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Hard Times For An Honest Man-John Mellencamp
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Tuning:EADGBE
Capo II
Intro
Violin (everything relative to the capo)
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Verse:
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One man does his work
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Hes not satisfied not at all
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Feels like that hes being used
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His self respect starts to fall
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His frustration runs very very high
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He takes it out on the ones he loves
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Because its safe (It's safe) and who they gonna tell?
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And he hates that cold bloodedness that runs inside
Chorus:
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Oh yes
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Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
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Very very very hard times
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Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
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Very very very hard times
[Intro]
Verse:
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Sister (Sister),shes got a lot of pride (lotta pride)
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You can see it when she walks into the room
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But shes young (She's young)and shes unaware
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What a brutal world can do to you
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So she loves a man, who lies like a dog
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Tears her little world all apart
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So the walls go up for the rest of her days
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And there ain't no man can touch this girls heart
Chorus:
D MajorD
Oh yes
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Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
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Very very very hard times
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Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
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Very very very hard times
Verse w/Intro
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So we walk from the front porch to the back yard
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Just to laugh and say hello and say goodbye
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But some days are hard, like a soldiers steel-toed boots
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And the rent we pay to stay here gets higher
Chorus:
D MajorD
Oh yes
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Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Very very very hard times
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Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Very very very hard times
Intro 'til fade...
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