Hard Times Chords by Ryan Bingham

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_ _ _ [C] _ [G] I _ _ was young, my dad said son, [Em]
never be [C] ashamed of where [G] you're from.
There's nothing wrong with your last name.
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Don't be looking [C] for people to blame.
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There's hard times that come and they go.
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I'm still the timer [C] in the middle of your road.
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Same pain, different ways.
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Don't you know the sun [C] when it pours, it rains?
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Hard times.
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_ _ [C] In the middle of your road.
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Hard times.
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Creeping up on [C] the good folks you know.
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Hard times.
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Your daddy wakes up [C] and you lift his nose.
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Hard times.
_ _ From [Em] the California hills [C] to the Cumberland road.
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You got yours and I have _ [Em] mine.
Mercy good folks, [C] tried and tried.
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Make a living on your minimum wage.
[Em] You're coming up short [C] nearly every [G] day.
And what's enough and what's the cost?
[Em] You can't stand up, [C] cause all [G] is lost.
The oil is up and your door's locked. [Em] Hard times.
There's a four bar living [C] on the other block.
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Hard times.
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_ _ [C] In the middle of your road.
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Hard times.
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Creeping up on [C] the good folks you know.
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Hard times.
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Living down [C] the rest of your north.
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Hard times.
_ _ _ [E] From the California hills [C] to the Cumberland road.
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_ _ young, my daddy said son.
Never be ashamed of where you're from. _
There's nothing wrong with your last name.
So don't be looking for people to blame.
Cause hard times they come and they go.
[Em] And most of the time are [C] in the middle [G] of your road.
The same pain, every way.
Don't you know that when it pours it rains.
And they'll always be around. _
Following you from town to town.
But you can get up when it puts you down.
[Em] Cause [A] everybody's got em if you look around.
_ [G] Hard times.
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_ [C] In the middle of your [G] road.
Hard times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ Creeping up [C] on the good [Bm] folks you know.
Hard times.
_ _ _ _ [Em] Huddling around a [C] wood burning [G] stove.
Hard times.
_ _ _ [Em] From the California hills [C] to the _ [Gm] Cumberland road. _
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