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Hard at Play - Huey Lewis and the News - 1991 1. Build Me Up 2. It Hit Me Like a Hammer 3. Attitude 4. He Don't Know 5. Couple Days Off 6. That's Not Me 7. We Should Be Making Love 8. Best of Me 9. Do You Love Me, Or What? 10. Don't Look Back 11. Time Ain't Money 1. Build Me Up [Intro] D5 x4 G A C G D5 [Verse]

^D5Don’t try to tell me why ^FYou just ^Gcan’t get ^D5enough of me ^D5So fine, so unkind ^FI can ^Gtell that you^D5’re using me ^AYou just using me^C ^G ^A ^AYou know what you do to me

[Chorus]

^Csus4You just build me up ^D5And then you let me down Make you feel like ^Ga man ^A5And treat ^Cme li^Gke a clow^D5n

^D5So strong, but you’re so wrong ^FShould’v^Ge known it ^D5all along ^D5So nice, like paradise ^FI got thi^Gs feeling I’ll ^D5be paying twice ^APaying twice today^C ^G ^A ^AI’ll be paying for the rest of my life ^G ^D ^A ^AThat ain’t nice

[Chorus]

^Csus4You just build me up ^D5And then you let me down Make you feel like ^Ga man ^A5And treat ^Cme li^Gke a clow^D5n

[Bridge]

^GGot me hangin’ ^GOn a string ^GUp and down I go^A ^D ^GYou got me actin’ ^GLike a toy ^CYou got the remote ^Acontrol yea, yea

[Solo] D5 D5 F G D5 x2 G A C G D5 D5 [Verse]

^D5Well, well, but I can tell ^Fyou go^Gt me fishing a^D5 wishing well. ^D5How long can this go on? ^FI'm ge^Gttin' tired of^D5 the same old song. ^ATired of the song, baby ^C ^G ^AIt's been goin' on much ^Gto^Do long. ^AIt's the same old song.

[Chorus]

^Csus4You just build me up ^D5And then you let me down Make you feel like ^Ga man ^A5And treat ^Cme li^Gke a clow^D5n You just ^Cbuild ^Gme up ^D5And then you let me down Make you feel like ^Ga man ^A5And treat ^Cme li^Gke a clow^D5n

^GDon't, no baby ^ADo^Cn'^Gt ^D5you build me up, baby ^GDon't you do it, ^A d^Con^G't^D5 you build me up ^GHey ^ADo^Cn'^Gt ^D5you build me up. ^D5

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. It Hit Me Like A Hammer [Intro] E E A6 B E A6 B E [Verse]

^A6I don'^Bt lik^Ee to worry ^A6About ^Bno on^Ee else ^A6I like^B to b^Ee, you kno^Aw alone and free ^A6I'm ha^Bppy b^Ey myself, ^Ayea^Eh

[Pre-Chorus]

^CBut here ^Gcomes this ^Dgirl, ^Cwoh ^Gyeah ^DI've seen^C 'em all ar^Gound t^Che w^Gorld ^DShe looks^C into me ^Bsus4Looks right thro^Asus2ugh me

[Chorus]

^ADon't you know it hit me like a ^Ehammer ^A ^AHit me like a ton ^Eof lead ^A ^AYou know it hit me like a ^Ehammer ^A ^AYou know it hit me, ^Aba^Aby^E ^B

[Verse]

^A6I told^B myse^Elf to take it easy ^A6'Caus^Be th^Eis won't last long ^A6A day^B or t^Ewo I'll be back^A in love ^A6And s^Bhe'l^El be long gone^A, y^Eeah

[Pre-Chorus]

^CBut then ^Gshe caught ^Dmy eye^C, wo^Gh yeah ^DI knew th^Cat it was a^Gll a l^Cie ^G ^DI started^C shakin' ^Bsus4My heart was bre^Asus2akin'

[Chorus]

