Long Hard Life Chords
by Blue Rodeo
Long Hard Life by Blue Rodeo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, C, F, Dm, Eb, Am and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Bb C F
Bb C F
Bb C Dm
Eb C
verse 1
Bb C F
Never mind what's wrong
Bb C F
You did what you did now the damage is done
Bb C Dm
You're living in your head so the days seem long
Eb C
Get no peace until the sun goes down
Bb C F
Maybe you could run away
Bb C F
Find a new city, start a brand new day
Bb C Dm
No more rumors, no debts to pay
Eb C
What's the use in staying here anyway
F C Dm Am
I know it's a long hard life
Bb Gm
Trying to make your way back home
C Bb C Dm Am
I hope someday you can rest your head
Bb Gm Bb C Dm
'Cuz I don't like to see you, I don't like to see you down
Interlude Bb C F
verse 2
Bb C F
I wonder what you'll say
Bb C F
When you meet the ones that you pushed out of the way
Bb C Dm
Some things fade, but some wounds stay
Eb C
It gets a little closer to you every day
F C Dm Am
I know it's a long hard life
Bb Gm
Trying to make your way back home
C Bb C Dm Am
I hope someday you can rest your head
Bb Gm Bb C Dm
'Cuz I don't like to see you, I don't like to see you down
Bridge
Gm C Am
Maybe you could let this thing just die
Dm C Gm C Am
Oh, oh, oh If you could only hold your tongue awhile
Instrumental
Bb C F
Bb C F
Bb C Dm
Eb C
verse 3
Bb C F
I wonder how this ends
Bb C F
You lying on the floor with your head in your hands
Bb C Dm
Everybody gone but a few close friends
Eb C
Think you'll have the nerve to still pretend
F C Dm Am
I know it's a long hard life
Bb Gm
Trying to make your way back home
C Bb C Dm Am
I hope someday you can rest your head
Bb Gm Bb C Dm
'Cuz I don't like to see you, I don't like to see you down