HARD TIMES
Ken Richardson Published MK Music(c) 2003
Intro (Four Times)
C F C G
I was (C) born south of the border
In a (Em) town in Mexico.
I watched the (F) gamblers and their ladies
And the (C) cowboys in the (G) know.
I watched the(C) farmers and the fighters
And the (Em) whores that they all used.
I watched the (F) cryin’ and the sufferin’
From the (C) child that was (G) abused.

Chorus
And I’ve (Am) tried to be a (C) better man
But I can’t (Am) forget (F) where I came(C)from
In my past (Am) life there’s a (C) secret land Hard (Dm)times...That (G) I don’t understand (C)

Intro(Twice) C F C G

But when I met Juanita She pulled my heart away
We packed up and left for Texas Ain’t been back since that day
So we built ourselves a homestead As far as the eye could see
But sometimes in the evenings
These thoughts come back to me.

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And we lived our life in Austin And the past I let it go
Left the gamblers and their ladies
And the whores I used to know.
So I never did go back there Never felt the need I guess
Just to stir up old emotions Can’t serve no point I guess

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Hard (Dm) times...That (G) I don’t understand (C)
Intro(Four Times) C F C G
C F G G C Finish
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