^ADon't you know it hit me like a ^Ehammer ^A ^AHit me like a ton of lead ^E ^A ^AYou know it hit me like a hammer^E ^A ^AYou know it hit me, ^Aba^Aby^E ^B

[Bridge]

And now I ^Dcan't stop ^Athis feelin' I got, I wanna ^Eknow ^A ^E ^A ^E ^A ^E 'Cause there's ^Dno time to ^Amake up my mind ^BYou shocked me, ^Bnow you've got me ^BIf you really want me

[Solo] A A E E A A [Pre-Chorus]

^CBut here ^Gcomes this ^Dgirl ^C ^G ^DI've seen^C 'em all ar^Gound t^Che w^Gorld ^DShe looked ^Cinto me ^Bsus4Looked right thro^Asus2ugh me

[Chorus]

^ADon't you know it hit me like a ^Ehammer ^A ^AHit me like a ton of lead ^E ^A ^AYou know it hit me like a hammer^E ^A ^AYou know it hit me, ^Aba^Aby^E ^B

^BShocked me, now you've got ^Ame^A ^E ^B [Chorus] ^AYou know it hit me like a hammer^E ^A ^AYou know it hit me like a hammer^E ^A ^AHit me like a five pound sledge ^E ^A ^AYou know it hit me, baby ^E ^A ^AYou know it hit me like a hammer^E ^A

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Attitude [Intro] Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 Gm7 x2

^Gm7I don't need no money ^Gm7'cause I've got attitude ^Gm7enough to show you a good time, honey ^Gm7And that's what I'm about to do You found your ^C5diamond in the rough, ba^D5by and ^C5I'm about to tell you why^D5

[Chorus]

^Gm7'Cause I got everything ^Gm7that attitude can buy ^Gm7I can get you anything ^Gm7that attitude can buy^Am7 ^Gm7 ^Am7 ^Gm7 ^Gm7Cruisin' down the avenue ^Gm7Stylin' in my new suit ^Gm7foot on the accelerator ^Gm7see you later ^Gm7I got everything ^Gm7that attitude can bu^Am7y ^Gm7 ^Am7 ^Gm7

[Verse]

^Gm7Cut in lines at the night clubs ^Gm7all the doormen let me slide ^Gm7I get the very best table by the bandstand ^Gm7They play my favorite songs as soon as I arrive ^C5Treat all the ladies like la^D5dies ^C5they know I'm an up-and-up g^D5uy

[Chorus]

^Gm7'Cause I got everything ^Gm7that attitude can buy ^Gm7I can get you anything ^Gm7that attitude can buy^Am7 ^Gm7 ^Am7 ^Gm7 ^Gm7Rappin' to the young men ^Gm7it's kinda hard to understand ^Gm7got a pair of alligators ^Gm7see you later ^Gm7I got everything ^Gm7that attitude can ^Am7buy.^Gm7...h^Am7orns^Gm7

[Solo] Am7 Gm7 Gm7 x4 Am7 Gm7 Am7

^Gm7I got everything that attitude can buy ^Gm7I can get you anything that attitude can ^Am7buy ^Gm7 ^Am7 ^Gm7 ^Gm7Talkin' on my car phone ^Gm7send and send till you get home ^Gm7meet me in the elevator ^Gm7see you later

[Chorus]

^Gm7'Cause I got everything ^Gm7that attitude can buy ^Gm7I can get you anything ^Gm7that attitude can buy^Am7 ^Gm7 ^Am7 ^Gm7

^Gm7I got everything ^Gm7that attitude can buy ^Gm7I can get you anything ^Gm7that attitude can buy^Am7 ^Gm7 ^Am7 ^Gm7

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. He Don't Know [Intro]

^GHe^C took your l^Gove ^GBut it's still mi^Amne ^GHe ^Ctook all the things that I loved best ^GBut you still ain't got happiness ^Am

[Verse]

