City and Colour - Hard to be

^AmYou've heard the story^Em you know ho^Fw it goes ^{C Dm}Once upon a ^Amgarden we were lovers with n^Fo clothes ^Em

^AmFresh from the s^Emoil we were beautiful ^Fand true ^{C Dm}In control of our emoti^Amons till we ate the p^Foison fruit ^Em

^FHard to be^{C Dm}Hard to ^Ambe ^FHard to be ^C A ^Dmdecent Human being ^Am

Wait just a minute ^Em You e^Fxpect me to believ^Ce

^Dmthat all this misb^Amehaving grew from ^Fone enchanted tree ^{Em Am}And helpless to ^Emfight it we should all be s^Fatisfied ^C

^DmWith the magical exp^Amlanation for why the liv^Fing die ^Em And why it's

^FHard to be ^{C Dm}Hard to ^Ambe ^FHard to be ^C A de^Dmcent Human ^Ambeing

^DmChildbirth is pai^Gnful toil ^Cto grow our food ^{F Dm}Ignorance made us hungry ^G

^CInformation made us no good ^F Every ^Dmburden misunderstood ^Em

^AmI swung my ta^Emssel to the left side ^Fof my cap ^C Knowing a^Dmfter graduati^Amon there would be no going bac^Fk ^Em

an^Amd no congratula^Emtions from my faithful f^Family ^C some of ^Dmwhom are already ^Amfasting to intercede for ^Fme ^Em

^FHard to be ^{C Dm}Hard to ^Ambe ^FHard to be ^{C Dm}A decent human^Am being