E5                 A5  
A hard life makes a hard man 
    B5                 A5 
And hard love makes a hard wife 
E5                   A5 
This house we built on thin ice 
E5               
Hard luck and hard times  
E5                A5  
I was born where I stand 
B5                         E5 
And I was raised with two strong hands 
E5          A5 
I'll fight for what's mine 
     B5               E5  
I've never known any better times 
 
Chorus 
E5               A5 
My body's tired and growing old 
       B5                    E5  
Like a stream train running out of coal 
E5               A5 
Dreams fade without a sound 
     B5                            E5 
Till everything you've ever loved is broken down 
 
Chorus