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The Hell Of It

Paul Williams
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D-DU-UDU
Roll  on thunder, shine on lightning
 The days  are long and the nights are frightenin'
Nothing  matters anyway,
 And that's the hell  of it.
Winter  comes and the winds blew colder
 While some  grew wiser, you just grew older
 And you  never listened anyway,
 And that's the hell  of it.
Good  for nothing, bad in bed
Nobody  likes you and you're better off dead
 Goodbye  (Goodbye!), we've  all come to say goodbye  (Goodbye!),
 Goodbye  (Goodbye!).
Born  defeated, died in vain
Super-destructive,  you were hooked on pain
Though  your music lingers  on
All  of us are glad  you're gone
If  I could live my life half as worthlessly  as you
I'm  convinced that I'd wind  up burning too.
Love  yourself as you loved no other
 Be no  man's fool and be no man's brother
 We're all  born to die alone, you know, that's the hell  of it.
Life's  a game where they're bound to beat you
 And time's  a trick it can turn to cheat you
 And we  only waste it anyway,
 And that's the hell  of it.
Good  for nothing, bad in bed
Nobody  likes you and you're better off dead
 Goodbye  (Goodbye!), we've  all come to say goodbye  (Goodbye!),
 Goodbye  (Goodbye!).
Born  defeated, died in vain
Super-destructive,  you were hooked on pain
Though  your music lingers  on
All  of us are glad  you're gone
If  I could live my life half as worthlessly  as you
I'm  convinced that I'd wind  up burning too.

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Readable chord sheet for The Hell Of It by Paul Williams

[E]Roll on thunder, shine on lightning
The [Am]days are long and the nights are frightenin'
[C]Nothing matters anyway,
And that's the [G]hell of it. [D]   [Am]

[E]Winter comes and the winds blew colder
While [Am]some grew wiser, you just grew older
And [C]you never listened anyway,
And that's the [G]hell of it. [D]   [Am]

[G]Good for nothing, bad in bed
[G]Nobody likes you and you're better off dead
Good[C]bye (Goodbye!), we'[E]ve all come to say goodb[C]ye (Goodbye!),
Goodb[E]ye (Goodbye!).

[G]Born defeated, died in vain
[G]Super-destructive, you were hooked on pain
[C]Though your music l[E]ingers on
[C]All of us are g[E]lad you're gone

[Bm]If I could live my life half as w[C]orthlessly as y[G]ou
[Bm]I'm convinced that I'd w[C]ind up burning t[E]oo. [D]   [Am]

[E]Love yourself as you loved no other
Be [Am]no man's fool and be no man's brother
We're [C]all born to die alone, you know, that's the [G]hell of it.

[E]Life's a game where they're bound to beat you
And [Am]time's a trick it can turn to cheat you
And w[C]e only waste it anyway,
And that's the [G]hell of it.

[G]Good for nothing, bad in bed
[G]Nobody likes you and you're better off dead
Good[C]bye (Goodbye!), we'[E]ve all come to say goodb[C]ye (Goodbye!),
Goodb[E]ye (Goodbye!).

[G]Born defeated, died in vain
[G]Super-destructive, you were hooked on pain
[C]Though your music l[E]ingers on
[C]All of us are g[E]lad you're gone

[Bm]If I could live my life half as w[C]orthlessly as y[G]ou
[Bm]I'm convinced that I'd w[C]ind up burning t[E]oo.

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