink! 
       Bm7                              Bm 
No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy! 
             G7                                      A 
From all the cryin' you would think this place would sink! 
Aaug       A 
Ohhhh 

Bridge 
Bb          F       Bb 
  Empty belly life! 
Dm          Bb/D     C 
  Rotten smelly life! 
Dm               Eb 
  Full of sorrow life! 
Dm               F 
  No tomorrow life! 
               Bb  F Bb 
Santa Claus we never see 
             Dm     Bb/D        C 
Santa Claus, what's that? Who's he? 
                 Dm     Eb 
No one cares for you a smidge 
                  Dm   F 
When you're in an orphanage! 
                    Bb 
It's the hard knock life! 

N.C. 
You'll stay up till this dump shines 
N.C 
like the top of the Chrysler Building. 

Bb                 F          Bb 
  Yank the whiskers from her chin 
Dm        Bb/D          C 
  Jab her with a safety Pin 
Dm                 Eb 
  Make her drink a mickey finn 
Dm                 F 
  I love you, Miss Hannigan 


[Refrão]
                    Bb   F   Bb 
It's the hard-knock life for us! 
                    Dm   Bb/D C 
It's the hard-knock life for us! 
                 Dm     Eb 
No one cares for you a smidge 
                  Dm   F 
When you're in an orphanage! 
                    Bb 
It's the hard knock life!