...HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY... by Van Morrison
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from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)
Intro:
[D]
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Verse 1:
[G] Hey [F#m]kids dig the [Em]first [D]takes,
[G] Ain't that [F#m]some interpre-[Em]tation?[D]
[G] When Sinatra [F#m]sings,
Against [D]Nelson Riddle [Bm]strings,
[G] Then [A]takes a va-[D]cation.
Chorus 1:
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Verse 2:
[G] I was tore [F#m]down,
At the d[Em]ead's [D]place,
[G] Shaved [F#m]head at the [Em]organ.[D]
[G] But that wasn't [F#m]half as bad,
As it [D]was, oh [Bm]no;
[G] [A] Belfast and [D]Boston.
Chorus 2:
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Solo:
G F#m Em D (x3),
Bm, G A D
Verse 3:
[G] Put your [F#m]money where your [Em]mouth [D]is,
[G] Then we can [F#m]get something [Em]going.[D]
[G] In order to [F#m]win,
You must be prepared,
You must be prepared to [D]lose some-[Bm]time,
And [G]leave one or [A]two cards [D]showing.
Chorus 3:
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Outro:
D, G G/F# Em D
(Repeat to Fade)
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from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)
Intro:
[D]
e|--2--3--2--0--2--|--2--3--2--0--2--|
B|--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--|
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B|--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--|
A|-----------------|--------|
E|-----------------|--------|
Verse 1:
[G] Hey [F#m]kids dig the [Em]first [D]takes,
[G] Ain't that [F#m]some interpre-[Em]tation?[D]
[G] When Sinatra [F#m]sings,
Against [D]Nelson Riddle [Bm]strings,
[G] Then [A]takes a va-[D]cation.
Chorus 1:
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Verse 2:
[G] I was tore [F#m]down,
At the d[Em]ead's [D]place,
[G] Shaved [F#m]head at the [Em]organ.[D]
[G] But that wasn't [F#m]half as bad,
As it [D]was, oh [Bm]no;
[G] [A] Belfast and [D]Boston.
Chorus 2:
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Solo:
G F#m Em D (x3),
Bm, G A D
Verse 3:
[G] Put your [F#m]money where your [Em]mouth [D]is,
[G] Then we can [F#m]get something [Em]going.[D]
[G] In order to [F#m]win,
You must be prepared,
You must be prepared to [D]lose some-[Bm]time,
And [G]leave one or [A]two cards [D]showing.
Chorus 3:
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Seen some [G]hard [D]times,
Drawn some [G]bad [D]lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the [G]highway.[G/F#][Em][D]
Outro:
D, G G/F# Em D
(Repeat to Fade)