This is a traditional song. It was on Bob Dylan's 1992 album 'Good As I Been To You'. I
Johnny Cash plays the same version as Bob Dylan.
Intro: C,C C, F F C, F
C,F,C,F,C
C
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears
F C
While we all sup sorrow with the poor.
C
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears,
F C
Oh, hard times, come again no more.
C
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary.
C F C
Hard times, hard times, come again no more.
C
Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
F C
Oh, hard times, come again no more.
Intro solo
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C
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay.
F C
There are frail forms fainting at the door.
C
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say.
F C
Oh, hard times, come again no more.
D C
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary.
C F C
Hard times, hard times, come again no more.
C F C
Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
C
Oh, hard times, come again no more.
Intro solo
C F C
There's pale drooping maiden who foils her life away
C
With a worn out heart, whose better days are o'er.
C
Though her voice it would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
F C
Oh, hard times, come again no more.
D C
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary.
F C C
Hard times, hard times, come again no more.
C
Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
F C
Oh, hard times, come again no more.
Intro solo
D F C
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary.
F C
Hard times, hard times, come again no more.
F C
Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door.
F C
Oh, hard times, come again no more.
Intro solo
Enjoy!
I think Cash played the same version as Dylan does. Listen to Cash's version. It might
you then.
