Chorus
G           Eb7 
High times, hard times 
D7                      G 
Sometimes the livin' is sweet 
C#dim7 
And 
D7                           Em 
Sometimes there's nothin' to eat 
    D/A      A7          D 
But I always lands on my feet 
D7  G/D  D 
So 
G            Eb7 
When there's dry times 
D7                        Em 
I wait for high times and then 
G7 
I 
C6        Cm/Eb      G/D          C#m7b5 
Put on my best and I stick out my chest 
        G/D        D7       G 
And I'm off to the races again! 
 
Instrumental
G C9 G C9 D7 
 
Verse 1
   G                E7        Gsus/A 
My good friend, the Mayor, he called me today 
          D7                    G6 
He said, "Medda, the voters are turning away." 
G              G9/B              C6 
"Help me," he cried, "or they'll give me the axe!" 
A7/C#                        D7 
I said, "Your Honour, you've got to relax." 
 
Chorus
G           Eb7 
High times, hard times 
D7                      G 
Sometimes the livin' is sweet 
C#dim7 
And 
D7                           Em 
Sometimes there's nothin' to eat 
    D/A      A7          D 
But I always lands on my feet 
D7  G/D  D 
So 
G            Eb7 
When there's dry times 
D7                        Em 
I wait for high times and then 
G7 
I 
C6        Cm/Eb      G/D          C#m7b5 
Put on my best and I stick out my chest 
        G/D        D7       G 
And I'm off to the races again! 
 
G           E7         Gsus/A 
So your old lady don't love you no more? 
D7                         G6 
So you're afraid there's a wolf at your door? 
G             G9/B             C6 
So you've got street rats that scream in your ear? 
    A7                          D 
You win some you lose some, my dear! 
 
Chorus
Eb7  Ab         E7 
Oh, High times, hard times 
Eb7                     Ab 
Sometimes the livin' is sweet 
Ddim7 
And 
Eb7                          Fm 
Sometimes there's nothin' to eat 
Fm/Ab 
But 
Eb/Bb     Bb7         Eb 
I always lands on my feet 
   Ab           E7 
So when there's dry times 
Eb7                       Fm 
I wait for high times and then 
Ab7 
I 
Db        Dbm/Fb     Ab/Eb        Dm7b5 
Put on my best and I stick out my chest 
       Ab/Eb       Eb7      Fm     Ab7 
And I'm off to the races again! 
 
  Db 
I put on my best! 
   Dbm6/Fb 
(I put on my best!) 
      Ab/Eb 
And I stick out my chest! 
        Fm 
(And I stick out my chest!) 
        Bbm9 
And I'm off! 
 
(And I'm off!) 
 
And I'm off! 
 
(And I'm off!) 
        Dbmaj7/Eb 
And I'm off! 
                Ab   Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab 
To the races again!