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Hard Life by Bonnie Prince Billy

I don't normally tab songs out myself but I couldn't find this anywhere so I thought I'd 
it a go and work it out. Some of the lyrics might not be right, but they're as close as 
can tell. In a few places where there's Fm it sometimes sounds like he's playing an F.

Chords:
    EADGBE
D   xx0232
A   x02220
Bm  224432
G   355433 or 320003
Em  022000
F#m 244222
Cm  335543
Eb  668886
Bb  113331
F   133211
Fm  133111
Gm  355333

Chorus:

DAnd (xx0232@1)it's a hard life
               AFor (x02220@1)a man with no wife
            Bm (x24432@1)        GBabe (320003@1)it's a hard life
              DGod (xx0232@1)makes you live
DBut (xx0232@1)without it
      ADon't (x02220@1)doubt it
               Bm (x24432@1)   GYou (320003@1)don't even have
              DYour (xx0232@1)tears to give


Verse 1:

DI (xx0232@1)wake up and I'm fine
                       EmWith (022000@1)my dreaming still on my mind
                  GBut (320003@1)it don't take long you see
                  DFor (xx0232@1)the demons to come and visit me
DAnd (xx0232@1)I've got my problems
                     EmSometimes (022000@1)love don't solve them
               G (320003@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m GAnd (320003@1)I end each day
      DIn (xx0232@1)a song


Chorus:

DAnd (xx0232@1)it's a hard life
               AFor (x02220@1)a man with no wife
            Bm (x24432@1)      GLord (320003@1)it's a hard life
             DGod (xx0232@1)makes you live

But without it
            ABaby (x02220@1)don't doubt it
               Bm (x24432@1)   GYou (320003@1)don't even have
              DYour (xx0232@1)tears to give


Verse 2:

DAnd (xx0232@1)oh I'm a hard man
             EmTo (022000@1)live with sometimes
               GMaybe (320003@1)it ain't in me
              DTo (xx0232@1)make you a happy wife of mine

And maybe you'll kill me
              EmHoney (022000@1)I don't blame you
             G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1)GIf (320003@1)I was in your place
                  DMaybe (xx0232@1)that's what I would do


Cm (x3101x@1)                  BbBut (x1333x@1)I ain't breathing, Let me breath
Cm (x3101x@1)       BbLet (x1333x@1)me go, Let me leave
Gm (355333@1)             CmI (x3101x@1)don't know but I might lose
Eb (x43121@3)            FmI (133111@1)might bump my head to blow a fuse


Cm (x3101x@1)      Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
So let me go
Cm   Eb Bb
Lay down
Cm (x3101x@1)  Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
On my own
Cm (x3101x@1)      Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
Let me drown
Cm (x3101x@1)         EbLet (x43121@3)me go
                    FGo (133211@1)where you don't know


Outro:

Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)    Gm (355333@1)Eb (x43121@3)Bbx2 (x1333x@1)
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