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Hard Times For An Honest Man by John Mellencamp
Hard Times For An Honest Man
Capo:no capo
(During the verse the guitar is changing between E and A)
Verse:
One man does his work
Hes not satisfied not at all
Feels like that hes being used
His self respect starts to fall
His frustration
Runnin very very high he takes it out
On the ones he loves, because its safe
And who they gonna tell
A B
And he hates that cold-bloodedness
E
That runs inside
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
Verse:
Sister (sister),
Shes got a lot of pride
You can see it when she walks into the room
But shes young (shes young)
And shes unaware
Of what a brutal world can do to you
So she loves a man
He lies like a dog
Tears her little world all apart
So the walls go up
For the rest of her days
A B
And there aint no man can touch this
E
Girls heart
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
Verse:
So we walk
From the front porch to the back yard
Just to laugh and say hello and
Say goodbye
But some days are hard, like a
Soldiers steel-toed boots
A B
And the rent we pay to stay here
E
Gets high
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
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version 2
Capo:2nd fret
Tuning:EADGBE
Intro
Violin (everything relative to the capo)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5/7--5\3-----3-3-----3--5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4-------4--------4-2--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5/7--5\3--5/7--7-5--3-3--5--3---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5/7--5\3-----3-3-----3--5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4-------4--------4-2--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5/7--5\3--5/10--7--5--3---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
D G D G
One man does his work
D G D G
Hes not satisfied not at all
D G D G
Feels like that hes being used
D G D G
His self respect starts to fall
D G D G
His frustration runs very very high
D G D G
He takes it out on the ones he loves
D G D G D
Because its safe (It's safe) and who they gonna tell?
G A D
And he hates that cold bloodedness that runs inside
Chorus:
D
Oh yes
G A D
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G A D
Very very very hard times
G A D
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G A D
Very very very hard times
[Intro]
Verse:
D G D G
Sister (Sister),shes got a lot of pride (lotta pride)
D G D G
You can see it when she walks into the room
D G D G
But shes young (She's young)and shes unaware
D G D G
What a brutal world can do to you
D G D G
So she loves a man, who lies like a dog
D G D G
Tears her little world all apart
D G D G D
So the walls go up for the rest of her days
G A D
And there ain't no man can touch this girls heart
Chorus:
D
Oh yes
G A D
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G A D
Very very very hard times
G A D
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G A D
Very very very hard times
Verse w/Intro
D G D G
So we walk from the front porch to the back yard
D G D G
Just to laugh and say hello and say goodbye
D G D G D
But some days are hard, like a soldiers steel-toed boots
G A D
And the rent we pay to stay here gets higher
Chorus:
D
Oh yes
G A D
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G A D
Very very very hard times
G A D
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
G A D
Very very very hard times
Intro 'til fade...
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