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"Times Are Hard" – Redlight King
[F]                                   [C]
Sooner or later life will pull you in
[Em]            [F]
Make you choose to either sink or swim
                [C]
Somewhere down the line it's gonna' break your heart
[Em]    [F]
Put you out and make you wear the scars.
                [C]
All these dreams come with all this doubt
        [Em]    [F]
When we can't fit in we try to find a way out
        [C]
Learn to fight so they don't seal our fate
[Em]    [F]
They say you never see it coming till it's way too late.
[F]
These times are hard
        [G]
It feels like nothings gonna change
        [Am]    [G]
Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain
[F]     [G]
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
        [Am]
You gotta find someone to hold on to
[G]
Damn! These times are hard.
[F]     [C]
We build those bridges and we watch them burn
        [Em]    [F]
So quick to pull the trigger, so slow to take our turn
        [C]
We've all been locked out, we've broken down the door
[Em]    [F]
Some of us hit the dirt, some of us do come back for more
        [C]
When the thirst gets so bad you're just dying to get a taste
        [Em]    [F]
When it don't involve religion, when it don't involve the race
        [C]
And there’s everything to lose 'cause we were never born to win
        [Em]    [F]
Willing to sacrifice everything we had just to roll the dice again
[F]
These times are hard
        [G]
It feels like nothings gonna change
        [Am]    [G]
Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain
[F]     [G]
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
        [Am]
You gotta find someone to hold on to
[G]
Damn! These times are hard.
Bridge:
[Em] [F] Yeah! [Em] [F] [G]
[C]     [G]     [Em]
Life isn't perfect so it's just what you make it
        [Am]
And that's what they tell you
        [F]
But it's hard when they're holding you down
        [C]
Somebody out there for you
        [Em]    [G]
They’re praying it all gets easy someone you hold on to.
[F]
These times are hard
        [G]
It feels like nothings' gonna change
        [Am]    [G]
Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain
[F]     [G]
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
        [Am]
You gotta find someone to hold on to
[G]             [F]
Damn! These times are hard.
[G]
Yeah! Yeah!
        [Am]
These times are hard
[G]
Ohhhhhhhh!!!!
        [F]     [G]
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
        [Am]
You gotta find someone to hold on to.
[G]
Damn! Damn!
[F]
These times are hard.

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Times Are Hard

by Redlight King

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"Times Are Hard" – Redlight King

F C

[] []

Sooner or later life will pull you in

Em F

[] []

Make you choose to either sink or swim

[]

Somewhere down the line it's gonna' break your heart

Em F

[] []

Put you out and make you wear the scars.

[]

All these dreams come with all this doubt

Em F

[] []

When we can't fit in we try to find a way out

[]

Learn to fight so they don't seal our fate

Em F

[] []

They say you never see it coming till it's way too late.

[]

These times are hard

[]

It feels like nothings gonna change

Am G

[] []

Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain

F G

[] []

'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are

[]

You gotta find someone to hold on to

[]

Damn! These times are hard.

F C

[] []

We build those bridges and we watch them burn

Em F

[] []

So quick to pull the trigger, so slow to take our turn

[]

We've all been locked out, we've broken down the door

Em F

[] []

Some of us hit the dirt, some of us do come back for more

[]

When the thirst gets so bad you're just dying to get a taste

Em F

[] []

When it don't involve religion, when it don't involve the race

[]

And there’s everything to lose 'cause we were never born to win

Em F

[] []

Willing to sacrifice everything we had just to roll the dice again

[]

These times are hard

[]

It feels like nothings gonna change

Am G

[] []

Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain

F G

[] []

'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are

[]

You gotta find someone to hold on to

[]

Damn! These times are hard.

Bridge:

Em F Em F G

[] [] Yeah! [] [] []

C G Em

[] [] []

Life isn't perfect so it's just what you make it

[]

And that's what they tell you

[]

But it's hard when they're holding you down

[]

Somebody out there for you

Em G

[] []

They’re praying it all gets easy someone you hold on to.

[]

These times are hard

[]

It feels like nothings' gonna change

Am G

[] []

Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain

F G

[] []

'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are

[]

You gotta find someone to hold on to

G F

[] []

Damn! These times are hard.

[]

Yeah! Yeah!

[]

These times are hard

[]

Ohhhhhhhh!!!!

F G

[] []

'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are

[]

You gotta find someone to hold on to.

[]

Damn! Damn!

[]

These times are hard.

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