^CGave you everything ^Ggirl money can ^Am7buy ^CHe's a real big spen^Gder and a gener^Am7ous guy ^Dm7You gave up on me, ^Em7can't understand ^Dm7Deep down inside girl, ^FI'm still the man

[Chorus]

^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) He don't know ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) He don't know ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) But I do ^F ^BbYou know I do....^Gsus4yeah ^G

[Verse]

^CI passed your house tod^Gay ^Am7I took it real hard ^CThere was a brand new Merce^Gdes ^Am7Parked right in front of your yard ^Dm7He buys you things from A^Em7 to Z ^Dm7But no one, no one can satisfy ^Fyou like me

[Chorus]

^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) He don't know ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) He don't know ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) But I do ^F ^BbYou know I ^Gsus4do ^G

[Bridge]

^FYo^Cu had the world ^FBu^Ct you wanted more ^FBu^Ct nothin' can be better than ^Fwhat ^Cyou had before ^G ^Am7But you still got a chance to let him^G go ^Am7 ^G ^Am7 ^F ^Bb

[Verse]

^CGave you all of the best ^Glove One man can ^Am7give (check it out) ^CGirl, you're gonna feel it^G Just as long as I ^Am7live ^Dm7Gave you all the love ^Em7he could ^Dm7But don't you know that ^FI spoiled you too good

[Chorus]

^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) He don't know ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) He don't know ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) But I do ^F ^BbYou know I do ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) He don't know what to do ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) for a girl like you ^G(He don't know what to ^Am7do for you) he will never ^Fknow ^BbNever never know like I know....repeat and fade

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Couple Days Off [Intro] E5 E5 D5 A A D5 E5 E5 D5 A A D5 E5 E5 D5 E A D Asus4 A [Verse]

^EI like my job and I don't mind the work ^E ^A ^D ^A ^EBut eleven out of twelve is bound to hur^Et ^A ^D ^A ^EThe pay's pretty good and the benefits a^Ere^A f^Din^Ae ^EBut I got a little girl and I wanna make^E h^Aer^D m^Ein^Ae ^BDon't mind telling you i get a little mad ^C#mTo get a bit ahead takes all the time I have ^DDon't misunderstand me ^DI'm not getting soft ^AAll i want is a couple days off

E5 E5 D5 A A D5 E5 E5 D5 E A D Asus4 A

^EI don't need another high song to sing ^E ^A ^D ^A ^EI don't need a shiny new diamond ring ^E ^A ^D ^A ^EI don't need to meet nobody else ^E ^A ^D ^A ^EI just need a little time for myself ^E ^A ^D ^E ^A ^B'cause I'm only human, I'm no machine ^C#mI need a little loving only you know what I mean ^DDon't misunderstand me ^DI'm not getting soft ^AAll i want is a couple days off

E5 E5 D5 A A D5

^E5Let^E5 me^D5 catch my breath ^E [Solo] G C F C G C F C x6 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 D5

[Instrumental] E5 E5 D5 A A D5

^E5Bac^E5k t^D5o the old grind E A D Asus4 A

[Verse]

^EI don't need another long coffee break ^E ^A ^D ^A ^EI've had as much coffee as a man can tak^Ee ^A ^D ^A ^EI need to change my disposition Change m^Ey ^Apo^Din^At of view ^EI need time to figure out what i want to^E d^Ao ^D ^E ^A ^BBelieve me when i tell you it gets a little rough ^C#mWe work a little harder but it never is enough ^DI'm not afraid to say ^DI'm a total loss ^AAll I want is a couple days off

[Outro] E5 E5 D5 A A D5 E5 E5 D5 A A D5 E5 E5 D5 E A D A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. That's not Me [Intro] Bb C6 x4 D7 [Verse]

^D7Must have b^D7een out of my mind ^D7Must have ^D7been a little bit crazy ^BbI had heaven in my hands and ^C6didn't even know to do with it^D7 ^D7Must have ^D7been seeing things ^D7I can't be^D7lieve the tears in my eyes ^BbAnd now all I want to do is t^C6ell you what you mean to me ^D7

