hard times for an honest man - John Mellencamp Tabbed by: Max Olsson Email: mxozzon@passagen.se (During the verse the guitar is changing between E and A) Verse: One man does his work Hes not satisfied not at all Feels like that hes being used His self respect starts to fall His frustration Runnin very very high he takes it out On the ones he loves, because its safe And who they gonna tell

And he ^Ahates that cold-^Bbloodedness ^EThat runs inside

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^EOh yes Its hard ^Atimes (hard ^Btimes), for an ^Ehonest man (honest man) ^AVery very ^Bvery hard ^Etimes Hard ^Atimes (hard ^Btimes), for an ^Ehonest man (honest man) ^AVery very ^Bvery hard ^Etimes

Verse: Sister (sister), Shes got a lot of pride You can see it when she walks into the room But shes young (shes young) And shes unaware Of what a brutal world can do to you So she loves a man He lies like a dog Tears her little world all apart So the walls go up For the rest of her days

And the^Are aint no man c^Ban touch this ^EGirls heart

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Verse: So we walk From the front porch to the back yard Just to laugh and say hello and Say goodbye But some days are hard, like a Soldiers steel-toed boots

And the^A rent we pay to ^Bstay here ^EGets high

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John Mellencamp - Hard times for an honest man