The Harder They Come Chords
by Jerry Garcia
The Harder They Come by Jerry Garcia is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F, F#, Em, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C G F G C G F F# G
Verse
G
Well they tell me of a pie up in the sky
F
Waiting for me when I die
G
But between the day you're born and when you die
F
They never seem to hear even your cry
Em
So as sure as the sun will shine
Am
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
G F C
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
G F C
Ooh the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
Verse
G
Well the officers are trying to keep me down
F
Trying to drive me underground
G
And they think that they have got the battle won
F
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
Em
So as sure as the sun will shine
Am
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
G F C
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
G F C
Ooh the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
Interlude
ooh yeah oh yeah woh yeah ooooh
C G F G C G F G C G F G C G F
Verse
G
And I keep on fighting for the things I want
F
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
G
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
F
Than living as a puppet or a slave
Em
So as sure as the sun will shine
Am
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
G F C
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
G F C
Ooh the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
Verse
G F C
Yeah, the harder they come, the harder they'll fall one and all
G F C G F C
What I say now, what I say now awww
What I say now, what I say one time
G F C
The harder they come the harder they'll fall one and all
G F D
Ooh the harder they come the harder they'll fall one and all