[Pre Chorus]

^BbNever been one ^Cfor crying ^Bbdon't waste time^C on jealousy ^BbNever even th^Cought about holdi^Bbng on till it happene^Cd to me, yes it ha^G5ppened to me

[Chorus]

^D7That's not me. ^GDon'^D7t look like me ^GDon'^D7t walk like me when you'r^Bbe ou^C6t together ^D7That's not me ^GDon^D7t act the same way ^GAin^D7't got the same thing ^BbHe do^C6n't love you l^Gm7ike I ^D7do ^Dsus4 ^D7

[Verse]

^D7I must have^D7 been driving too hard ^D7doing ninet^D7y in a thirty-five zone ^Bband now everything I do desig^C6ned to get you back to me ^D7 ^D7You know, w^D7alking through stone ^D7breathing ^D7under water ^Bbis easier than trying to shak^C6e a memory ^D7

[Pre Chorus]

^BbNever been one ^Cfor crying ^Bbdon't waste time^C on jealousy ^BbNever even tho^Cught about holdin^Bbg on till it happene^Cd to me, yes it ha^G5ppened to me

[Chorus]

[Solo] F7 Fsus4 F7 Db Eb x2 [Interlude] Bb C6 x3 [Pre Chorus]

^BbNever been one ^Cfor crying ^Bbdon't waste time^C on jealousy ^BbNever even thou^Cght about holding^Bb on till it happened ^Cto me, yes it happ^G5ened to me

[Chorus]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. We Should Be Making Love [Intro] A A [Verse]

^AWe’ve been friends forever Looking for the same thing ^ATrue love can be so hard to find ^A6Maybe we’ve been looking In all the wrong places ^Em7Cause we keep coming back ^Ghere everytime

^Dsus2Talking to each other ^D6Comparing our heartaches ^Dmaj7Confessing the ways we long ^G7to be satisfied

^Bm7Maybe there’s^A something going on here ^Dsus2Maybe there’s somethi^Ang here for you an^Ed me

[Chorus]

^CWe sho^Em7uld be makin^Amg love Instead of wasting ^Dm7time with ^Gsomeone else ^CWe sho^Em7uld be makin^Amg love Instead of going ho^Dm7me all by ^Gourselves

[Verse]

^AOh, now I’ve told you I want to be your lover ^AWhy don’t we discover Where we go from here ^A6I don’t want no other Do you feel it too ^Em7Everytime we^G get together

^Dsus2Telling our stories ^D6Comparing our heartaches ^Dmaj7Confessing the ways we long^F6 to be satisfied

[Chorus]

^CWe sho^Em7uld be makin^Amg love Instead of wasting ^Dm7time with ^Gsomeone else ^CWe sho^Em7uld be makin^Amg love Instead of going ho^Dm7me all by ^Gourselves

^Am ^G Should be ma^Fking love^F. [Solo] A A A6 Em7 G

^Dsus2Telling our stories ^D6Comparing our heartaches ^Dmaj7Confessing the ways we long ^G7to be satisfied

^Bm7I know there’s^A something going on here ^Dsus2You know it’s so obvi^Aous to see ^E

[Chorus]

^CWe sho^Em7uld be maki^Amng love Instead of wasting ^Dm7time with ^Gsomeone else ^CWe sho^Em7uld be makin^Amg love Instead of going ho^Dm7me all by ^Gourselves...repeat and fade

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Best of Me [Intro] Em D A x3 [Verse]

^AI've been trying to fo^Drget you girl ^EmSince you put me ^Ddown ^AI hear you're working on the^D same thing too ^Em7All over this t^Down But we end ^Cup right back in ^Bmthe middle Of a ^Clove that's tried ^Bmand true ^D#dimBaby if we t^Ary, t^C#ry just a ^F#m7little You will ^B7see How true I want ^Dto be to you

[Chorus]

^AYou know you always get ^C#m7the best of me ^Bm7I'm as helpless as a ^Dman can be ^C#m7Try me baby ^F#myou will see ^Bm7Forget about the ^Arest You'll ^Calways get the ^Dbest of me.

