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Hard To Make A Stand

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[Chords]
  C/E032010
  G/Bx20033 
[Intro]
C  G  F  G  C
C  G  F  G  C
[Verse 1]
COld James GDean Monroe
FHands out flowers at the Gshop-n-Cgo
CHopes for money but Gall he gets is FfearG  C  
And the Cwind blows Gup his coat
And Fthis he scribbles on a Gperfume Cnote
"If CI'm not Ghere, then you're not Fhere"G  C  
And he says,
"C/ECall G/Bme mFiscreC/Eation,
FI'm a C/Ewalking FceleG/Bbration"
[Chorus]
And it's Chard to make a stand    G      F    G  C  
Yeah, it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
I think it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
Oh, it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
[Verse 2]
CMy friend, Go lawdy
FWent to take care of Gher own Cbody
CBut she got sGhot down in the FroadG  C  
CShe looked up befGore she went
Said, "Fthis isn't really Gwhat I Cmeant"
And the Cdaily news Gsaid, "two with one stFone"G  C  
And I say,
"C/EHey, tG/Bhere, FmiscreC/Eation,
FBring a C/Eflower, Ftime is wG/Basting"
[Chorus]
And it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
Oh, it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
Oh, it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
I think it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  
Yes it is    
[Bridge]
Am  F   Dm   G
[Verse 3]
We got Cloud guitars and bGig suspicions
FGreat big guns and sGmall amCbitions
CAnd we still Gargue over who is FGodG  C  
And I say,
"C/EHey, tG/Bhere, FmiscreC/Eation,
FBring a C/Eflower, Ftime is wG/Basting"
I say,      
"C/EHey tG/Bhere, FmiscrC/Eeation
FWe all C/Eneed a FceleG/Bbration"
[Verse 4]
Yeah , it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
Oh, it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
Yeah , it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
I think it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
Oh, and it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
I think it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  
I think it's Chard to make a standG  F  G  C  

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Hard To Make A Stand

by Sheryl Crow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G/B

[Chords]

C/E

032010

G/B

x20033

[Intro]

C G F G C

[Verse 1]

C G

Old James Dean Monroe

F G C

Hands out flowers at the shop-n-go

C G F G C

Hopes for money but all he gets is fear

C G

And the wind blows up his coat

F G C

And this he scribbles on a perfume note

C G F G C

"If I'm not here, then you're not here"

And he says,

C/E G/B F C/E

"Call me miscreation,

F C/E F G/B

I'm a walking celebration"

[Chorus]

C G F G C

And it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

Yeah, it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

I think it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

Oh, it's hard to make a stand

[Verse 2]

C G

My friend, o lawdy

F G C

Went to take care of her own body

C G F G C

But she got shot down in the road

C G

She looked up before she went

F G C

Said, "this isn't really what I meant"

C G F G C

And the daily news said, "two with one stone"

And I say,

C/E G/B F C/E

"Hey, there, miscreation,

F C/E F G/B

Bring a flower, time is wasting"

[Chorus]

C G F G C

And it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

Oh, it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

Oh, it's hard to make a stand

C G F G

I think it's hard to make a stand

Yes it is

[Bridge]

Am F Dm G

[Verse 3]

C G

We got loud guitars and big suspicions

F G C

Great big guns and small ambitions

C G F G C

And we still argue over who is God

And I say,

C/E G/B F C/E

"Hey, there, miscreation,

F C/E F G/B

Bring a flower, time is wasting"

I say,

C/E G/B F C/E

"Hey there, miscreation

F C/E F G/B

We all need a celebration"

[Verse 4]

C G F G C

Yeah , it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

Oh, it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

Yeah , it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

I think it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

Oh, and it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

I think it's hard to make a stand

C G F G C

I think it's hard to make a stand

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