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Hard Times

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[Intro]
G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
Scream like Gjets off to Orion
As Emdrone bless kin
And the Ghills sing prayers of America
It's hard tEmimes we're in
[Chorus]
It's hard Gtimes
It's hard Emtimes
It's hard Gtimes
It's hard Emtimes
AmSoon, the only gentle Cvoice you'll hear
Is one you cannot Gknow to fear
The kind that's cut draws Dblood from filth
It's what Cfates, it feeds the toil of Emfallen men
A buy-in sweeps Glimb from limb
Is plucked by poison Amquill, but don't stand B7still
[Interlude]
G Em
[Chorus]
CIts hard times, hard GtimesEm  
Its hard Ctimes
[Interlude]
G Em
[Verse 2]
Fear the Gnot, hands of a maker
And Emchairmen guilt sobs
But still Gloyal meet for the satyrs
Its hard Emtimes, is what you've got
[Chorus]
It's hard Gtimes
It's hard Emtimes
It's hard Gtimes
It's hard Emtimes
Soon, Amsoon, the only gentle Cvoice you'll hear
Is one you cannot Gknow to fear
The kind that's cut draws Dblood from filth
It's what Cfates, it feeds the toil of Emfallen men
A buy-in sweeps Glimb from limb
Is plucked by poison Amquill, but don't stand B7still
[Interlude]
G Em
[Chorus]
CIts hard times, hard GtimesEm  
CIts hard times, hard GtimesEm  
Its hard CtimesG  

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Hard Times

by Billy Corgan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Em G Em

[Verse 1]

Scream like jets off to Orion

As drone bless kin

And the hills sing prayers of America

It's hard times we're in

[Chorus]

It's hard times

Am C

Soon, the only gentle voice you'll hear

Is one you cannot know to fear

The kind that's cut draws blood from filth

C Em

It's what fates, it feeds the toil of fallen men

A buy-in sweeps limb from limb

Am B7

Is plucked by poison quill, but don't stand still

[Interlude]

G Em

[Chorus]

C G Em

Its hard times, hard times

Its hard times

[Interlude]

G Em

[Verse 2]

Fear the not, hands of a maker

And chairmen guilt sobs

But still loyal meet for the satyrs

Its hard times, is what you've got

[Chorus]

It's hard times

Am C

Soon, soon, the only gentle voice you'll hear

Is one you cannot know to fear

The kind that's cut draws blood from filth

C Em

It's what fates, it feeds the toil of fallen men

A buy-in sweeps limb from limb

Am B7

Is plucked by poison quill, but don't stand still

[Interlude]

G Em

[Chorus]

C G Em

Its hard times, hard times

C G Em

Its hard times, hard times

C G

Its hard times

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