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One ^Dman^G do^Des his work^G Hes ^Dnot sati^Gsfied not at a^Dll ^G Feel^Ds l^Gike that hes b^Deing used ^G His ^Dself respec^Gt starts t^Do fall ^G His ^Dfrus^Gtrat^Dion runs very very ^Ghigh He t^Dakes it out on the^G ones he ^Dloves ^G Because ^Dits safe [It's^G safe] and who ^Dthey g^Gonna te^Dll? And he ^Ghates that cold^A bloodedness that runs^D inside

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^DOh yes Its hard ^Gtimes [hard ^Atimes], for an ^Dhonest man [honest man] ^GVery very ^Avery hard ^Dtimes Hard t^Gimes [hard t^Aimes], for an h^Donest man [honest man] ^GVery very ^Avery hard ^Dtimes

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^DSister^G [Sist^Der],shes got a lot of pride [lotta p^Gride] You ^Dcan see i^Gt when she w^Dalks into the ^Groom But ^Dshes young [She'^Gs young]and^D shes unawar^Ge What^D a bruta^Gl world can do to y^Dou ^G So s^Dhe l^Goves^D a man, who lies li^Gke a dog ^DTears he^Gr little ^Dworld al^Gl apart So ^Dthe wal^Gls go up for the res^Dt of her ^Gdays^D And the^Gre ain't no man ^Acan touch this ^Dgirls heart

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So we wa^Dlk from the ^Gfront porch to ^Dthe back yar^Gd Just to ^Dlaugh and say^G hello and say^D goodbye ^G But some ^Ddays are hard^G, like a soldi^Ders steel-toed^G boots^D And the^G rent we pay to ^Astay here gets high^Der

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Intro 'til fade... Questions, comments, insults..BlindTerry333

John Mellencamp - Hard times for an honest man