Fm       | Ab7    G7   | Cm       |       G7  |

[Verse 1]
           Cm    Fm
Life ain't easy
       Ab7     G7        Cm
It's a long, hard, rocky road
          Fm                Ab7
Well it's dog, dog eat dog
       G7                          Cm
And survival of the fittest so I'm told
          G7
No matter how you try
Fm      Ab7 G7               Cm   G7
Life is hard... and then you die


[Verse 2]
         Cm                Fm
This old world is a tangle
          Ab7       G7       Cm
You can't trust your closest friend
             Fm                        Ab7
You know the devil wears a blue dress
                 G7             Cm
And she's out to get you in the end
        G7
I can't count the tears I cried
Fm      Ab7 G7               Cm   G7
Life is hard... and then you die     yeah, it's hard...

[Solo]
Cm        | Fm     Ab7 G7 | Cm        | Cm        |
Fm        | Ab7    G7     | Cm        | Cm        |
G7        | Fm     Ab7 G7 | Cm        |       G7  |  (2x)


[Verse 3]
Cm        Fm           Ab7     G7        Cm
Everybody... got their own cross to bear
         Fm                   Ab7
Black or white, rich or poor
             G7            Cm
You know the blues is everywhere (everywhere)
          G7                    Fm
Just keep reachin' for the sky
Fm      Ab7 G7               Cm
Life is hard... and then you die