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Hard Times

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[Intro]
Dm C/D Abm7 Gm7
Bbmaj7/C A7
Dm C/D Dm
[Verse 1]
I am down in the C/Dsea  Abmaj7of    conGm7fusion,
'neath the wBb/Caves of A7no recoveDmry.C/D  Dm  
Swept away by a dC/Dis - Abm7tant voice Gm7calling,
Ain't no Bb/Cuse in trA7-9ying to rescue mDme.
[Chorus]
     C#dimI am falDmling,Dm/C  
BG9ack into your speEdim7ll,
BAm7ack into your ceDmll of Dm7-5no retuGm7rn.
No Bb/Cway to A7-9rescue Dmme.C/D  
[Verse 2]
Abm7I still Gm7see you,
Reaching Bb/Cout to tA7-9ake your hold on Dmme.C/D  Dm  
Through a crack in the mC/Doon,
Abm7I    belGm7ieved you,
But I kBb/Cnow this tiA7-9me there ain't no uDmse.
[Chorus]
     C#dimI am falDmling,Dm/C  
BG9ack into your speEdim7ll,
BAm7ack into your ceDmll of Dm7-5no retuGm7rn.
No Bb/Cway to A7-9rescue Dmme.
FallDm/Cing,
BG9ack into your speEdim7ll,
BAm7ack into your ceDmll of Dm7-5no retuGm7rn.
No Bb/Cway to A7-9rescue Dmme.
[Instrumental]
C/D Abm7 Gm7
Bb/C A7-9 Dm
[Chorus]
     C#dimI am falDmling,Dm/C  
BG9ack into your speEdim7ll,
BAm7ack into your ceDmll of Dm7-5no retuGm7rn.
No Bb/Cway to A7-9rescue Dmme.
[Coda]
BG9ack into your speEdim7ll,
BAm7ack into your ceDmll of Dm7-5no retuGm7rn.
No Bb/Cway to A7-9rescue Dmme.
[Outro]
Dm Dm/C G9 Edim
Am7 Dm Dm7-5
Gm7 Bb/C A7-9

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Hard Times

by Boz Scaggs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/D

Abm7

Gm7

Bbmaj7/C

Abmaj7

Bb/C

A7-9

C#dim

Dm/C

Edim7

Am7

Dm7-5

Edim

[Intro]

Dm C/D Abm7 Gm7

Bbmaj7/C A7

Dm C/D Dm

[Verse 1]

C/D Abmaj7 Gm7

I am down in the sea of confusion,

Bb/C A7 Dm C/D Dm

'neath the waves of no recovery.

C/D Abm7 Gm7

Swept away by a dis - tant voice calling,

Bb/C A7-9 Dm

Ain't no use in trying to rescue me.

[Chorus]

C#dim Dm Dm/C

I am falling,

G9 Edim7

Back into your spell,

Am7 Dm Dm7-5 Gm7

Back into your cell of no return.

Bb/C A7-9 Dm C/D

No way to rescue me.

[Verse 2]

Abm7 Gm7

I still see you,

Bb/C A7-9 Dm C/D Dm

Reaching out to take your hold on me.

C/D

Through a crack in the moon,

Abm7 Gm7

I believed you,

Bb/C A7-9 Dm

But I know this time there ain't no use.

[Chorus]

C#dim Dm Dm/C

I am falling,

G9 Edim7

Back into your spell,

Am7 Dm Dm7-5 Gm7

Back into your cell of no return.

Bb/C A7-9 Dm

No way to rescue me.

Dm/C

Falling,

G9 Edim7

Back into your spell,

Am7 Dm Dm7-5 Gm7

Back into your cell of no return.

Bb/C A7-9 Dm

No way to rescue me.

[Instrumental]

C/D Abm7 Gm7

Bb/C A7-9 Dm

[Chorus]

C#dim Dm Dm/C

I am falling,

G9 Edim7

Back into your spell,

Am7 Dm Dm7-5 Gm7

Back into your cell of no return.

Bb/C A7-9 Dm

No way to rescue me.

[Coda]

G9 Edim7

Back into your spell,

Am7 Dm Dm7-5 Gm7

Back into your cell of no return.

Bb/C A7-9 Dm

No way to rescue me.

[Outro]

Dm Dm/C G9 Edim

Am7 Dm Dm7-5

Gm7 Bb/C A7-9

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