Tom: D
D A G
D A Em G
[Verse 1]
D A G A
Seems like it was just a while ago
D A G A
All of my friends and I
D A Em
Went to each other’s weddings
G A Bm
And stood by each other’s sides
A D A G A
And became brides
[Verse 2]
D A G A
But talking on the phone with Kirk today
D A G A
He said that he and Liz were through
D A Em
And by the way that things have been going
G Bm A Bm
You could say they were overdue
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F#m Bm
For every other married pair of us
F#m Bm
Had already split in two
Em G
Each of us turning out lights alone
Bm A
Or sleeping with someone new
A
Ain’t it true
[Chorus]
D A Em G
These are Hard Times For Lovers
Bm A Em
Everyone wants to be free
D A Em G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm A
Everyone’s singing
G Bm A G
I got to be me,
D
Without you
[Interlude]
D A G
D A G
[Verse 3]
D A G A
Now, honey, I’m supposed to tell you
D A G A
I’ve got to live for today
D A Em
And don’t you see it is my lifetime
G Bm A Bm
I’ve got to live it my own way
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#m Bm
But lately I can’t help thinking
F#m Bm
I reap what I sow
Em G
For all of my holy freedom
Bm A
What have I got to show
A
I don’t know
[Chorus]
D A Em G
These are Hard Times For Lovers
Bm A Em
Everyone wants to be free
D A Em G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm A
Everyone’s singing
G Bm A G
I got to be me,
D
Without you
[Instrumental]
D A G A
D A Em D/F# G A
[Outro]
D A Em G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm A Em A
Everyone wants to be free
D A Em G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm A
Everyone’s singing,
G Bm G
I got to be me
D A G
Without you
D A G
Without you
D
Without you
