Chords with lyrics
Intro: C majorC A minorAm E minorEm E minorEm DmDm G+G
Verse: 1
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard for life is short
DmDm G+G
And nothing is given to man
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard when he is sold or bought
DmDm G+G
For he must manage as best he can
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard when he blindly dies
FF G+G
Fighting for things he does not own
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard when he tells lies
DmDm G+G
Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone
A minorAm E minorEm
Be not too hard for soon he'll die
FF G+G
Often no wiser than he began
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard for life is short
DmDm G+G C majorC
And nothing is given to man
Verse: 2
(same as verse 1 but spoken till line 48)
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard for life is short
DmDm G+G
And nothing is given to man
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard when he is sold or bought
DmDm G+G
For he must manage as best he can
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard when he blindly dies
FF G+G
Fighting for things he does not own
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard when he tells lies
DmDm G+G
Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone
(start singing again)
A minorAm E minorEm
Be not too hard for soon he'll die
FF G+G
Often no wiser than he began
C majorC A minorAm
Be not too hard for life is short
DmDm G+G C majorC
And nothing is given to man
Outro
DmDm G7G7 C majorC
And nothing is given to man