Hard Times chords by Arlo Guthrie

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD  A augmentedA  D MajorD
D  E7E7 A augmentedA
D MajorD  G+G  D MajorD
D  A augmentedA  D MajorD

Mandolin Solo:
G+G D MajorD B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
D A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse I:
G+G       D MajorD       G+G
I ain't got a nickle to call mine
G+G         A7A7          D MajorD   D7D7
The goverment has made me pay my tax on time
G+G
The've takin' all my bread
C majorC            G+G
They've left me here for Dead
G+G       D MajorD      G+G
We ain't even got a lousy dime

Chorus:
C majorC
Who the hell wants money
      G+G
When there ain't none to be had
     E minorEm
It don't make the good times better
     A7A7          D MajorD
It don't make the hard times bad
    G+G
And you find out who your friends are
   C majorC        G+G
When you ain't got a dime
G+G            D MajorD          G+G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times

Verse 2:
G+G           D MajorD          G+G
We've got 15 cars and I can't afford the gas
G+G           A7A7         D MajorD
We've got a horse, but how long can she last
G+G
My managers enraged
  C majorC          G+G
My banker stands there days
G+G       D MajorD       G+G
Funny how the money goes so fast

Chorus:
C majorC
Who the hell wants money
      G+G
When there ain't none to be had
     E minorEm
It don't make the good times better
     A7A7          D MajorD
It don't make the hard times bad
    G+G
And you find out who your friends are
   C majorC        G+G
When you ain't got a dime
G+G            D MajorD          G+G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times

Verse 3:
G+G        D MajorD         G+G
We are broke but we've been broke before
G+G           A7A7      D MajorD
But being broke don't scare us anymore
  G+G
My daddy's broke and grandpa too
  C majorC         G+G
But I'm still here to sing for you
G+G        D MajorD         G+G
We are going to see it through for sure...

Chorus:
C majorC
Who the hell wants money
      G+G
When there ain't none to be had
     E minorEm
It don't make the good times better
     A7A7          D MajorD
It don't make the hard times bad
    G+G
And you find out who your friends are
   C majorC        G+G
When you ain't got a dime
G+G            D MajorD          G+G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times

Harmonica Outro:
D MajorD B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA
D MajorD  G+G  D MajorD
D  A augmentedA  D MajorD