E5
Well after all these years of runnin' around
A5
Always flyin' high and fallin' down
B5
I gotta get back to the way I was
A5                  B5    
gonna turn it all around just because

E5
Everybody's talkin about the shape I'm in
         A5 
They say boy you aint a poet just a drunk with a pen
B5
All over and over, again and again
A5                             B5
Lord they don't know about the places I been
        E5
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
A5
I used to have heart, but the highway took it
B5
The game was right, but the deal was crooked
A5                            B5 
Lord I'll make it perfectly clear
                E5
It gets hard out here!

E5
I guess there must be somethin' - that I'm missin'
A5
My momma told me, I should've gone - easy listenin
B5
Joined up with a band, cuz I thought it was cool
A5                            B5             
Lord good Lord, I should have gone back to school

E5
Oh pretty darlin it'll be ok, 
         A5                                              
You know one of these days, I'm gonna take you away
          B5         
She said, Oh sweet daddy. You're probably right.
A5                                   B5          
You know we might get lucky, but it won't be tonight
        E5
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
A5
I used to have heart, but the highway took it
B5
The game was right, but the deal was crooked
A5                            B5 
Lord I'll make it perfectly clear
                
                 E5
It gets hard out here..
E5
I know it don't seem it
A5                       
I said I'd try, but I never did mean it
B5
Nobody's listening, we might as well scream it
A5                       B5  
Oh God we're all out of beer!
                 E5
It gets hard out here!