Hard Time Blues Chords by Josh White

[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Well, I went down home [Fm] about a year ago _ _ _
_ _ Things so bad, Lord, my heart was _ sore
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
Folks had nothing but the sentiment of [C] shame _ _
_ _ Everybody said a hard time was [Fm] over
Great God, the [C] mighty folks feeling bad
Lost [Fm] everything they ever had
Great God, [C] the mighty folks feeling bad
Lost everything [Fm] they ever had _
_ _ _ They had skinny lookin' children's bellies poking _ out _
[D] That _ old _ Pelagra without a dot
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Old folk hanging round the cabin door
[C] _ _ _ Ain't seen time this hard [Fm] before
Great God, [C] the mighty folks feeling bad
Lost everything [Fm] they ever had
Great God, [C] the mighty folks feeling bad
Lost everything they ever [Fm] had _
_ Now the sun wasn't shining 14 days and no rain
_ _ _ Oh, and planting was _ [Ab] all in vain
[Bb] They _ had [Cm] hard, hard _ _ times, [G] Lord, _ all [C] around
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Meal barrels, every crop burned to the [Fm] ground
Great God, the mighty [C] folks feeling bad
Lost [Fm] everything they ever had
Great God, [C] the mighty folks feeling bad
Lost everything [Fm] they ever had
_ _ Then I went to the boss at the commissary store
_ Folks _ all [C] starving, please don't close your [Bb] _ door
_ _ [F] We want more _ [Gm] _
[A] _ _ and a little more _ time to pay
[C] _ _ _ Boss man left and walked [Fm] away
Great God, the mighty [C] folks feeling bad
Lost [Fm] everything they ever had
Great God, the mighty [C] folks feeling bad
Lost everything they ever [Fm] had
_ _ Now your landlord _ [Ab] comes around when your rent is [Fm] due
And _ if you _ ain't got his money, take your [G] home from you
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] He'll take your mule and _ _ _ _ even take your [C] cow
_ Says, _ get off of my land, you're no good, no [Fm] how
Great God, the [C] mighty folks feeling bad
Lost everything [Fm] they ever had
Great God, the mighty [C] folks feeling [Db] bad
Lost _ [C] everything they [F] ever had
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