Hard, Ain't It Hard

Woody Guthrie

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G#There is a house in this old town,
 And tC#hat's where my true love lays aroEbund.
 And he taG#kes other women right dC#own on his knee
 And he tG#ells them a tEbale he won't tell G#me.
 It's hG#ard and it's hard, ain't it hC#ard
 To loG#ve one that never did love yEbou?
 It's hG#ard, and it's hard, ain't it hC#ard, great God,
 To lG#ove one that neEbver will be trG#ue

First time I seen my true love

He was walkin' by my door.

The next time I saw his false hearted smile

He was layin' dead and cold on floor.

Don't go to drinkin' or to gamblin',

Don't go there your sorrows to drown.

That hard-liquor place is a low-down disgrace,

It's the meanest old place in this town