Gillian Welch - Hard times

There was a ^AmCamptown ^Em7man who used to p^Flow and ^Csing ^Am He loved that ^Em7mule and the^F mule loved h^Cim When the ^Amday got ^Em7long as it ^Fdoes about ^Cnow ^Am I'd hear him ^Em7singing to his^F muley cow^{C C}

Calling ^Ccome on my ^Csweet old ^Cgirl ^{Csus4 C}I?d bet the ^Cwhole damn ^Cworld ^{Csus4 C}We?re gonna m^Fake it ^Cyet to the ^Amend of the ^G7row ^{G7 Gsus4 G}

Singing ^Amhard time^Em7s ain?t gonna ^Frule my mind^{C Am}Hard times^Em7 ain?t gonna ^Frule my mind^C, Bessie ^AmHard times^Em7 ain?t gonna ^Frule^F? my ^G7mind^G7 No mor^Ce ^{C Cmaj7 Cmaj7}

He said it's a ^Ambig old^Em7 world, ^Fheavy in ne^Ced ^Am That big ma^Em7chine is just a-p^Ficking up ^Cspeed We're ^Amsupping on te^Em7ars and we're ^Fsupping on wi^Cne ^Am But we all get to ^Em7heaven in our^F own sweet ^Ctime ^Csus4

S^Co come on you ^CAsheville ^Cboys ^Csus4 T^Curn up your ^Cold time n^Coise ^{Csus4 C}Kick till the d^Fust comes u^Cp from the ^Amcracks in the ^G7floor ^{G7 Gsus4 G}

Singing ^Amhard time^Em7s ain?t gonna ^Frule my mind^{C Am}Hard times^Em7 ain?t gonna ^Frule my mind^C, brother ^AmHard times^Em7 ain?t gonna ^Frul^Fe? my m^Gsus4ind ^G No mor^Ce ^{C Cmaj7 Cmaj7}

But the ^AmCamptown m^Em7an he doesn't ^Fplow no ^Cmore ^Am I seen him ^Em7walking down to the ^Fsuperette s^Ctore Guess he ^Amlost that ^Em7nag and he for^Fgot that so^Cng ^Am Woke up one ^Em7morning and the^F mule was g^Cone ^C

So ^Ccome all ye ^Cragtime ^Ckings ^{Csus4 C}Come on you ^Cdogs that ^Csing ^{Csus4 C} Pick up your ^Fdusty old ^Chorn and ^Amgive it a ^G7blow ^{G7 Gsus4 G}

Singing ^Amhard time^Em7s ain?t gonna ^Frule my mind^{C Am}Hard times^Em7 ain?t gonna ^Frule my mind^C, sugar ^AmHard times^Em7 ain?t gonna ^Frule? my ^G7mind ^G7 No m^Core ^C