Capo: 6 Tuning: E A D G B E

Note: "Hard Times" features Gillian Welch on banjo. This arrangement focuses on David Rawlings' guitar accompaniment to the track. Capo 6 [Intro] G G/F# [Verse 1]

There was a ^Em7Camptown m^Dan, used to p^Clow and s^Ging ^Em7He loved that ^Dmule and the ^Cmule loved ^Ghim When the ^Em7day got ^Dlong as it ^Cdoes about ^Gnow ^Em7I'd hear him s^Dinging to his ^Cmuley-^Gcow ^Gsus4

^GCalling, "Come on my ^Gsus4sweet old g^Girl ^Gsus4 ^GI'd bet the ^Gsus4whole damn w^Gorld ^Gsus4 ^GWe're gonna ^Dmake it ^Gyet to the ^Cend of the ^Drow"

[Chorus]

Singing "^Em7Hard times^D ain't gonna^C rule my ^Gmind ^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my m^Gind, Bessie ^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my ^Dmind no more^G"

[Chorus-to-Verse Interlude] G G/F# [Verse 2]

Said it's a ^Em7mean old ^Dworld, ^Cheavy in ^Gneed ^Em7That big mach^Dine is just ^Cpicking up ^Gspeed They were ^Em7supping on ^Dtears, they were ^Csupping on ^Gwine ^Em7We all get to ^Dheaven in our ^Cown sweet ^Gtime ^Gsus4

^GSo come all you ^Gsus4Asheville b^Goys ^Gsus4 and t^Gurn up your ^Gsus4old-time no^Gise ^Gsus4 And ^Gkick 'til the ^Ddust comes ^Gup from the ^Ccracks in the ^Dfloor

[Chorus]

Singing "^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my m^Gind, brother ^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my m^Gind ^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my ^Dmind no more^G"

G G/F# Em7 D C G [Verse 3]

But the ^Em7Camptown ^Dman, he doesn't ^Cplow no m^Gore ^Em7I seen him w^Dalking down to the ^Csuperette s^Gtore Guess he ^Em7lost that ^Dnag and he for^Cgot that ^Gsong ^Em7Woke up one m^Dorning and the ^Cmule was ^Ggone ^Gsus4

^GSo come on, you ^Gsus4ragtime k^Gings ^Gsus4 And c^Gome on, you ^Gsus4dogs, and s^Ging ^Gsus4 And ^Gpick up the d^Dusty old ^Ghorn and ^Cgive it a ^Dblow

[Chorus]

Playing "^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my ^Gmind, honey ^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my m^Gind, sugar ^Em7Hard times ^Dain't gonna ^Crule my ^Dmind no more^G" ^Gsus4 ^G

Gillian Welch - Hard times