Times Are Hard
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F C
Sooner or later life will pull you in
Em F
Make you choose to either sink or swim
C
Somewhere down the line it's gonna' break your heart
Em F
Put you out and make you wear the scars.
C
All these dreams come with all this doubt
Em F
When we can't fit in we try to find a way out
C
Learn to fight so they don't seal our fate
Em F
They say you never see it coming till it's way too late.
F
These times are hard
G
It feels like nothings gonna change
Am G
Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain
F G
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
Am
You gotta find someone to hold on to
G
Damn! These times are hard.
F C
We build those bridges and we watch them burn
Em F
So quick to pull the trigger, so slow to take our turn
C
We've all been locked out, we've broken down the door
Em F
Some of us hit the dirt, some of us do come back for more
C
When the thirst gets so bad you're just dying to get a taste
Em F
When it don't involve religion, when it don't involve the race
C
And there’s everything to lose 'cause we were never born to win
Em F
Willing to sacrifice everything we had just to roll the dice again
F
These times are hard
G
It feels like nothings gonna change
Am G
Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain
F G
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
Am
You gotta find someone to hold on to
G
Damn! These times are hard.
Bridge:
Em F Yeah! Em F G
C G Em
Life isn't perfect so it's just what you make it
Am
And that's what they tell you
F
But it's hard when they're holding you down
C
Somebody out there for you
Em G
They’re praying it all gets easy someone you hold on to.
F
These times are hard
G
It feels like nothings' gonna change
Am G
Nowhere to start and you got nothing for the pain
F G
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
Am
You gotta find someone to hold on to
G F
Damn! These times are hard.
G
Yeah! Yeah!
Am
These times are hard
G
Ohhhhhhhh!!!!
F G
'Cause when life moves fast it don't matter who you are
Am
You gotta find someone to hold on to.
G
Damn! Damn!
F
These times are hard.
How to play Times Are Hard
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.