Chords for Nanci Griffith - Hard Life
Tempo:
74 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
I am a backseat driver from America.
They drive to the left on false roads.
And the man at the wheels named Heshamah.
He passed a child on the corner, you know.
[G] Heshamah [C] says, now what chance is that kid got?
And I say, from the back, I don't know.
[G] He says, his [Am] father worried all of [C] these exits.
[G] And there ain't no place in [C] Belfast for that child to go.
Cause it's a hard [D] life, it's a very hard life.
[G] It's a [C] hard life for every boy.
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know.
[G] There ain't no place in Belfast [C] for that child to go.
[G] [F] [C]
[A] The cafeteria line [C] in Chicago.
[G] That man in [C] front of me
is [A] calling black [F] people trash to his [C] children.
And [F] he's the only trash here [C] I see.
[G] And I'm thinking [C] this man wears a white coat
[G] and a knife his children should [C] see.
[A] They'll slip [F] through their windows and [C] they'll see.
[G] And they'll think [F] that white food's all [C] they need.
Cause [F] it's a hard [C] life, it's a [F] very hard life.
[G] It's a hard life for every [C] boy.
[G] And if we [C] poison our children with hate to hate,
[G] then a hard [F] life is all that they'll [C] know.
And [G] there ain't no [F] place in Chicago for [C] those kids to go.
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] Now I was a child in [C] the 60s.
[G] [Am] Dreams could be held through [C] TV.
[G] And now it's Disney and Cronkite [C] and Mights and Lizards.
[G] And I believed, [F] I believed, I believed.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] And I am not an individual.
[C]
[G] And I am guilty, I am war, and I [C] have been the root of all evil.
Lord, [G] and I can't [F] drive on the left side of the road.
[C]
[F] [C] [F] It's a very hard life, [G] it's a hard life for every [C] boy.
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know.
[G] And there ain't no place in this [C] world for these kids to go.
Cause we've [G] made it a hard [F] life, wherever they go.
[C]
[D]
I am a backseat driver from America.
They drive to the left on false roads.
And the man at the wheels named Heshamah.
He passed a child on the corner, you know.
[G] Heshamah [C] says, now what chance is that kid got?
And I say, from the back, I don't know.
[G] He says, his [Am] father worried all of [C] these exits.
[G] And there ain't no place in [C] Belfast for that child to go.
Cause it's a hard [D] life, it's a very hard life.
[G] It's a [C] hard life for every boy.
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know.
[G] There ain't no place in Belfast [C] for that child to go.
[G] [F] [C]
[A] The cafeteria line [C] in Chicago.
[G] That man in [C] front of me
is [A] calling black [F] people trash to his [C] children.
And [F] he's the only trash here [C] I see.
[G] And I'm thinking [C] this man wears a white coat
[G] and a knife his children should [C] see.
[A] They'll slip [F] through their windows and [C] they'll see.
[G] And they'll think [F] that white food's all [C] they need.
Cause [F] it's a hard [C] life, it's a [F] very hard life.
[G] It's a hard life for every [C] boy.
[G] And if we [C] poison our children with hate to hate,
[G] then a hard [F] life is all that they'll [C] know.
And [G] there ain't no [F] place in Chicago for [C] those kids to go.
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] Now I was a child in [C] the 60s.
[G] [Am] Dreams could be held through [C] TV.
[G] And now it's Disney and Cronkite [C] and Mights and Lizards.
[G] And I believed, [F] I believed, I believed.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] And I am not an individual.
[C]
[G] And I am guilty, I am war, and I [C] have been the root of all evil.
Lord, [G] and I can't [F] drive on the left side of the road.
[C]
[F] [C] [F] It's a very hard life, [G] it's a hard life for every [C] boy.
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know.
[G] And there ain't no place in this [C] world for these kids to go.
Cause we've [G] made it a hard [F] life, wherever they go.
[C]
[D]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I am a backseat driver from America.
They drive to the left on false roads.
And the man at the wheels named Heshamah.
He passed a child on the corner, you know. _ _
[G] Heshamah [C] says, now what chance is that kid got?
And I say, from the back, I don't know. _
[G] He says, his [Am] father worried all of [C] these exits.
[G] And there ain't no place in [C] Belfast for that child to go.
Cause it's a hard [D] life, it's a very hard life.
[G] It's a [C] hard life for every boy. _
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know. _
[G] There ain't no place in Belfast [C] for that child to go. _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[A] The cafeteria line [C] in Chicago. _
[G] That man in [C] front of me
is [A] calling black [F] people trash to his [C] children.
And [F] he's the only trash here [C] I see.
[G] And I'm thinking [C] this man wears a white coat
[G] and a knife his children should [C] see. _
[A] They'll slip [F] through their windows and [C] they'll see. _
[G] And they'll think [F] that white food's all [C] they need.
Cause [F] it's a hard [C] life, it's a [F] very hard life.
[G] It's a hard life for every [C] boy. _
[G] And if we [C] poison our children with hate to hate,
[G] then a hard [F] life is all that they'll [C] know.
And [G] there ain't no [F] place in Chicago for [C] those kids to go. _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Now I was a child in [C] the 60s. _
[G] [Am] Dreams could be held through [C] TV. _
[G] And now it's Disney and Cronkite [C] and Mights and Lizards.
[G] And I believed, [F] I believed, I believed.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] And I am not an individual.
[C] _ _
[G] And I am guilty, I am war, and I [C] have been the root of all evil.
Lord, [G] and I can't [F] drive on the left side of the road.
[C] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [F] It's a very hard life, [G] it's a hard life for every [C] boy. _
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know. _
[G] And there ain't no place in this [C] world for these kids to go.
Cause we've [G] made it a hard [F] life, wherever they go.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I am a backseat driver from America.
They drive to the left on false roads.
And the man at the wheels named Heshamah.
He passed a child on the corner, you know. _ _
[G] Heshamah [C] says, now what chance is that kid got?
And I say, from the back, I don't know. _
[G] He says, his [Am] father worried all of [C] these exits.
[G] And there ain't no place in [C] Belfast for that child to go.
Cause it's a hard [D] life, it's a very hard life.
[G] It's a [C] hard life for every boy. _
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know. _
[G] There ain't no place in Belfast [C] for that child to go. _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[A] The cafeteria line [C] in Chicago. _
[G] That man in [C] front of me
is [A] calling black [F] people trash to his [C] children.
And [F] he's the only trash here [C] I see.
[G] And I'm thinking [C] this man wears a white coat
[G] and a knife his children should [C] see. _
[A] They'll slip [F] through their windows and [C] they'll see. _
[G] And they'll think [F] that white food's all [C] they need.
Cause [F] it's a hard [C] life, it's a [F] very hard life.
[G] It's a hard life for every [C] boy. _
[G] And if we [C] poison our children with hate to hate,
[G] then a hard [F] life is all that they'll [C] know.
And [G] there ain't no [F] place in Chicago for [C] those kids to go. _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Now I was a child in [C] the 60s. _
[G] [Am] Dreams could be held through [C] TV. _
[G] And now it's Disney and Cronkite [C] and Mights and Lizards.
[G] And I believed, [F] I believed, I believed.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] And I am not an individual.
[C] _ _
[G] And I am guilty, I am war, and I [C] have been the root of all evil.
Lord, [G] and I can't [F] drive on the left side of the road.
[C] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [F] It's a very hard life, [G] it's a hard life for every [C] boy. _
[G] And if we poison our children with [C] hate to hate,
[G] then a hard life is all that they'll [C] know. _
[G] And there ain't no place in this [C] world for these kids to go.
Cause we've [G] made it a hard [F] life, wherever they go.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _