Hard Times Blues Chords by Eric Clapton

Tempo:
97.05 bpm
Chords used:

C#

C#m

F#

G#

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton - Hard Times Blues chords
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[C#] [F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#m] [G#] [C#m]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#m] [C#]
Well, hard times here, baby, hard times everywhere I go.
[C#m] Lord, hard times here, baby, [F#] hard times [C#] everywhere I go.
People [G#] keep crying about hard times.
[G#m] They come more and [C#] more.
Lord, I can't even see what poor people is going to do.
[F#] Lord, I can't even see what [C#m] poor people is going to do.
[C#]
They [G#] keep crying about these hard times.
[G#m] They come more and more.
[C#]
Well, went to the factory this morning where I had work ten years ago.
[C#m] Lord, I went to the factory this morning where I had work ten [C#] years ago.
And [G#] the boss man told me, [B] they ain't hiring any [C#] older.
[F#] [C#m]
[C#]
[G#m]
[C#m] [C#]
Well, was a bluebird, baby, had my trunk packed on my back.
[C#m] Lord, if I was a bluebird, [F#] baby, [C#m] had my trunk packed [C#] on my back.
I'd fly [G#m] away from this town, Lord, swear I would [C#] never come back.
Key:  
C#
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C#m
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F#
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G#
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G#m
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C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
F#
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To start learning Eric Clapton - Hard Times Blues chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C#, C#m, C#, G#, C#m, F#, C#m, G#m and C#. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 97. Given the song's key of C# Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
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_ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, hard times here, baby, hard times everywhere I go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Lord, hard times here, baby, [F#] hard times [C#] everywhere I go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ People [G#] keep crying about hard times.
[G#m] They come more and [C#] more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lord, I can't even see what poor people is going to do. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Lord, I can't even see what [C#m] poor people is going to do.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They [G#] keep crying about these hard times.
[G#m] They come more and more.
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, went to the factory this morning where I had work ten years ago. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Lord, I went to the factory this morning where I had work ten [C#] years ago. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And [G#] the boss man told me, [B] they ain't hiring any [C#] older. _
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_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, was a bluebird, baby, had my trunk packed on my back.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] Lord, if I was a bluebird, [F#] baby, [C#m] had my trunk packed [C#] on my back. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'd fly [G#m] away from this town, Lord, _ swear I would [C#] never come back. _ _ _
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This song is part of Clapton album.

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