Hard Livin'     David Halley

(C)
Well, you can call out the sheriff and the highway patrol,
There's a fool on the highway runnin' (C7)out of control,
It's hard (F7)liquor, fast women, sure can't leave 'em be,(C)
'Cause I (G7)wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to (C)me.

Got my engines runnin', got my beer on ice,
My idea of heaven be a (C7)pair of dice.
It's (F7)seven come eleven, set this poor boy (C)free,
Yeah, I (G7)wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to (C)me.    (C7)

Yeah, I'm (F7)out on the town and messin' around,
(C) I got my mind in the lost and found.
(F7) Step inside, don't be shy,
(D7)Every pretty woman got a (G)ticket to ride.  (G+)(hold)

So won't you (C)give me a shot of high octane juice?
There ain't no cure for the (C7)honky tonk blues,
And if I (F7)come up with one, I'll have immunity,(C)
'Cause I (G7)wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to (C)me.
 - Instrumental verse, chords like verse two - 

(F7) Bright lights and Saturday night,
And I (C7)got me a twinkle in both my eyes.
(F7) My cupcake, she can shimmy and shake,
(D7)Spend more money than you'll (G)never make.  (G+)(hold)

My (C)tires are flat and I'm just out of gas,
I always swear I'll let the (C7)next one pass.
I (F7)wish that a promise didn't break so easily,(C)
You know I (G7)wish hard living didn't come so easy to (C)me. Walk on... 
 - Instrumental, bridge chords - 

So when my (C)tires are flat and I'm just out of gas,
I always swear I'll let the (C7)next one pass.
I (F7)wish that a promise didn't break so easi(C)ly,
'Cause I (G7)wish hard livin' didn't come so easy to (C)me,
Oh, naw naw, I (G7)wish hard living didn't come so easy to (C)me.(G/B)  (Am)  (G)  (C)

© David Halley, All Rights Reserved

This is Jerry Jeff Walker's version.

janhauenstein at gmx.de

www.janhauenstein.com

G+
E------3-----------
D-------4---------
G--------4---------
D---------5-------
A--x---------------
E--x---------------