Hard Times Be Over - Jim Croce
Tuning: Am, E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Mr. Baker used
to be a big e
xecutive
Now he's selli
ng apples on t
he corner
Paper says tha
t things are g
etting better
maybe pretty s
oon
Hard times be
over
[Verse 2]
Used to be a t
ime when there
was a dividin
g line
Between the pi
gs in mud and
those in clove
r
Paper says tha
t things are g
etting better
maybe pretty s
oon
Hard times be
over
[Chorus]
I just got a l
еtter from a f
ellow that I u
sed to know
Clеaned up in
the market but
the crash hit
him hard
Now he’s selli
ng papers on a
small town av
enue
Had to sell hi
s house and wi
fe and even hi
s dog
[Verse 3]
Picket lines a
nd bread lines
and "Buddy do
you have a di
me"
Even corner dr
unks are getti
ng sober
Paper says the
things are ge
tting better m
aybe pretty so
on
Hard times be
over
[Chorus]
I just got a l
еtter from a f
ellow that I u
sed to know
Clеaned up in
the market but
the crash hit
him hard
Now he’s selli
ng papers on a
small town av
enue
Had to sell hi
s house and wi
fe and even hi
s dog
[Verse 4]
Picket lines a
nd bread lines
and "Buddy do
you have a di
me"
Even corner dr
unks are getti
ng sober
Paper says the
things are ge
tting better m
aybe pretty so
on
Hard times be
over
Paper says the
things are ge
tting better m
aybe pretty so
on
Hard times be
over