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Hard Times

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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EnEter a scene that defies desC#mcription
TheEy say to open your mind And take it all inside
One click at a C#mtime
We move through fiActions
And send our sisters to the sacBrifice
A cruel conviAction
Sinister systems keep us saBtisfied
These are hard times
[Chorus]
I'Em breathing in the oxygen
I'C#mm holding it through hard Atimes
I'm Ebreathing out in the ultrasound
ThinC#mgs come around in hard Atimes
[Verse 2]
TeEn thousand miles of the new prescrC#miptions
So we open our mouths EAnd take 'em all inside
One pill at a C#mtime
The purist fictions
WAe send our sisters to the sacrBifice
With cruel conviction
SAinister systems keep us satisBfied
These are hard times
[Chorus]
I'Em breathing in the oxygen
IC#m'm holding it Athrough hard times
IE'm breathing out in the ultrasound
ThC#mings come around Ain hard times
[Interlude]
    A      Bx2
[Bridge]
AWe send our sisters
We send our sisters
BWe send our sisters
C#mA new religiAon
AWe send our sisters to the Bsacrifice
BAnd then the audience goes wild!
[Outro]
I'Em breathing in the oxygen
IC#m'm holding it throAugh hard times
(These are hard times)
IE'm breathing out in the ultrasound
ThC#mings come around Ain hard times
(These are hard times)
I'Em breathing in the oxygen
(Take it all inside, take it all inside)
TC#mhings come around in hard tAimes

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Hard Times

by Guster

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E C#m

Enter a scene that defies description

They say to open your mind And take it all inside

C#m

One click at a time

We move through fictions

And send our sisters to the sacrifice

A cruel conviction

Sinister systems keep us satisfied

These are hard times

[Chorus]

I'm breathing in the oxygen

C#m A

I'm holding it through hard times

I'm breathing out in the ultrasound

C#m A

Things come around in hard times

[Verse 2]

E C#m

Ten thousand miles of the new prescriptions

So we open our mouths And take 'em all inside

C#m

One pill at a time

The purist fictions

A B

We send our sisters to the sacrifice

With cruel conviction

A B

Sinister systems keep us satisfied

These are hard times

[Chorus]

I'm breathing in the oxygen

C#m A

I'm holding it through hard times

I'm breathing out in the ultrasound

C#m A

Things come around in hard times

[Interlude]

A B

[Bridge]

We send our sisters

C#m A

A new religion

A B

We send our sisters to the sacrifice

And then the audience goes wild!

[Outro]

I'm breathing in the oxygen

C#m A

I'm holding it through hard times

(These are hard times)

I'm breathing out in the ultrasound

C#m A

Things come around in hard times

(These are hard times)

I'm breathing in the oxygen

(Take it all inside, take it all inside)

C#m A

Things come around in hard times

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