...HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

G    F#m           Em    D
 Hey kids, dig the first takes,
G           F#m           Em      D
 Ain't that some interpre-tation?
G             F#m            D             Bm
 When Sinatra sings, against Nelson Riddle strings,
G     A          D
 Then takes a va-cation.

[Chorus 1]

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A       N.C.             G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

[Verse 2]

G           F#m          Em     D
 I was tore down, at the dead's place,
G       F#m         Em     D
 Shaved head at the organ.
G                F#m               D       Bm
 But that wasn't half as bad as it was, oh no,
G  A            D
    Belfast and Boston.

[Chorus 2]

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A       N.C.             G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

[Solo]

G  F#m  Em  D (x3), Bm, G  A  D

[Verse 3]

G         F#m              Em    D
 Put your money where your mouth is,
G            F#m           Em    D
 Then we can get something going.
G            F#m                          D         Bm
 In order to win, you must be prepared to lose some-time,
    G            A         D
And leave one or two cards showing.

[Chorus 3]

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A       n.C             G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A       N.C.             G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

[Outro]

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