Capo on first fret
banks comin[Am]g down
they're taking all our[F] hard earned p[C]ay
the lord g[G]iveth, but he ta[F]keth away
i pay our d[Am]ebts
but works get[F]ting hard to f[C]ind
these are h[G]ard times[Am][G][F]
i built t[Am]his house
with m[F]y own two h[C]ands
now their gonna t[G]ake it
and five ac[F]res of land
and all of o[Am]ur children
are growing u[F]p way too [C]fast
in these hard[G] times[Am][G][F]
but w[C]ait, oh [F]wait
see how the m[G]orning br[Am]eaks
it's the s[C]implest of l[F]ove songs, but it's [G]all our hearts can take
and though we l[C]ose our s[F]take
heaven is [G]where we m[Am]ake it
even in the sm[G]allest pl[Am]aces,
can a ga[G]rden g[C]row
i took th[Am]is job
in part as [F]a sacrif[C]ice
for my unborn c[G]hildren
and my beautiful wi[F]fe
i always worke[Am]d hard
on all of these [F]sad estate[C]s
with no ha[G]rd times[Am][G][F]
but w[C]ait, oh [F]wait
see how the m[G]orning br[Am]eaks
it's the s[C]implest of l[F]ove songs, but it's [G]all our hearts can take
and though we l[C]ose our s[F]take
heaven is [G]where we m[Am]ake it
even in the sm[G]allest pl[Am]aces,
can a ga[G]rden g[C]row
even in the s[G]mallest pl[Am]aces,
can a ga[G]rden g[C]row
banks comin[Am]g down
they're taking all our[F] hard earned p[C]ay
the lord g[G]iveth, but he ta[F]keth away
i pay our d[Am]ebts
but works get[F]ting hard to f[C]ind
these are h[G]ard times[Am][G][F]
i built t[Am]his house
with m[F]y own two h[C]ands
now their gonna t[G]ake it
and five ac[F]res of land
and all of o[Am]ur children
are growing u[F]p way too [C]fast
in these hard[G] times[Am][G][F]
but w[C]ait, oh [F]wait
see how the m[G]orning br[Am]eaks
it's the s[C]implest of l[F]ove songs, but it's [G]all our hearts can take
and though we l[C]ose our s[F]take
heaven is [G]where we m[Am]ake it
even in the sm[G]allest pl[Am]aces,
can a ga[G]rden g[C]row
i took th[Am]is job
in part as [F]a sacrif[C]ice
for my unborn c[G]hildren
and my beautiful wi[F]fe
i always worke[Am]d hard
on all of these [F]sad estate[C]s
with no ha[G]rd times[Am][G][F]
but w[C]ait, oh [F]wait
see how the m[G]orning br[Am]eaks
it's the s[C]implest of l[F]ove songs, but it's [G]all our hearts can take
and though we l[C]ose our s[F]take
heaven is [G]where we m[Am]ake it
even in the sm[G]allest pl[Am]aces,
can a ga[G]rden g[C]row
even in the s[G]mallest pl[Am]aces,
can a ga[G]rden g[C]row