Hard Times Chords

KeyFm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays685

Hard Times by Paramore is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Fm. It uses the chords Eb, Fm, Ab, Cm and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro:   
Eb Fm | Ab Cm | Eb Fm | Cm Ab   

verse 1   
Eb           Fm   
  All that I want   
Ab              Cm   
  Is to wake up fine   
Eb                  Fm   
  Tell me that I'm alright   
Cm       Ab   
  That I ain't gonna die   
Eb           Fm   
  All that I want   
Ab               Cm   
  Is a hole in the ground   
Eb                     Fm   
  You can tell me when it's alright   
Cm     Ab   
  For me to come out   

Ab Bb Cm Eb   
   
         Fm   
Hard times   
                        Cm   
Gonna make you wonder why you even try   
        Eb   
Hard times   
                         Ab   
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry   
      Fm   
These lives   
                          Cm   
And I still don't know how I even survive   
         Eb          Ab   
Hard times, Hard times   
Cm   
And I gotta get to rock bottom   

Interlude   
Eb Fm | Ab Cm | Eb Fm | Cm Ab   

verse 2   
Eb            Fm   
  I'm walking around   
Ab               Cm   
  With my little raincloud   
Eb                Fm   
  Hanging over my head   
Cm                    Ab   
  And it ain't coming down   
Eb           Fm   
  Where do I go?   
Ab                   Cm   
  Gimme some sort of sign   
Eb            Fm   
  Hit me with lightning!   
Cm                Ab   
  Maybe I'll come alive   

Ab Bb Cm Eb   
   
         Fm   
Hard times   
                        Cm   
Gonna make you wonder why you even try   
        Eb   
Hard times   
                         Ab   
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry   
      Fm   
These lives   
                          Cm   
And I still don't know how I even survive   
         Eb          Ab   
Hard times, Hard times   
Cm   
And I gotta get to rock bottom   

Bridge   
Eb   
Tell my friends I'm coming down   
    Ab   
We'll kick it when I hit the ground   
Eb   
Tell my friends I'm coming down   
         Ab   
We'll kick it when I hit the ground   
Eb   
     When I hit the ground   
Ab   
     When I hit the ground   
Eb   
     When I hit the ground   
Ab   
     When I hit the ground   

         Fm   
Hard times   
                        Cm   
Gonna make you wonder why you even try   
        Eb   
Hard times   
                         Ab   
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry   
      Fm   
These lives   
                          Cm   
And I still don't know how I even survive   
         Eb          Ab   
Hard times, Hard times   
  
         Fm   
Hard times   
                        Cm   
Gonna make you wonder why you even try   
        Eb   
Hard times   
                         Ab   
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry   
      Fm   
These lives   
                          Cm   
And I still don't know how I even survive   
         Eb          Ab   
Hard times, Hard times   

Outro   
Fm Cm Eb Ab 2x Cm   
            And I gotta get to rock bottom   


    	

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100 BPM Andante