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Hard Life by Bonnie Prince Billy
In a few places where there’s Fm it sometimes sounds like he’s playing an F.
[Chords]
    EADGBE
   Dxx0232
   Ax02220
  Bm224432
G   355433 or 320003
  Em022000
 F#m244222
  Cm335543
  Eb668886
  Bb113331
   F133211
  Fm133111
  Gm355333
[Chorus]
DAnd it's a hard life
For a man with Ano wife
Babe it's a Bmhard lifeG  
God makes you Dlive
DBut without it
Don't Adoubt it
You don't even BmhaveG  
Your tears to Dgive
[Verse 1]
DI wake up and I'm fine
With my dreaming still Emon my mind
But it don't take Glong you see
For the demons to Dcome and visit me
DAnd I've got my problems
Sometimes love don't Emsolve them
And I end each GdaF#yG  
In a sDong
[Chorus]
DAnd it's a hard life
For a man with Ano wife
Lord it's a Bmhard lifeG  
God makes you Dlive
But without it
Baby don't dAoubt it
You don't even BmhaveG  
Your tears to Dgive
[Verse 2]
DAnd oh I'm a hard man
To live with Emsometimes
Maybe it ain't Gin me
To make you a Dhappy wife of mine
And maybe you'll kill me
Honey I don't Emblame you
If I was in yGour F#placGe
Maybe that's what DI would do
[Bridge]
CmBut I ain't breathing, BbLet me breath
CmLet me go, BbLet me leave
GmI don't know but CmI might lose
EbI might bump my Fhead to blow a fuse
CmSo let me EbgoBb  
CmLay dEbownBb  
CmOn my EbownBb  
CmLet me droEbwnBb  
CmLet me goEb  
Go where you don't kFnow
[Outro]
 Bb   F   Gm   Eb       Bbx2

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Hard Life

by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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F#m

Hard Life by Bonnie Prince Billy

In a few places where there’s Fm it sometimes sounds like he’s playing an F.

[Chords]

EADGBE

xx0232

x02220

224432

G 355433 or 320003

022000

F#m

244222

335543

668886

113331

133211

133111

355333

[Chorus]

And it's a hard life

For a man with no wife

Bm G

Babe it's a hard life

God makes you live

But without it

Don't doubt it

Bm G

You don't even have

Your tears to give

[Verse 1]

I wake up and I'm fine

With my dreaming still on my mind

But it don't take long you see

For the demons to come and visit me

And I've got my problems

Sometimes love don't solve them

G F# G

And I end each day

In a song

[Chorus]

And it's a hard life

For a man with no wife

Bm G

Lord it's a hard life

God makes you live

But without it

Baby don't doubt it

Bm G

You don't even have

Your tears to give

[Verse 2]

And oh I'm a hard man

To live with sometimes

Maybe it ain't in me

To make you a happy wife of mine

And maybe you'll kill me

Honey I don't blame you

G F# G

If I was in your place

Maybe that's what I would do

[Bridge]

Cm Bb

But I ain't breathing, Let me breath

Cm Bb

Let me go, Let me leave

Gm Cm

I don't know but I might lose

Eb F

I might bump my head to blow a fuse

Cm Eb Bb

So let me go

Cm Eb Bb

Lay down

Cm Eb Bb

On my own

Cm Eb Bb

Let me drown

Cm Eb

Let me go

Go where you don't know

[Outro]

Bb F Gm Eb Bb

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