Hard Time Chords by Status Quo

Tempo:
124.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

E

A

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Status Quo-Hard Time chords
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[E]
[F#]
[B] [E]
[F#]
[E] [B] [F#]
[B]
[E] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [A] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#] She [B] said everything that I can't see.
[E] [F#] What's that baby?
[B] What do you think of me?
[A] And [B] she said nothing [E] at [F#] all.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [F#] So I sit [B] here waiting, wait and see.
[F#] See if that [B] will be a takeoff breeze.
[F#] I think [B] that maybe she is using me.
[A] It [B] doesn't matter [F#] at all.
[C#] And now I'm [B] wondering if there's a [F#] way to go.
[F#m] [B] So it's a hard time for us all to [F#] negotiate your life.
[B] She said it's a hard time for us all to be some kind of [F#] wife.
[G#] That's the same excuse.
I'm looking on the same [C#] side.
[F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#m] [A#] [F#]
[B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [F#] Now I think [B] of all the times we had.
[F#] Yeah, and [B] all the good and all the bad.
[F#] I thought that [B] maybe I'd be okay.
[A] It [B] doesn't matter [F#] at all.
[C#] And now I'm [B] wondering if there's a way [F#] to go.
[A] [Am] So [B] it's a hard time for us all to negotiate [F#] your life.
She said [B] it's a hard time for us all to be some kind [F#] of wife.
[G#]
Life's good.
I'm looking on the same [C#] side.
Hey, hey.
[F#]
[C#m] [B]
[A#] [C#m]
[B] [A#m] That's [B]
[F#] [E]
[B] [G#] [A] [B]
[F#] [B] not what she wanted to be.
[F#] She [B] said everything that I can do.
[F#] I said, baby, [B] what do you think of me?
[A] And [B] she said nothing [F#] at all.
And [C#] so I'm wondering [B] if there's a way [F#] to go.
Now [C#m] [B] it's a hard time for us all to negotiate [F#] your life.
[B] It's a hard time for us all to [F#] negotiate.
[G#] Same excuse.
I'm looking on the same [C#] side.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] Oh, [B] it's a hard time for us all to negotiate [F#] your life.
[B] A hard time for us all to be some [F#] kind of wife.
She [G#] said it's a hard time for us all to be some kind [C#] of wife.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now it's a [F#] hard [B] time.
[F#] It's a hard time.
[B] [F#] Now it's a hard [B] time.
[E] [A] It's a [B] hard [F#] time.
[A] It's a [B] hard [F#] time.
[A] It's a [B] hard [F#] time.
Key:  
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
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To learn Status Quo - Hard Time chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, F#, B, F#, B and E in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 62 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 125. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ She [B] said everything that I can't see.
[E] _ [F#] What's that baby?
[B] What do you think of me?
[A] And [B] she said nothing [E] at [F#] all.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] So I sit [B] here waiting, wait and see.
[F#] _ See if that [B] will be a takeoff breeze.
[F#] _ I think [B] that maybe she is using me.
_ [A] It [B] doesn't matter [F#] at _ all.
[C#] And now I'm [B] wondering if there's a [F#] way to go. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] [B] So it's a hard time for us all to [F#] negotiate your life. _
_ _ _ _ [B] She said it's a hard time for us all to be some kind of [F#] wife. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] That's the same excuse.
I'm looking on the same [C#] side. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A#] _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ Now I think [B] of all the times we had.
_ [F#] Yeah, and [B] all the good and all the bad.
[F#] I thought that [B] maybe I'd be okay.
[A] _ It [B] doesn't matter [F#] at all.
[C#] And now I'm [B] wondering if there's a way [F#] to go. _
_ _ _ _ [A] [Am] So [B] it's a hard time for us all to negotiate [F#] your life.
_ _ _ _ She said [B] it's a hard time for us all to be some kind [F#] of wife.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
Life's good.
I'm looking on the same [C#] side. _
Hey, hey.
_ _ [F#] _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A#m] That's _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] not what she wanted to be.
[F#] _ She [B] said everything that I can do.
[F#] _ I said, baby, [B] what do you think of me?
[A] And [B] she said nothing [F#] at all.
And [C#] so I'm wondering [B] if there's a way [F#] to go.
Now _ _ _ [C#m] [B] it's a hard time for us all to negotiate [F#] your life. _
_ _ _ _ [B] It's a hard time for us all to [F#] negotiate. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] Same excuse.
I'm looking on the same [C#] side.
Yeah, _ yeah, yeah.
[C] Oh, [B] it's a hard time for us all to negotiate [F#] your life. _
_ _ _ _ [B] A hard time for us all to be some [F#] kind of wife. _
_ _ _ She [G#] said it's a hard time for us all to be some kind [C#] of wife.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now it's a [F#] hard [B] time.
_ _ [F#] It's a hard time.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] Now it's a hard [B] time.
_ _ [E] [A] It's a [B] hard [F#] time.
_ _ [A] It's a [B] hard [F#] time.
_ _ [A] It's a [B] hard [F#] time. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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