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Hard Hard Year

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F#mBad times, Bsomething's wrong
F#mMoney's gone, Bon my own
F#mCan't stay, there's Bnothing here
F#mBeen a Bhard, hard C#year
F#mFirst month, Bsnows came
F#mPut me in bed, Bcouldn't work the same
F#mJob's gone, Bbills are here
F#mBeen a Bhard, hard C#year
If I D#mlook on the G#mbad side of D#mlife
I’ll lose heart and then G#mI’ll want to D#mdie
So I've Bgot to get back on my D#mfeet
And Bprove to myself I'm a D#mman
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Hard Hard Year

by The Everly Brothers

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F#m

D#m

G#m

F#m B

Bad times, something's wrong

F#m B

Money's gone, on my own

F#m B

Can't stay, there's nothing here

F#m B C#

Been a hard, hard year

F#m B

First month, snows came

F#m B

Put me in bed, couldn't work the same

F#m B

Job's gone, bills are here

F#m B C#

Been a hard, hard year

D#m G#m D#m

If I look on the bad side of life

G#m D#m

I’ll lose heart and then I’ll want to die

B D#m

So I've got to get back on my feet

B D#m

And prove to myself I'm a man

Instrumental verse

About Hard Hard Year Chords by The Everly Brothers

Learn how to play Hard Hard Year by The Everly Brothers with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hard Hard Year chords”, “Hard Hard Year guitar chords”, or “The Everly Brothers Hard Hard Year chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hard Hard Year chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hard Hard Year lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#m, B, C#, D#m, G#m.

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Is "Hard Hard Year" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Hard Hard Year" by The Everly Brothers with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by The Everly Brothers below.

What key is "Hard Hard Year" in?

The chords for "Hard Hard Year" show the original chord names (including F#m, B, C#, D#m, G#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.