Hard Times Chords by Curtis Mayfield

Tempo:
156.75 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Db

Ebm

Gb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Curtis Mayfield - Hard Times chords
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[Db] [Bbm]
Oh, I
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] know, [Db]
[Bbm] it's not a, [Eb]
[Bb] [Db] [Cm]
[Bbm] it's [Cm]
[Bbm] [Ab] not [Bbm] a, cold, cold [Eb] ice on [Ab] me, [Bbm] they say.
People all around [Eb] me, and [Db] they're all in fear.
[Ebm] They don't [Gb] seem to want me, but they wanted me.
[Bbm]
Thinking black on black, strange creature, [Eb] out there [Db] catching me.
[Eb] [Bbm]
From my body house, I'm afraid to come [Ab] outside.
[Bbm]
Although I'm filled with love, I'm afraid [Db] they'll hurt my pride.
[Ebm] So I play the part, I feel they [Gb] want me.
[Bbm] And I'll blow the shades, so I won't be [Abm] seen, seen.
[Bbm] [Ebm] Having [Gb] hard times, [Db] in this crazy town.
[Ebm] Having hard [Bbm] times, there's [Ebm] no love to [Db] be found.
[Ebm] Having [Bbm] hard times, in [Db] this crazy town.
[Ebm] Having hard [Bbm] times, there's [Ebm] no love to [Bbm] be found.
[Gb]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Abm]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ebm]
[Gb]
[Fm] [Bbm]
Having [Ebm]
hard [Bbm] times, in [Db] this crazy town.
Having [Gb] hard times, there's no love to be found.
Having hard [Bbm] times, [Ebm] there's no love [Bbm] to be found.
Having hard times, [Cm] in this [Db] crazy town.
[Ebm] Having hard [Bbm] times, [Gb] there's no love to be [Bbm] found.
[Db]
[Ab] Oh, [Db]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Fm] hard [Db] times.
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bbm]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
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Let's start jamming Curtis Mayfield - Hard Times chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Db, Ebm, Bbm, Db, Ebm, Gb, Bbm, Eb, Db, Ebm and Db in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 78 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 157 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Db Major in mind.

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_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ I _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ know, _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ it's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ not a, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bbm] it's _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] not [Bbm] a, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ cold, cold [Eb] ice on [Ab] me, [Bbm] they say. _ _ _ _
_ People all around [Eb] me, and [Db] they're all in fear. _ _ _ _
[Ebm] They don't [Gb] seem to want me, but they wanted me.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
Thinking black on black, strange creature, [Eb] out there [Db] catching me.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ From my body house, I'm afraid to come [Ab] _ outside.
_ _ [Bbm] _
Although I'm filled with love, I'm afraid [Db] they'll hurt my pride.
_ _ [Ebm] So I play the part, I feel they [Gb] want me.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ And I'll blow the shades, so I won't be [Abm] seen, seen.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] Having [Gb] hard times, [Db] _ _ in this crazy town.
_ _ [Ebm] Having hard [Bbm] times, _ _ there's [Ebm] no love to [Db] be found.
_ [Ebm] Having [Bbm] hard times, _ _ in [Db] this crazy town.
_ _ _ [Ebm] Having hard [Bbm] times, _ _ there's [Ebm] no love to [Bbm] be found. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ Having _ [Ebm] _
hard [Bbm] times, _ _ _ in [Db] this crazy town.
_ _ Having [Gb] hard times, there's no love to be found.
Having hard [Bbm] times, _ [Ebm] _ there's no love [Bbm] to be found.
Having hard _ times, _ [Cm] in this [Db] crazy town.
_ _ [Ebm] Having hard [Bbm] times, _ _ [Gb] there's no love to be _ [Bbm] found. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Fm] hard [Db] times.
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
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Facts about this song

This track, written by Curtis Mayfield, is part of the album Theres No Place Like America Today.

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