Arlo Guthrie – Hard Times (Guitar)

Key
-

Auto-scroll

Chords

[Intro] D A D D E7 A D G D D A D [Mandolin Solo] G D Bm E A D G D D A D [Verse I]
G             D              G
I ain't got a nickle to call mine

G                 A7                    D     D7
The goverment has made me pay my tax on time

G
The've takin' all my bread

C                        G
They've left me here for Dead

G             D            G
We ain't even got a lousy dime
[Chorus]
C
Who the hell wants money

           G
When there ain't none to be had

         Em
It don't make the good times better

         A7                   D
It don't make the hard times bad

        G
And you find out who your friends are

      C               G
When you ain't got a dime

G                       D                   G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times
[Verse 2]
G                     D                   G
We've got 15 cars and I can't afford the gas

G                     A7                 D
We've got a horse, but how long can she last

G 
My managers enraged

   C                    G
My banker stands there days

G             D              G
Funny how the money goes so fast
[Chorus]
C
Who the hell wants money

           G
When there ain't none to be had

         Em
It don't make the good times better

         A7                   D
It don't make the hard times bad

        G
And you find out who your friends are

      C               G
When you ain't got a dime

G                       D                   G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times
[Verse 3]
G                D                  G
We are broke but we've been broke before

G                     A7           D
But being broke don't scare us anymore

   G
My daddy's broke and grandpa too

    C                  G
But I'm still here to sing for you

G               D                  G
We are going to see it through for sure...
[Chorus]
C
Who the hell wants money

           G
When there ain't none to be had

         Em
It don't make the good times better

         A7                   D
It don't make the hard times bad

        G
And you find out who your friends are

      C               G
When you ain't got a dime

G                       D                   G
Just trying to make the best of these hard times
[Harmonica Outro] D Bm E A D G D D A D