E
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
AB7
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
AB7
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
AB7
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
AB7
Lord good Lord, I should have gone back to school
E
Oh pretty darlin it'll be ok,
A
You know one of these days, I'm gonna take you away
B
She said, Oh sweet daddy. You're probably right.
AB7
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
AB7
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
AB7
Oh God we're all out of beer!
E
It gets hard out here!
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.