Em D A [Verse]

^AI've tried every^D trick I know ^EmI drank myself dumb and ^Dblind I've tried to ^AMary Lou you ^DPeggy Sue you ^EmRight out of my ^Dmind As hard as I've ^Ctried I just ne^Bmver get it 'Cause the ^Cfeelings much ^Bmtoo strong ^D#dimBaby give my h^Aeart but t^C#ho' I can't^F#m7 let it slip ^B7away I've got to get you ^Dback to where you belong

[Chorus]

^AYou know you always get ^C#m7the best of me ^Bm7I'm as helpless as a ^Dman can be ^C#m7Try me baby ^F#myou will see ^Bm7Forget about the ^Arest You'll ^Calways get the ^Dbest of me.

[Solo] Em D A x2 Bm7 C#7 [Bridge]

^F#m7Hear me baby ^EWe can see that ^Dsus4You know I ^Dlove you and I ^Aknow you feel th^C#e same way ^F#mC'mon back girl ^Asus2You can miss ya' ^CI've got lovin' that'll ^Dmake you know

[Chorus]

^AYou know you always get ^C#m7the best of me ^Bm7I'm as helpless as a ^Dman can be ^C#m7Try me baby ^F#myou will see ^Bm7Forget about the ^Arest You'll ^Calways get the b^Dest of me.

A C#m7 Bm7 D x3

^C#m7Try me baby ^F#myou will see ^Bm7Forget about the ^Arest You'll ^Calways get the b^Dest of me.

A D C#m7 Bm7 D...Repeat and fade ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Do You Love Me, Or What? [Intro] D7sus4 [Verse]

^D9I don't care if you go out dancin' ^D9freakin' like a fool ^D9pretending that you're on the scene ^G9I don't care what you're wearin' ^D9but its so tiny, baby makes me want to scream ^AI don't need a little time to be ^Bmon my ^Gown ^ADon't need a crowded house with n^Em7obody h^Gome ^AThe world's too tough to face alo^Bmne ^C

[Chorus]

So do you love me or what?^D7 Do you love me or what?^D7 You're just breakin' me^D7 up Do you love me or what?^D9

[Verse]

^D9I don't need my record collection ^D9No house in Hollywood ^D9to put my system in ^G9I don't need just another possession ^D9'cause what I'm looking for is loyal through thick in thin ^ADon't need a ring, shiny thing ca^Bmuse th^Gat's no proof ^AWhat you feel is much more real, ^Em7that's ^Gthe truth ^AThat's why I'm standin' here aski^Bmng you^C

[Chorus]

do you love me or what? ^D7 Do you love me or what?^D7 You're just breakin' me^D7 up Do you love me or what?^D9

[Solo] D D G Em7 Em x3

^DD7^D x^Gm78 ^Em7 ^Em7 [Pre Chorus] ^AI don't need a little time to be ^Bmon my ^Gown ^ADon't need a crowded house with n^Em7obody h^Gome ^AThe world's too tough to face alo^Bmne ^C

[Chorus]

So do you love me or what?^D7 Do you love me or what?^D7 You're just breakin' me^D7 up Do you love me or what?^D9

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Don't Look Back [Intro] G G7 C G G G7 C F G G7 C G G G7 C F F C [Verse]

^GWoman left for another man ^FTook you’re car and your Steely Dan ^GIf it weren’t for that I wouldn’t have no luck ^FSo low down^C, it ^Flooks ^Glike it’s u^Cp There’s only one thing to^G d^Co ^C ^G ^C

[Chorus]

^GKeep on walking^G7 and don^C’t look bac^Gk ^GHead on down to the^G7 chicken ^Csh^Fack ^GGo and act l^G7ike a m^Cania^Gc ^GKeep on walking and ^G7don’t lo^Cok ^Fbac^Fk ^C ^F

