Jim Croce - Hard Time Losin Man

[ intro ]
| E7 | A7 | B7 A7 |
[ chorus ]
E7 A7
and you think you’ve seen trouble?
E7 A7
well , you’re lookin’ at the man , ah – ha
E7 B7
oh , the world’s own original hard luck story
A7 E7 B7
and a hard time losin’ man
[ verse 1 ]
E7 A7
oh , sometimes skies are cloudy
B7 A7 E7 B7
and sometimes skies are blue
E7 A7
and sometimes they say that you eat the bear
B7 A7 E7 B7
but sometimes the bear eats you
E7 A7
well , sometimes i feel like i should go
B7 A7 E7 B7
far , far away and hide
E7 A7
’cause i keep a waitin’ for my ship to come in
B7 A7 E7
and all that ever comes is the tide
[ chorus ]
A7
and you think you’ve seen trouble
E7 A7
well , you’re lookin’ at the man , ah – ha
E7 B7
oh , the world’s own original hard luck story
A7 E7 B7
and a hard time losin’ man
[ verse 2 ]
E7 A7
oh , i saved up all my money
B7 A7 E7 B7
i gonna buy me a flashy car
E7 A7
so i go downtown to see the man
B7 A7 E7 B7
and he smokin’ on a big cigar
E7 A7
well , he must’ve thought i were rockefeller
B7 A7 E7 B7
or an uptown man of wealth
E7 A7
he said , “boy , i got the car that’s made for you
B7 A7 E7
and it’s cleaner than the board of health”
[ bridge ]
A7
then i got on the highway
E7 A7
oh , i feelin’ fine , i hit a bump
E7 B7
then i found i bought a car held together by wire
A7 E7
and a couple a’ hunks of twine
[ chorus ]
A7
and you think you’ve seen trouble
E7 A7
well , you’re lookin’ at the man , ah – ha
E7 B7
oh , the world’s own original hard luck story
A7 E7 B7
and a hard time losin’ man
[ verse 3 ]
E7 A7
oh , friday night , feelin’ right
B7 A7 E7
i head out on the street
E7 A7
standin’ in the doorway
B7 A7 E7 B7
was a dealer known as pete
E7 A7
well , he sold me a dime of some super fine
B7 A7 E7 B7
dynamite from mexico
E7 A7
i spent all that night just tryin’ to get right
B7 A7 E7
on an ounce of oregano
[ outro ]
A7
and you think you’ve seen trouble
E7 A7
well , you’re lookin’ at the man , ah – ha
E7 B7
oh , the world’s own original hard luck story
A7 E7
and a hard time losin’ man

A7
and you think you’ve seen trouble
E7 A7
well , you’re lookin’ at the man , ah – ha
E7 B7
oh , the world’s own original hard luck story
A7 E7
and a hard time losin’ man

A7
and you think you’ve seen trouble
E7 A7
well , you’re lookin’ at the man , ah – ha
E7 B7
oh , the world’s own original hard luck story
A7 E7
and a hard time losin’ man