Am  D   Am  D

[1st Verse]
Am         D
Bad times, something's wrong
Am            D
Money's gone, I'm on my own
Am                          D
Can't stay, there's nothing here
Am     D          E
Been a hard, hard year

[2nd Versse]
Am           D
First month, snows came
Am             D
Put me in bed, couldn't work the same
Am          D
Job's gone, bills are here
Am     D          E
Been a hard, hard year

[Bridge]
F#m
I look on the bad side of life
F#m
I lose heart then I want to die
D                             F#m
So I've got to get back on my feet
D                            N.C.
And prove to myself I'm a man

[Guitar Solo]
Am   D   Am   D
Am   D   Am   D    E

[Bridge]
F#m
I hope that the bad times are gone
F#m
It's been work, but I think that I've won
D
Now I'm happy
                                F#m
And I'll never be that way again
D                                N.C.
No, I'll never be that way again

[3rd Verse]
Am           D
Snow's gone, spring's here
Am                  D
Won't happen twice, I've seen my way clear
Am               D
Everyone's paid, got no one to fear
Am     D           E
Been a hard, hard year

[Outro]
Am     D           E     A
Been a hard, hard year