Hard Luck Stories
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Intro
A E/B F#m7 E/G# A
E/B F#m7 E/G#
A E/B F#m7
Pick me up, eight o'clock
E/G# A E/B F#m7 E/G#
i'll meet you on the sidewalk
A E/B F#m7
or honk twice, keep it running
E Esus4
i promise not to take long
E Bm
just my springsteen records
A/C# D
and the favorite things
A
my blue jean jacket
E Bm
and the clothes i'm in
A/C# D
and one million good reasons
A E/B F#m7 E/G#
to hit the car ceiling
A E/B F#m7
don't stop, go deep
E/G# A E/B F#m7 E/G#
we can sleep when we get there
A E/B Fm7
we'll take turns at the wheel
E Esus4
just go, take us anywhere
E Bm
i took my good-luck nickel
A/C# D
and a pair of shades
A
i want to trade this winter
E Bm
for the sunny days
A/C# D
or whatever the season
A
i'm gonna breathe in
F#m7 E/G# A E/B F#m7 E/G#
Dadd9
and ain't it funny how the rain
A/C#
keeps running down the windshield
Bm
i'm still holding my doorkeys
A6/9 E/G# Esus4
i should throw them in the backseat
E Bm
among the hard luck stories
A/C# D
and the long lost dreams
A
the six-pack wrappers
E Bm
and the bad ideas
A/C# D
or whatever is keeping
E/G# Esus4
me from sleeping
E Bm
i let a good girl go
A/C# D
with a bad excuse
A
the radio's playing
E
that rich kid's blues
Bm
and i don't know
A/C# D
what the song is about
A
i take real deep hits
E
just to shut them out
Bm
and there's a great big hole
A/C# D
where my dreams once fit
A
give me three, four minutes
E Esus4 E
and i'm over it
Bm A/C# D
whatever they're singing
Bm A/C# D
whatever that girl said
F#m E
whatever i was thinking
Bm A/C# D
A E/B F#m7 E/G# A E/B F#m7
E/G# A
hey man, are we there yet?
E/B F#m7 E/G# A E/B
F#m7 E/G# Dadd9
hey man, are we there yet?
How to play Hard Luck Stories
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.