Written by Joe South
Intro: G Am D G G Am D GG Am D G All of my hard times soon be over G Am D G All of my hard times soon be overVerse 1:
G I've been pushed and I've been shoved C Cm Been put down by the people I love G I've been hurt and I've been scorned C Cm At times I wished I'd never been born, butG Am D G All of my hard times soon be over G Am D G All of my hard times soon be overVerse 2:
G I was raised in a two-room shack C Cm The only thing I owned was hangin' on my back G Been in trouble, thrown in jail C Cm I had nobody to draw my bail, butG Am D G All of my hard times soon be over G Am D G All of my hard times soon be overBridge:
F C G Hard times (Lord, have mercy on me) F C G Hard times (Help, help, help me somebody) F C G Blamed the whole world for the shape I was in F C G But I was too blind to see F C G That my worst enemy was under my skin F C G It was meVerse 3:
G I've been lost but now I'm found C Cm There ain't no way to keep a good man down G You came along and took my hand C Cm And now I feel like born natural man, butG Am D G All of my hard times soon be over G Am D G All of my hard times soon be over G Am D G All of my hard times soon be over G Am D G All of my hard times soon be over
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