Key: E
Introduction:
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Well after all these years of runnin' around
A
Always flyin' high and fallin' down
B
I gotta get back to the way I was
A B7
gonna turn it all around just because
E
Everybody's talkin about the shape I'm in
A
They say boy you aint a poet just a drunk with a pen
B
All over and over, again and again
A B7
Lord they don't know about the places I been
E
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
A
I used to have heart, but the highway took it
B
The game was right, but the deal was crooked
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Lord I'll make it perfectly clear
E
It gets hard out here!
E
I guess there must be somethin' - that I'm missin'
A
My momma told me, I should've gone - easy listenin
B
Joined up with a band, cuz I thought it was cool
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Lord good Lord, I should have gone back to school
E
Oh pretty darlin it'll be ok,
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You know one of these days, I'm gonna take you away
B
She said, Oh sweet daddy. You're probably right.
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You know we might get lucky, but it won't be tonight
E
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
A
I used to have heart, but the highway took it
B
The game was right, but the deal was crooked
A B7
Lord I'll make it perfectly clear
E
It gets hard out here..
E
I know it don't seem it
A
I said I'd try, but I never did mean it
B
Nobody's listening, we might as well scream it
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Oh God we're all out of beer!
E
It gets hard out here!