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A Hard Life Makes A Good Song

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[Intro]
G       D
D      G
G       D
D      G
[Verse]
Is your Gheart beating hard when you see the Dlawman
Do you Dfeel like you've run your last Gmile
When you're Gout in the cold with the blue lights Dflashin'
Something Dwaits at the end of your GtrialG7  
[Chorus]
A Cshort life of trouble
And a Glong time being wrong
A Ghard Glife makes a Dgood Gsong
A Ghard Glife makes a Dgood Gsong
[Break]
G       D
D      G
G       D
D      G
[Verse]
Does she Gtake all you give, just to call her Dbaby
And you Dknow she's just playing a Ggame
When you Glay in your bed with one eye Dopen
Something Dwaits at the end of your Gpain
[Chorus]
A Cshort life of trouble
And a Glong time being wrong
A Ghard Glife makes a Dgood Gsong
A Ghard Glife makes a Dgood Gsong
[Break]
G       D
D      G
G       D
D      G
C
  G
G  G   D  G
G  G   D  G
[Verse]
When you're Gsinging your song and you really Dmean it
There's a Dpower in what you have Gsaid
If the Gwords that they hear have them beDlievin'
EveryDone in the room will nod their Ghead
[Chorus]
A Cshort life of trouble
And a Glong time being wrong
A Ghard Glife makes a Dgood Gsong
A Ghard Glife makes a Dgood Gsong
You know a Ghard Glife makes a Dgood Gsong
[Outro]
G       D
D      G       G

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A Hard Life Makes A Good Song

by The Infamous Stringdusters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D

D G

G D

D G

[Verse]

G D

Is your heart beating hard when you see the lawman

D G

Do you feel like you've run your last mile

G D

When you're out in the cold with the blue lights flashin'

D G G7

Something waits at the end of your trial

[Chorus]

A short life of trouble

And a long time being wrong

G G D G

A hard life makes a good song

G G D G

A hard life makes a good song

[Break]

G D

D G

G D

D G

[Verse]

G D

Does she take all you give, just to call her baby

D G

And you know she's just playing a game

G D

When you lay in your bed with one eye open

D G

Something waits at the end of your pain

[Chorus]

A short life of trouble

And a long time being wrong

G G D G

A hard life makes a good song

G G D G

A hard life makes a good song

[Break]

G D

D G

G D

D G

G G D G

[Verse]

G D

When you're singing your song and you really mean it

D G

There's a power in what you have said

G D

If the words that they hear have them believin'

D G

Everyone in the room will nod their head

[Chorus]

A short life of trouble

And a long time being wrong

G G D G

A hard life makes a good song

G G D G

A hard life makes a good song

G G D G

You know a hard life makes a good song

[Outro]

G D

D G G

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