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HARD TIMES
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 2014 Album ROCK OR BUST)
[Intro]
 E5   E5   A5    E5x2
[Verse 1]
E5Feel her low
Goin' down slowA5  E5  
E5Make it quake
And make her body shakeA5  E5  
[Pre-Chorus]
 A5Tryin' to hold you down
They can't push you 'round
   D5/AThey try to hold you back
A/C#Gettin' on the right track
[Chorus]
 E5Hard times, blue and sad
 Don't you cross the liA5neE5  
E5Run, run, make it fun
Freein' up the tiA5meE5  
[Verse 2]
E5Heart a-pumping, feet are jumpin'A5  E5  
E5This hard loving keeps me runningA5  E5  
[Pre-Chorus]
 A5They try to hold you down
But they can't push you 'round
 D5/ATryin' to hold you back
A/C#Gettin' on the right track
[Chorus]
E5Hard times, blue and sad
Don't you cross the linA5eE5  
E5Run, run, make it fun
 Freein' up the tiA5meE5  
E5Hard times, get on time
Throw me down the lA5ineE5  
E5Hard times, get on line
Make a grown man bA5linE5d
[Bridge]
C5 A5
E5Hard times
These hard times sure ain't been good to meA5  E5  
C5 A/C#
E5Hard times, hard times
Sure been miserA5yE5  
C5 A/C#
 E5   E5   A5   E5x2
[Chorus]
E5Hard times, blue and sad
Don't you cross the A5linE5e
E5Run, run make it fun
Freein' up the A5timE5e
E5Hard times, get on time
Throw me down the A5linE5e
Hard times, get on line
Make a grown man bA5linE5d
[Outro]
C5 A5
C5 A/C#
E5

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Hard Times

by AC/DC

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D5/A

A/C#

HARD TIMES

As recorded by AC/DC

(From the 2014 Album ROCK OR BUST)

[Intro]

E5 E5 A5 E5

[Verse 1]

Feel her low

A5 E5

Goin' down slow

Make it quake

A5 E5

And make her body shake

[Pre-Chorus]

Tryin' to hold you down

They can't push you 'round

D5/A

They try to hold you back

A/C#

Gettin' on the right track

[Chorus]

Hard times, blue and sad

A5 E5

Don't you cross the line

Run, run, make it fun

A5 E5

Freein' up the time

[Verse 2]

E5 A5 E5

Heart a-pumping, feet are jumpin'

E5 A5 E5

This hard loving keeps me running

[Pre-Chorus]

They try to hold you down

But they can't push you 'round

D5/A

Tryin' to hold you back

A/C#

Gettin' on the right track

[Chorus]

Hard times, blue and sad

A5 E5

Don't you cross the line

Run, run, make it fun

A5 E5

Freein' up the time

Hard times, get on time

A5 E5

Throw me down the line

Hard times, get on line

A5 E5

Make a grown man blind

[Bridge]

C5 A5

Hard times

A5 E5

These hard times sure ain't been good to me

C5 A/C#

Hard times, hard times

A5 E5

Sure been misery

C5 A/C#

E5 E5 A5 E5

[Chorus]

Hard times, blue and sad

A5 E5

Don't you cross the line

Run, run make it fun

A5 E5

Freein' up the time

Hard times, get on time

A5 E5

Throw me down the line

Hard times, get on line

A5 E5

Make a grown man blind

[Outro]

C5 A5

C5 A/C#

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