These Times Are Hard For Lovers Chords by John Waite

Tempo:
110.3 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

C

Bb

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Waite - These Times Are Hard For Lovers (1987) chords
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[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[F]
[Dm] [C] [A] [C]
[F]
[B] [A] [Bbm] I can feel the [C] nervous rhythm [Bb] of your heart [C] with mine.
[D] Could we ever [C] stay together?
[Dm] Stand the [Am] test of time.
[Bb] Baby, make me [C] a believer, [F] cause it's my time.
But [C] we're alive [Dm] [C]
for you, [D] for [C]
me and [D] you.
[Bb] Baby, [Dm] we can make it, [Gm] don't [C] pull us through.
[Dm] These times [F] are [C] down to [Dm] me and you.
[Bb] Nothing's [Dm] gonna break us [Gm] if we hang on [C] to what's true.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[C] I [Dm] believe in you.
[Bb] These times are hard [C] for lovers.
I believe [Dm] in you.
[Gm]
[Dm] [A] Everywhere you turn, [C] trouble [F] brewing on.
Living under pressure, loving [Dm] under the [F] gun.
[Am] It's hard enough to live.
Draw [Dm] another breath.
[F] Hang on to me, baby, like this [A] life and death.
[Bbm] I can feel [C] the nervous rhythm [Bb] of your heart [C] with mine.
[Dm] Could we ever stay together?
Stand the test of time.
[Bb] Baby, make me a [C] believer, [F] cause it's my [C] time.
But we're alive [Dm] for [C]
[Dm] you, for me [C]
and you.
[Bb] Baby, [Dm] we can make it, [Gm] don't pull [C] us through.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[Cm] Down to [Dm] me and you.
Nothing's gonna break us [Gm] if we hang on [C] to what's true.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[C] I [Dm] believe in you.
[Bb] These times are [C] hard for lovers.
[Cm] [D] I [Dm] believe in you.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Dm] Can [Eb] you feel the [F] nervous rhythm of [Eb] your heart with [F] mine?
[Gm] Could we ever stay together?
Stand the [C] test of time.
[Bb] Baby, [F] make me a believer, [Bb] cause it's my [F] time.
But we're alive [D] for you, for me and you.
[Dm] [Bb] Baby, [Dm] we can make it, don't [Gm] pull [C] us through.
[Dm] These times [Bb] are hard for lovers.
[C] Down to [Dm] me and you.
[Bb] [Dm] Nothing's gonna break [G] us if we hang [C] on to what's true.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[C] I [Dm] believe in you.
[Bb] These [C] times are hard for lovers.
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] These times [C] are hard [Dm] for [C] lovers.
[Dm] These times are [C] hard for lovers.
[Dm] [Bb] These times are hard [C] for lovers.
Yeah, [Dm] yeah, hard [F] for lovers.
Yeah, [Dm] yeah, [Bb] hard for [F] lovers.
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn John Waite - These Times Are Hard For Lovers chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Dm, Bb, C, Dm, C, Dm, Gm and C. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 110. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [A] [Bbm] I can feel the [C] nervous rhythm [Bb] of your heart [C] with mine.
[D] Could we ever [C] stay together?
[Dm] Stand the [Am] test of time.
[Bb] Baby, make me [C] a believer, [F] cause it's my time.
But [C] we're alive [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ for you, [D] for _ _ [C] _
me and [D] you.
[Bb] Baby, [Dm] we can make it, [Gm] don't [C] pull us through.
[Dm] These times [F] are [C] down to [Dm] me and you.
[Bb] Nothing's [Dm] gonna break us [Gm] if we hang on [C] to what's true.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[C] I [Dm] believe in you.
[Bb] These times are hard [C] _ _ for lovers.
I believe [Dm] in you. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [A] Everywhere you turn, [C] trouble [F] brewing on.
Living under pressure, loving [Dm] under the [F] gun.
[Am] It's hard enough to live.
Draw [Dm] another breath.
[F] Hang on to me, baby, like this [A] life and death.
[Bbm] I can feel [C] the nervous rhythm [Bb] of your heart [C] with mine.
[Dm] Could we ever stay together?
Stand the test of time.
[Bb] Baby, make me a [C] believer, [F] cause it's my [C] time.
But we're alive [Dm] for _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] you, for me [C] _
and you.
[Bb] Baby, [Dm] we can make it, [Gm] don't pull [C] us through.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[Cm] Down to [Dm] me and you.
Nothing's gonna break us [Gm] if we hang on [C] to what's true.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[C] I [Dm] believe in you.
[Bb] These times are [C] hard for lovers. _ _
_ [Cm] _ [D] I [Dm] believe in _ you.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Can [Eb] you feel the [F] nervous rhythm of [Eb] your heart with [F] mine?
[Gm] Could we ever stay together?
Stand the [C] test of time.
[Bb] Baby, [F] make me a believer, [Bb] cause it's my [F] time.
But we're alive [D] for you, for me _ and you.
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] Baby, [Dm] we can make it, don't [Gm] pull [C] us through.
[Dm] These times [Bb] are hard for lovers.
[C] Down to [Dm] me and you.
[Bb] _ [Dm] Nothing's gonna break [G] us if we hang [C] on to what's true.
[Dm] These times are [Bb] hard for lovers.
[C] I [Dm] believe in you.
[Bb] These [C] times are hard for lovers.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ These times [C] are hard _ _ [Dm] for _ _ _ [C] lovers.
_ _ [Dm] _ These times are [C] hard for lovers.
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] These times are hard [C] for lovers.
Yeah, [Dm] yeah, hard [F] for lovers.
Yeah, [Dm] yeah, [Bb] hard for [F] lovers. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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