Hard Time Town

Written by Buffy Ford Stewart

‘Hard Time Town’ is on “John Stewart: Best Of.....Turning Music Into Gold”, Polydor; 1995, CD-reissue of the albums “Bombs Away Dream Babies” and “Dream Babies Go Hollywood”, one of the two bonus tracks added.

Lots of fun to play, thank you, Buffy.

This one is for you (yes, we know you know the chords).

Capo 2^nd fret

(D) (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)
(D) (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)
(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)hard time (A)town,
(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)goldrush (A)town,
(D)L.A., (F)hey, I said, (Em)L.A., (A)hey,
(G)L.A., hey, (A)(hold) is a hard time (D)town. (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)

(D)So many (A)dreams are (G)shattered on the (A)street here,

(D) So many (F#m)hearts are (Em)battered under (A)feet here,

(Bm)All it really (A)means, (G)nothing really (A)matters here,
(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)hard (A)time (D)town. (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)

(D)Don't you think (A)we should (G)go away to(A)morrow?
(D) Sail a(F#m)way, hitch a (Em)ride on the (A)wind,

(Bm)Listen to the (A)sound of our (G)dreams on the (A)frown,
(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)hard (A)time town.

(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)hard time (A)town,
(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)goldrush (A)town,
(D)L.A., (F)hey, I said, (Em)L.A., (A)hey,
(G)L.A., hey, (A)(hold) is a hard time (D)town, time (A)town,

(G)L. A. is a (A)hard time (D)town, time (A)town,

(G)L. A. is a (Bm)hard (A)time (D)town. (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)
(D) (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)

(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)hard time (A)town,
(D)L.A., (A)hey, is a (G)goldrush (A)town,
(D)L.A., (F)hey, I said, (Em)L.A., (A)hey,
(G)L.A., hey, (A)(hold) is a hard time (D)town, time (A)town,

(G)L. A. is a (A)hard time (D)town, time (A)town,

(G)L. A. is a (Bm)hard (A)time (D)town. (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)
(D) (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)
(D) (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A)
(D) (A) (G) (Bm)-(A) (D) (A) (G) (A) (and fade out…)

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

May 2008