E                 A  
A hard life makes a hard man 
    B                 A 
And hard love makes a hard wife 
E                   A 
This house we built on thin ice 
E               
Hard luck and hard times  
E                A  
I was born where I stand 
B                         E 
And I was raised with two strong hands 
E          A 
I'll fight for what's mine 
     B               E  
I've never known any better times 
 
Chorus 
E               A 
My body's tired and growing old 
       B                    E  
Like a stream train running out of coal 
E               A 
Dreams fade without a sound 
     B                            E 
Till everything you've ever loved is broken down 
 
Chorus