Hard To Be A Hippie
Written by Diana Bryant, Scotty Emerick & John Scott Sherrill
Recorded by Billy Currington

(Capo on 4)

Intro.:  (G) x 8 bars

It (G)used to be that you could up and thumb a ride from Nashville to L.-(D)A.
And everyone who stopped and picked you up would get you high along the (G)way

And it (G)used to be that you could fall in and out of love in an after-(D)noon
And then fall again that evening and not think that it was happening too (G) soon

(Chorus)
But it's (G)hard to be a hippie any-(D)more
It hurts more now waking up on the (G)floor
Oh, it's still free, but it ain't easy like (C) before (C/B) (Am) (G) (Em)
It's (D)hard to be a hippie any-(G)more, fire it up boys

Solo:  |(G) |(G) |(G) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(D) |(D) |
       |(D) |(D) |(D) |(D) |(G) |(G) |(G) |(G) |

It (G)used to be just walking down the street would make the people stop and (D)stare
Now all the cowboys and the preppies and the rednecks and the yuppies have long (G)hair

But I was (G)always going places in my head and seeing things that blew my (D)mind
Now the only thing I'm trippin' on are my own two feet, trying to keep up with the (G)times
Ah yeah, you know that's right

(Chorus)
It's (G)hard to be a hippie any-(D)more
It hurts more now waking up on the (G)floor
Oh, it's still free, but it ain't easy like (C) before (C/B) (Am) (G) (Em)
It's (D)hard to be a hippie any-(G)more

(Tag)
Lord, (G)it's still free, but it ain't easy like (G) before (C/B) (Am) (G) (Em)
It's (D)hard to be a hippie any-(G)more -----