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Hard Time Losin Man

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[Intro]
|  E7|  A7|  B7   A7|
[Chorus]
  E7And you think you've seen A7trouble?
Well, you're lookin' at the E7man, ah-A7ha
Oh, the E7world's own original B7hard luck story
And a A7hard time losin' maE7nB7  
[Verse 1]
Oh, E7sometimes skies are cA7loudy
And B7sometimes A7skies are E7blueB7  
And E7sometimes they say that you A7eat the bear
But B7sometimes the A7bear eats E7youB7  
Well, E7sometimes I feel like A7I should go
B7Far, far aA7way and hiE7deB7  
'Cause E7I keep a waitin' for my A7ship to come in
And B7all that ever A7comes is the tE7ide
[Chorus]
And you think you've seen A7trouble
Well, you're lookin' at the E7man, ah-A7ha
Oh, the E7world's own original B7hard luck story
And a A7hard time losin' maE7nB7  
[Verse 2]
Oh, I E7saved up all my A7money
I gonna B7buy me a A7flashy E7carB7  
So I E7go downtown to A7see the man
And he B7smokin' on a A7big ciE7garB7  
Well, he E7must've thought I were A7Rockefeller
Or an B7uptown A7man of E7wealthB7  
He said, "E7Boy, I got the car that's A7made for you
And it's B7cleaner than the A7Board of E7Health"
[Bridge]
Then I got on the A7highway
Oh, I feelin' finE7e,  I hit a A7bump
Then I E7found I bought a car held toB7gether by wire
And a A7couple a' hunks of twiE7ne
[Chorus]
And you think you've seen A7trouble
Well, you're lookin' at the E7man, ah-A7ha
Oh, the E7world's own original B7hard luck story
And a A7hard time losin' maE7nB7  
[Verse 3]
Oh, E7Friday night, A7feelin' right
I B7head out A7on the E7street
 E7Standin' in the A7doorway
Was a B7dealer A7known as PetE7eB7  
Well, he E7sold me a dime of some A7super fine
B7Dynamite from A7MexiE7coB7  
I spent E7all that night just A7tryin' to get right
On an B7ounce of orA7eganE7o
[Outro]
And you think you've seen A7trouble
Well, you're lookin' at the E7man, ah-A7ha
Oh, the E7world's own original B7hard luck story
And a A7hard time losin' maE7n
And you think you've seen A7trouble
Well, you're lookin' at the E7man, ah-A7ha
Oh, the E7world's own original B7hard luck story
And a A7hard time losin' maE7n
And you think you've seen A7trouble
Well, you're lookin' at the E7man, ah-A7ha
Oh, the E7world's own original B7hard luck story
And a A7hard time losin' maE7n

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Hard Time Losin Man

by Jim Croce

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[Intro]

E7 A7 B7 A7

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[Chorus]

E7 A7

And you think you've seen trouble?

E7 A7

Well, you're lookin' at the man, ah-ha

E7 B7

Oh, the world's own original hard luck story

A7 E7 B7

And a hard time losin' man

[Verse 1]

E7 A7

Oh, sometimes skies are cloudy

B7 A7 E7 B7

And sometimes skies are blue

E7 A7

And sometimes they say that you eat the bear

B7 A7 E7 B7

But sometimes the bear eats you

E7 A7

Well, sometimes I feel like I should go

B7 A7 E7 B7

Far, far away and hide

E7 A7

'Cause I keep a waitin' for my ship to come in

B7 A7 E7

And all that ever comes is the tide

[Chorus]

And you think you've seen trouble

E7 A7

Well, you're lookin' at the man, ah-ha

E7 B7

Oh, the world's own original hard luck story

A7 E7 B7

And a hard time losin' man

[Verse 2]

E7 A7

Oh, I saved up all my money

B7 A7 E7 B7

I gonna buy me a flashy car

E7 A7

So I go downtown to see the man

B7 A7 E7 B7

And he smokin' on a big cigar

E7 A7

Well, he must've thought I were Rockefeller

B7 A7 E7 B7

Or an uptown man of wealth

E7 A7

He said, "Boy, I got the car that's made for you

B7 A7 E7

And it's cleaner than the Board of Health"

[Bridge]

Then I got on the highway

E7 A7

Oh, I feelin' fine, I hit a bump

E7 B7

Then I found I bought a car held together by wire

A7 E7

And a couple a' hunks of twine

[Chorus]

And you think you've seen trouble

E7 A7

Well, you're lookin' at the man, ah-ha

E7 B7

Oh, the world's own original hard luck story

A7 E7 B7

And a hard time losin' man

[Verse 3]

E7 A7

Oh, Friday night, feelin' right

B7 A7 E7

I head out on the street

E7 A7

Standin' in the doorway

B7 A7 E7 B7

Was a dealer known as Pete

E7 A7

Well, he sold me a dime of some super fine

B7 A7 E7 B7

Dynamite from Mexico

E7 A7

I spent all that night just tryin' to get right

B7 A7 E7

On an ounce of oregano

[Outro]

And you think you've seen trouble

E7 A7

Well, you're lookin' at the man, ah-ha

E7 B7

Oh, the world's own original hard luck story

A7 E7

And a hard time losin' man

And you think you've seen trouble

E7 A7

Well, you're lookin' at the man, ah-ha

E7 B7

Oh, the world's own original hard luck story

A7 E7

And a hard time losin' man

And you think you've seen trouble

E7 A7

Well, you're lookin' at the man, ah-ha

E7 B7

Oh, the world's own original hard luck story

A7 E7

And a hard time losin' man

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