The Hard Way

The Hard Way:The Nashville Teens. #45 on UK Rock Charts on DECCA Records in 1966. Intro: D G (x4) #1. D G D G D Success don't come easy, so they say, cause G D I got mine. G A I got it the hard way, the hard way. D G D G D G D When I was five, I had to fight to keep alive. Bm A There was very little bread to eat..fifteen before Bm I tasted meat. #2. D G D G D Teacher said that I had inhibitions..I was just G D G another case of malnutrition. A The hard way, ain't that the hard way? D G D G D G She let me live in the spare room, but when it D G D Bb rained the rain came through, through. #3. Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb A song in my heart, a hole in my britches..I struck Ab Eb Ab out to find my riches. Bb Didn't have no place to scatter my loot..ain't no bucks in a birthday suit. Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb The hard way..ain't that the hard way? #4. Bb Take your courage in your hands..stick to things you understand..that's the way that's best..you will make Ab Bb success out of mess. OUTRO: Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Now, I drive a limousine..my shoes are keen, my suit's Ab always clean. Bb The hard way..I made it the hard way. Eb Ab Eb Ab I made it the hard way..I made it the hard way. Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb I made it the hard way..I made it..(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.