Hard Times chords by Kiss

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Eb Db x3
Eb Db Ab Bb
Eb


Verse 1:
Db                 Eb          Db
Well, I recall days in the city
                     Eb          Db
And I think back, Oh what a pity
             Eb                 Db
Remembering how it wasn't pretty
           Ab          Bb
Every day life in the city

Ab/Bb Ab Ab  Ab/Bb Ab Ab   Eb

Db               Eb                Db
Out in the street we had to take it
             Eb                    Db
With friends around, couldn't fake it
             Eb                     Db
What wasn't there, we had to make it
        Ab               Bb
Hanging out down in the city

Ab/Bb Ab Ab  Ab/Bb Ab Ab


Chorus:
    Gb   Eb         Ebm
The hard times are dead and gone
        Gb   Eb         Gb      Db
But the hard times have made me strong
        Gb   Eb         Ebm
And the hard times have made me see
         Gb   Eb                  Gb      Db
That the hard times ain't where I want to be

Eb


Verse 2:
Db        Eb                  Db
We had to fight to be accepted
               Eb               Db
It wasn't right and I protested
               Eb               Db
For hanging out we got arrested
          Ab     Bb
Every day life in the city

Ab/Bb Ab Ab  Ab/Bb Ab Ab   Eb

Db           Eb                        Db
We'd go to school and then we'd cut out
               Eb                     Db
Go to the park and space our heads out
               Eb                      Db
We called it fun but there was some doubt
            Ab     Bb
Hangin out down in the city

Ab/Bb Ab Ab  Ab/Bb Ab Ab


Chorus:
    Gb   Eb         Ebm
The hard times are dead and gone
        Gb   Eb         Gb      Db
But the hard times have made me strong
        Gb   Eb         Ebm
And the hard times have made me see
         Gb   Eb                  Gb      Db
That the hard times ain't where I want to be

B Bbm


Bridge:
  B             Db   B  Bm   B         Db   B  Bbm
I don't want to be there or even think back
   B            Db   B  Bm   B                 Db      B
I don't want to be there, now I'm on the right track, yeah

Solo:

Chorus:
    Gb   Eb         Ebm
The hard times are dead and gone
        Gb   Eb         Gb      Db
But the hard times have made me strong
        Gb   Eb         Ebm
And the hard times have made me see
         Gb   Eb                  Gb      Db
That the hard times ain't where I want to be

B Bbm


Outro:
  B             Db   B  Bm   B         Db   B  Bbm
I don't want to be there or even think back
   B            Db   B  Bm   B                 Db      B   Bbm
I don't want to be there, because I'm on the right track
   B                 Db   B   Bbm
Now I'm on the right track
    B                    Db   B   Bbm
I'm finally on the right trackx2:

Gb