Making Ends Meet chords by Chris Ledoux

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro: E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA


Verse 1:
E MajorE            BB        C# minorC#m       A augmentedA
He left for work and he never came back, now Mary has to face the fact
     E MajorE            BB
That it's up to her to start a new life
E MajorE         BB       C# minorC#m           A augmentedA
With two kids and just one job, it's gonna take all the strength she's got
      E MajorE     BB       A augmentedA    BB     E MajorE
Well it's a hard road but she knows, somehow she'll survive


      A augmentedA         E MajorE
Makin ends meet, holding her own
        BB                  E MajorE
Not afraid of a hard days work to give her family a home
          A augmentedA                 E MajorE    BB   C# minorC#m
Ain't nothin gonna break her stride, there's too much love and pride
        A augmentedA      BB      E MajorE
Standin on her own two feet, makin ends meet

Verse 2:
E MajorE       BB      C# minorC#m         A augmentedA
Bobby's just a regular Joe, his daddy's farm is all he knows
E MajorE                       BB
With calloused hands he works the fields each day
E MajorE          BB        C# minorC#m          A augmentedA
The banker says the loan's come due
Bobby knows there's a lot to lose
   E MajorE            BB          A augmentedA     BB   E MajorE
Well it ain't fair and it's a lot to bear, but you won't hear him complain


      A augmentedA         E MajorE
Makin ends meet, holding his own
        BB                  E MajorE
Not afraid of a hard days work to give his family a home
          A augmentedA                 E MajorE    BB   C# minorC#m
Ain't nothin gonna break his stride, there's too much love and pride
        A augmentedA      BB      E MajorE
Standin on his own two feet, makin ends meet


Bridge:
D MajorD                     E MajorE
When hard times come and test the faith of folks like you and I
A augmentedA           G# minorG#m        F# minorF#m        BB
God bless the ones who stand up tall and don't give up the fight


Solo: E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB


      A augmentedA          E MajorE
Makin ends meet, holding their own
        BB                  E MajorE
Not afraid of a hard days work to give the family a home
          A augmentedA                  E MajorE    BB   C# minorC#m
Ain't nothin gonna break their stride, there's too much love and pride
         A augmentedA      BB      E MajorE
Standin on their own two feet, makin ends meet
         A augmentedA      BB      E MajorE
Standin on their own two feet, makin ends meet


Outro: A augmentedA G# minorG#m F# minorF#m E MajorE