Hard Times Come Again lyrics and chords by Stephen Foster.Thanks goes to Donnacha
Kavanagh for sending me this one, The sheet music notes are included. A big hit for Mary Black. Also recorded by Tommy Flemming
and by The Chieftains who's version is also included here.
Let us [C]pause in life's pleasures And [F]count its many [C]tears [F]While we [C]all sup [G]sorrow [G7]with the [C]poor There's
a [C]song that will linger For[F]ever [G]in our [Am]ears; [F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come a[G7]gain no [C]more
Chorus:
'Tis the [C]song, the sigh of the [F]wea[C]ry [C]Hard times, [F]hard [C]times,
[D9]Come a[D7]gain no [G]more [G7]Many [C]days you have [C7]ling[Gm]ered [F]around my [G]cabin [Am]door [F]Oh, [C]hard times,
[G]come [G7]again no [C]more
While we [C]seek mirth and beauty
And [F]music light and [C]gay, [F]There are [C]frail forms [G]fainting [G7]at the [C]door Though their [C]voices
are silent, Their [F]pleading [G]looks
will [Am]say [F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come a[G7]gain no [C]more
Chorus
There's [C]pale drooping maiden Who [F]toils her life [C]away, [F]With a [C]worn heart, whose [G]better [G7]days are [C]o'er Though
her [C]voice would be merry, 'tis
[F]sighing [G]all the [Am]day, [F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come a[G7]gain no [C]more
Chorus
'Tis a [C]sigh that is wafted A[F]cross the troubled [C]wave [F]Tis a [C]wail that is [G]heard up[G7]on the [C]shore Tis
a [C]dirge that is murmured A[F]round the [G]lowly [Am]grave [F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come [G7]again no [C]more
Chorus
Ending: 'Tis the [C]song,
the sigh of the [F]wea[C]ry [C]Hard times, [F]hard
[C]times, [D9]Come a[D7]gain no [G]more [G7]Many [C]days you have [C7]ling[Gm]ered [F]around my [G]cabin [Am]door [F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come [G7]again no [F]more [C]
Not much of a guitar sound here, the video is by Mary Black, Kate & Anna McGarrigle Emmylou Harris, Karen Matheson,
Rod Paterson and Rufus Wainwright. The music is mostly a botton accordion and chello but this one is really all about the
voice harmonies.
HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE 4/4 (Chieftains version) Use a capo on the 2nd fret to play along with the Chieftains
Intro:
G7-C-C-C C-G7-G-Am F-C-Am-G-G7-C –G-C. Chords worked out by Marc.
Let us [C]pause
in life's pleasures And [G]count its [G7]many [Am]tears [F]While we [C]all sup [G]sorrow [G7]with the
[C]poor -G7-C [C]There's a song that will linger For[G]ever [G7]in our [Am]ears; [F]Oh, [C]hard
times, [G]come a[G7]gain no [C]more -G7-C
Chorus 'Tis the [C]song, the sigh of the [F]wea[C]ry
Hard times, [Am]hard [D]times, [D9]Come a[D7]gain no [G]more -G7-Gsus4-G [G]Many [C]days you have lingered
[G]around my [G7]cabin [Am]door [F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come [G7]again no [C]more -G7-C
While
we [C]seek mirth and beauty And [G]music [G7]light and [Am]gay, [F]There are [C]frail forms [G]fainting [G7]at
the [C]door -G7-C [C]Though their voices are silent, Their [G]pleading [G7]looks will [Am]say [F]Oh,
[C]hard times, [G]come a[G7]gain no [C]more -G7-C
There's [C]pale
drooping maiden Who [G]toils her [G7]life a[Am]way, [F]With a [C]worn heart, whose [G]better [G7]days
are [C]o'er -G7-C [C]Though her voice would be merry, 'tis [G]sighing [G7]all the [Am]day, [F]Oh, [C]hard
times, [G]come a[G7]gain no [C]more -G7-C
'Tis a [C]sigh that is wafted A[G]cross the [G7]troubled
[Am]wave [F]Tis a [C]wail that is [G]heard up[G7]on the [C]shore -G7-C [C]Tis a dirge that is murmured
A[G]round the [G7]lowly [Am]grave [F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come [G7]again no [C]more -G7-C
Chorus
[F]Oh, [C]hard times, [G]come [G7]again no [G]more [C]
