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capo on 2nd fret, standard tuning. 
CWhile we seek mirth and beauty and mFusic light and gaCy,
There are frail forms faGinting at the doCor.
CThough their voices are silent, their plFeading looks will sCay,
Oh, hard times, cGome again no moCre.
CThere's the song, the sFigh of the weCary.
Hard times, hard times, cGome again no morCe.
CMany days you have lingered on aroFund my cabin doCor.
Oh, hard times, coGme again no moCre.
[Verse 1]
CHe was an Odessa boy with a daddy in the money
Fhe played for Mojo back in the boom
Gdrove a Corvette took what he wanted from peoFple
they learned to give him lots of rAmoom
[Chorus]
CWell he never learned to work
Fbut that never really mattered
Gbecause the dark crude flowed
Amthe wild oats scattered
Cthe dark, crude, it flowed
GHe fought, he flattered
Fand he got what he wanted
Amit was the only thing that mattered
[Verse 2]
Well life was easy and the big jacks pumped
pooring cash from the permian field
There were cabinets full of high grade scotch 
garage, full of high speed steel
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Then he killed a girl when he rolled the Corvette
Daddy's money made the lawyers go away
his mother bought vodka with all that cash
she kind of knew, yeah she kind of knew
Well he's an old man now
lives on his dead Daddy's place
never took a wife, gunna die without a trace
you see he loved the girl who was pinned in the 'vette
he talkes to her everyday
her face face was blood and diamonds
he remembers her, that way.
[Chorus]
[Outro](same chords as Intro)
There's a pale droopy maiden who toiled her life away
With a worn heart, whose better days are o'er.
Though her voice it would be merry, 'tis sighin' all the day,
Oh, hard times, come again no more.

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Odessa

by Sam Baker

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo on 2nd fret, standard tuning.

C F C

While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,

G C

There are frail forms fainting at the door.

C F C

Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say,

G C

Oh, hard times, come again no more.

C F C

There's the song, the sigh of the weary.

G C

Hard times, hard times, come again no more.

C F C

Many days you have lingered on around my cabin door.

G C

Oh, hard times, come again no more.

[Verse 1]

He was an Odessa boy with a daddy in the money

he played for Mojo back in the boom

G F

drove a Corvette took what he wanted from people

they learned to give him lots of room

[Chorus]

Well he never learned to work

but that never really mattered

because the dark crude flowed

the wild oats scattered

the dark, crude, it flowed

He fought, he flattered

and he got what he wanted

it was the only thing that mattered

[Verse 2]

Well life was easy and the big jacks pumped

pooring cash from the permian field

There were cabinets full of high grade scotch

garage, full of high speed steel

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

Then he killed a girl when he rolled the Corvette

Daddy's money made the lawyers go away

his mother bought vodka with all that cash

she kind of knew, yeah she kind of knew

Well he's an old man now

lives on his dead Daddy's place

never took a wife, gunna die without a trace

you see he loved the girl who was pinned in the 'vette

he talkes to her everyday

her face face was blood and diamonds

he remembers her, that way.

[Chorus]

[Outro](same chords as Intro)

There's a pale droopy maiden who toiled her life away

With a worn heart, whose better days are o'er.

Though her voice it would be merry, 'tis sighin' all the day,

Oh, hard times, come again no more.

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