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[Intro]
 D   C   B   Am(x5)
[Verse 1]
It's Amhard to live your Dlife in paCin
It's Amhard to stand 'gainst Dblindin' raCin
It's Amhard to live love Don the braCin
DLook outC,  Bhere it Amcomes again
Well Dlook outC,  Bhere it Amcomes again
[Instrumental]
 Am   D   C(x2)
[Verse 2]
It's Amhard to live for DyesterdCay
It's Amhard to stand in Dyour own wCay
It's Amhard to mean just Dwhat you sCay
DLook outC,  Byou'll get Amblown away
Well Dlook outC,  Byou'll Amget blown away
[Instrumental]
 Am   D   C(x3)
 D   C   B   Am(x2)
 Am   D   C(x4)
[Bridge]
GSome folks Gm7make it look Bbeasy
GCroon like Gm7peaches and Ccream
But BbI don't Bm7think it's so C#7easy
BbIf you Bm7know what I DmeCa-B--Am-nD  C  B  Am  
[Verse 1]
It's Amhard to live your Dlife in paCin
It's Amhard to stand 'gainst Dblindin' raCin
It's Amhard to live love Don the braCin
Well Dlook outC,  Bhere it Amcomes again
Yeah Dlook outC,  Bhere it Amcomes again
Fade
DLook out (Chard to live) Bhere it Amcomes again
DLook out (Chard to mean) Bhere it Amcomes again
DLook outC,  Bhere it Amcomes again
  D    C   BHere it Amcomes again

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Its Hard

by Burton Cummings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Bm7

C#7

[Intro]

D C B Am

(x5)

[Verse 1]

Am D C

It's hard to live your life in pain

Am D C

It's hard to stand 'gainst blindin' rain

Am D C

It's hard to live love on the brain

D C B Am

Look out, here it comes again

D C B Am

Well look out, here it comes again

[Instrumental]

Am D C

(x2)

[Verse 2]

Am D C

It's hard to live for yesterday

Am D C

It's hard to stand in your own way

Am D C

It's hard to mean just what you say

D C B Am

Look out, you'll get blown away

D C B Am

Well look out, you'll get blown away

[Instrumental]

Am D C

(x3)

D C B Am

(x2)

Am D C

(x4)

[Bridge]

G Gm7 Bb

Some folks make it look easy

G Gm7 C

Croon like peaches and cream

Bb Bm7 C#7

But I don't think it's so easy

Bb Bm7 D C B Am D C B Am

If you know what I mea----n

[Verse 1]

Am D C

It's hard to live your life in pain

Am D C

It's hard to stand 'gainst blindin' rain

Am D C

It's hard to live love on the brain

D C B Am

Well look out, here it comes again

D C B Am

Yeah look out, here it comes again

Fade

D C B Am

Look out (hard to live) here it comes again

D C B Am

Look out (hard to mean) here it comes again

D C B Am

Look out, here it comes again

D C B Am

Here it comes again

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