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