Gillian Welch - Hard times

There was a ^AmCamptown ^Em7man, used to ^Fplow and^C sing ^Am And 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 And ^Cwe're gonna ^Fmake 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 m^G7ind ^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 They were ^Amsupping on te^Em7ars and they were ^Fsupping on wi^Cne ^Am But we all get to ^Em7heaven in our^F own sweet ^Ctime ^Csus4

S^Co come all you ^CAsheville ^Cboys ^Csus4 And ^Cturn up your^C old time ^Cnoise ^Csus4 And ^Ckick till the d^Fust comes ^Cup from the ^Amcracks in the ^G7floor ^{G7 Gsus4 G}

Singing ^Amhard time^Em7s ain't gonna ^Frule my m^Cind, brother ^AmHard times^Em7 ain't gonna ^Frule my mind^{C Am}Hard times^Em7 ain't gonna ^Frul^Fe my mi^Gsus4nd ^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 ^C 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}

Playing ^Amhard time^Em7s ain't gonna ^Frule my mind^C, honey ^AmHard times^Em7 ain't gonna ^Frule my mind^C, sugar ^AmHard times^Em7 ain't gonna ^Frule my m^G7ind ^G7 No m^Core ^C