Hard Times chords by The Animals

Chords with lyrics

Intro: E minorEm  D MajorD  E minorEm  D MajorD  E minorEm  D MajorD N.C.

Verse 1:
N.C.      E minorEm              D MajorD
Baby, it's the hard times that'll bring you down
    E minorEm           D MajorD
To the pavement, to the solid ground
         C majorC
It's gonna be the hard times
         BB            E minorEm   D MajorD  N.C.
That'll leave you when things are cheap again

Verse 2:
N.C.      E minorEm           D MajorD
Baby, it's the hard times, don't you know
     E minorEm            D MajorD
That has taken the shine off your golden look
         C majorC              BB
It's gonna be the hard times that'll leave you when
       E minorEm     D MajorD  N.C.
You come back to me again

N.C. E minorEm          C majorC       BB
Hard times, you're running scared on the streets
   E minorEm       C majorC        BB
Hard times, with all beggars and the priests
   E minorEm           C majorC        BB
Hard times, with the welfare checking here on time
A minorAm           BB
Telling everybody everything's just fine
E minorEm     D MajorD    E minorEm   D MajorD N.C.
Hard times,  hard times

Verse 3:
N.C.      E minorEm              D MajorD
Baby, it's the hard times, and the taste is here
   E minorEm               D MajorD
From champagne, going to sipping on beer
        C majorC                BB
Baby, it's the hard times that's eating on your soul
          E minorEm   D MajorD N.C.
It's about time you know


N.C. E minorEm            C majorC         BB
Hard times, they've raised the price of smoke and drink
   E minorEm   C majorC              BB
Hard times, gonna make make me stop and think
   E minorEm       C majorC      BB
Hard times, will it ever be the same
A minorAm                  BB      C majorC
All this talk of a chance of work is just a crazy game

   E minorEm         C majorC        BB
Hard times, they're gonna force you to the wall
   E minorEm         C majorC        BB
Hard times, 'til there's nothing left at all
   E minorEm         C majorC          BB
Hard times, this walking wreck ain't worth a dime
  A augmentedA             BB          N.C.
Got your head hanging down in there with the line

N.C. E minorEm            C majorC     BB
Hard times, it seems the whole world has quit
   E minorEm          C majorC       BB
Hard times, you've got no future, got no past
   E minorEm       C majorC      BB
Hard times, just how long can it last
  A augmentedA                 BB   N.C.
You wake up one day and find out it's gone in a flash

Outro
E minorEm
Hard times!