C
Well after all these years of runnin' around
F
Always flyin' high and fallin' down
G
I gotta get back to the way I was
F                  G7    
gonna turn it all around just because
C
Everybody's talkin' about the shape I'm in
         F 
They say "boy you ain't a poet, just a drunk with a pen"
G
All over and over, again and again,
F                             G7
Lord, they don't know about the places I've been

        C
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
F
I used to have heart, but the highway took it
G
The game was right, but the deal was crooked
F                            G7 
Lord, I'll make it perfectly clear
                C    F G F G7
It gets hard out here


C
I guess there must be something I'm missin'
F
My momma told me I should've gone into easy listenin'
G
Joined up with a band, 'cause I thought it was cool
F                            G7             
Lord good Lord, I should have gone back to school

C
Oh pretty darlin' it'll be okay, 
         F                                              
You know one of these days, I'm gonna take you away
          G         
She said, "Oh, sweet daddy, you're probably right.
F                                   G7          
You know we might get lucky, but it won't be tonight"

        C
It gets hard out here, I know it don't look it
F
I used to have heart, but the highway took it
G
The game was right, but the deal was crooked
F                            G7 
Lord, I'll make it perfectly clear...
                
                 C
It gets hard out here
C
I know it don't seem it
F                       
I said I'd try, but I never did mean it
G
Nobody's listening, we might as well scream it
F                       G7  
Oh, God we're all out of beer!
                 C    F G F G7 C
It gets hard out here!