{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2745765,"song":"Hard Times","artist":"Chris LeDoux","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2745765-hard-times-chords-by-chris-ledoux/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2745765?type=chord","rating":4.89992,"votes":6,"content":" [intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe ole man stand by the lone chute, he sold his calves today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe spits in the dust between his boots, as the semi pulls away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe slick blue check in his grimy hands, shoves down in his coat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt won't make the payment on the land, or pay the interest on the note[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh...it's hard, hard times...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's a young man with a loving wife, 2 children and a home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlans to build a better life, and put a mortagage on his own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe lost his job when the boom went bust, still got bills to pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow he's pickin' up cans in the roadside dust, she's at the Feed-Rack[/tab]\r\n\r\nCafe\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh....it's hard, hard times...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the ole' gray banker sits behind his desk, beneath a worried frown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shuffles through the tangled mess of some good folks goin' down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's known some of 'em for 30 years, and some point the finger of blame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAn' no one see's the bankers tears, except the one who shares his name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh...it's hard, hard times...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMmm Mmmm...it's hard, hard times...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[outro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] x2","plain_text":"[intro]\nD  C  G D x2\n\n[verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n[verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCafe\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n[verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[outro]\nD  C  G D x2","chords":["D","C","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}