Hard Times chords by Arlo Guthrie

Intro:
D   A   D
D   E7  A
D   G   D
D   A   D

Mandolin Solo:
G  D  Bm  E  A
D  G  D
D  A  D

Verse I:
G             D              G
I ain't got a nickle to call mine
G                 A7                    D     D7
The goverment has made me pay my tax on time
G

The've takin' all my bread
C                        G
They've left me here for Dead
G             D            G
We ain't even got a lousy dime

Chorus:
C
Who the hell wants money
           G
When there ain't none to be had
         Em
It don't make the good times better
         A7                   D
It don't make the hard times bad
        G
And you find out who your friends are
      C               G
When you ain't got a dime
G                       D                   G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times

Verse 2:
G                     D                   G
We've got 15 cars and I can't afford the gas
G                     A7                 D
We've got a horse, but how long can she last
G
My managers enraged
   C                    G
My banker stands there days
G             D              G
Funny how the money goes so fast

Chorus:
C
Who the hell wants money
           G
When there ain't none to be had
         Em
It don't make the good times better
         A7                   D
It don't make the hard times bad
        G
And you find out who your friends are
      C               G
When you ain't got a dime
G                       D                   G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times

Verse 3:
G                D                  G
We are broke but we've been broke before
G                     A7           D
But being broke don't scare us anymore
   G
My daddy's broke and grandpa too
    C                  G
But I'm still here to sing for you
G               D                  G
We are going to see it through for sure...

Chorus:
C
Who the hell wants money
           G
When there ain't none to be had
         Em
It don't make the good times better
         A7                   D
It don't make the hard times bad
        G
And you find out who your friends are
      C               G
When you ain't got a dime
G                       D                   G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times

Harmonica Outro:
D  Bm  E  A
D   G   D
D   A   D