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Hard Times

Johnny Cash
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D-DU-UDU
Let  us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears
While  we all sup sorrow  with the poor.
There's  a song that will linger forever in our ears,
Oh,  hard times, come  again no more.
'Tis  the song, the sigh of the weary.
Hard  times, hard  times, come  again no more.
Many  days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
Oh,  hard times, come  again no more.
While  we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay.
There  are frail forms  fainting at the door.
Though  their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say.
Oh,  hard times, come  again no more.
'Tis  the song, the sigh of the weary.
Hard  times, hard  times, come  again no more.
Many  days you have lingered all around  my cabin door.
Oh,  hard times, come again no more.
There's  pale drooping maiden who foils  her life away
 With  a worn out heart, whose better days are o'er.
Though  her voice it would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
Oh,  hard times, come  again no more.
'Tis  the song, the sigh of  the weary.
Hard  times, hard  times, come  again no more.
Many  days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
Oh,  hard times, come  again no more.
 'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary.
Hard  times, hard  times, come again no more.
Many  days you have lingered all around  my cabin door.
Oh,  hard times, come  again no more.
 Enjoy!
 I think Cash played the same version as Dylan does. Listen to Cash's version. It might
 you then.

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Readable chord sheet for Hard Times by Johnny Cash

[C] [C] [C]  [F] [F] [C]  [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[C]Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears
[F]While we all sup so[C]rrow with the poor.
[C]There's a song that will linger forever in our ears,
[F]Oh, hard times, c[C]ome again no more.
[C]'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary.
[C]Hard times, h[F]ard times, com[C]e again no more.
[C]Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
[F]Oh, hard times, co[C]me again no more.

[C]While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay.
[F]There are frail f[C]orms fainting at the door.
[C]Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say.
[F]Oh, hard times, com[C]e again no more.
[D]'Tis the song, the sigh of the wear[C]y.
[C]Hard times, h[F]ard times, c[C]ome again no more.
[C]Many days you have lingered all ar[F]ound my cabin d[C]oor.
[C]Oh, hard times, come again no more.

[C]There's pale drooping maiden who foi[F]ls her life a[C]way
W[C]ith a worn out heart, whose better days are o'er.
[C]Though her voice it would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
[F]Oh, hard times, c[C]ome again no more.
[D]'Tis the song, the sigh o[C]f the weary.
[F]Hard times, har[C]d times, com[C]e again no more.
[C]Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
[F]Oh, hard times, come[C] again no more.

[D]                        [F]     [C]

'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary.
[F]Hard times, h[C]ard times, come again no more.
[F]Many days you have lingered all aro[C]und my cabin door.
[F]Oh, hard times, c[C]ome again no more.

Enjoy!

I think Cash played the same version as Dylan does. Listen to Cash's version. It might
you then.

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