C
Some kids born with a silver spoon
                          C7
I guess that I was born a little too soon
     F                               C
Hard knocks all I ever knew was hard knocks
                                 G7
And I'm telling you I said you'd better beware
           F                  C
Cause I've had my share (hard knocks)

[Verse 2]

Some kids born as rich as a king
                         C7
But I was born without a doggone thing
     F                               C
Hard knocks all I ever knew was hard knocks
                                 G7
And I'm telling you I said you'd better beware
           F                  C
Cause I've had my share (hard knocks)

[Chorus]
  F
I walked a million miles I bet
C
Tired and hungry and cold and wet
  F
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
     D7                    G7
From New York City down to Mexico

[Verse 3]
C
Some kids born fancy free
                  C7
Nobody never gave nothing to me
    F                                    C
But hard knocks all I ever knew was hard knocks
                                 G7
And I'm telling you I said you'd better beware
           F                  C
Cause I've had my share (hard knocks)

[Repeat]

[Outro]
             G7
I said you'd better beware
           F                  C
Cause I've had my share (hard knocks)
             G7
I said you'd better beware
           F                    C     F  C
Cause I've had my share of hard knocks