[Verse]

^GHad a little trouble with a guy at work ^FGot a great big mouth for a little jerk ^GGot a lot of bills one check won’t pay ^FAnd a love ^Cthat’^Fs real^G is fading ^Caway There’s only one thing to^G d^Co ^C ^G ^C

[Chorus]

^GKeep on walking^G7 and don^C’t look bac^Gk ^GHead on down to the^G7 sugar sh^Cac^Fk ^GGo and act l^G7ike a m^Cania^Gc G G7 C G F

[Bridge]

^CKeep on walking and don’t loo^Gk back Don’t you just sing the blues ^CKeep on walking and never lo^Gok back Put on your walking shoes ^CKeep on walking and don’t loo^Gk back Never look back ^Am7Just chalk it up to hist^Gory ^CSet^C your^Gsel^Cf free

[Solo] G C Dm F Bb C C G C Dm Bb F [Chorus]

^GKeep on walking^G7 and don^C’t look bac^Gk ^GHead on down to the^G7 chicken ^Csh^Fack ^GGo and act l^G7ike a m^Cania^Gc ^N.CKeep on rockin' and don't look back

[Outro] G G7 C G C G Dm7 Am7 G G G7 C G C Bb F B G Dm7 Am7.repeat and fade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Time Ain't Money [Verse]

^AIf money is the root of all evil ^AI’d like to be a bad, bad man ^ACause I’m sittin’ here ^AWith nothing but time ^ATrying to make you understand

^GMy love for you is as good as gold ^ABut I ain’t got but one dime ^GIf I could just get out of this soul ^EBaby we could ^Dhave a good ^Atime

^AMan said time was on my side ^AHe never knew me that well ^ACause I’ve got plenty of time on my hands ^ATime ain’t easy to sell

^GIf I could just get a little bit ahead ^AThink of the things we could do ^GI’d take your tiny little hand in mine ^ESpend a lot of ^Dmoney on ^Ayou

[Chorus]

^GBut time ai^Dn’t mo^Aney ^GYou know it^D’s a s^Ahame ^GTime ain’t ^Dmoney ^A ^GUnfortune t^Dhang ^A ^GTime ain’t ^Dmoney ^A ^GYou know it^D’s a b^Aitch ^GIf time was^D money^A ^GI’d already^D be ri^Ach

[Verse]

^ASuppose to be a check at the union ^AIf only I could pick it up ^AI got hit with some bad family shit ^AIt looks like I’m out of luck

^GI could be a very rich man ^ABaby you know that its true ^GIf I had a dime for every minute of time ^EI spent ^Dthinking of ^Ayou

[Chorus]

[Solo] E A D E A E A D E A G D A G D A G D A G D A [Verse]

^AIf money is the root of all evil ^AI’d like to be a bad, bad man ^ACause I’m sittin’ here ^AWith nothing but time ^ATrying to make you understand

^GMy love for you is as good as gold ^ABut I ain’t got but one dime ^GIf I could just get out of this soul ^EBaby we could ^Dhave a good ^Atime

[Chorus]

^GBut time ai^Dn’t mo^Aney ^GYou know it^D’s a s^Ahame ^GTime ain’t ^Dmoney ^A ^GUnfortune t^Dhang ^A ^GTime ain’t ^Dmoney ^A ^GYou know it^D’s a b^Aitch ^GIf time was ^Em7money ^D ^A ^G ^A ^GBut time ai^Dn’t mo^Aney ^GYou know it^D’s a s^Ahame ^GTime ain’t ^Dmoney ^A ^GUnfortune t^Dhang ^A ^GTime ain’t ^Dmoney ^A ^GYou know it^D’s a b^Aitch ^GIf time was ^Em7money ^D ^A ^GI’d already be rich ^A

[Outro] A

Huey Lewis & the News - Hard at play