Hard Times For Lovers Chords & Lyrics - Judy Collins

CAPO: 4th Fret

[INTRO]
[C] [G] [F] [G] [C] [G] [F] [G]

[VERSE 1]
[C]Seems it was just a[G]while ago
[C]All of my friends and [F]I
[C]Went to each others [Dm7]weddings
And [F]stood by each others [G]side
And became [C]brides [F] [G] [C] [F] [G]

[VERSE 2]
[C]Talking on the phone to [G]Kurt today
He [C]said that he and Liz were [F]through
And [C]by the way that things have been [Dm7]going
He could [F]tell if they were overdu[Am]e

[VERSE 3]
For [Em]every other married [Am]pair of us
That [Em]already split in [Am]two
[Dm7]Each of us living our own [F]lives alone
Or [Am]sleeping with someone [Dm7]new
[F]Ain't it true

[CHORUS]
These are [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]wants to be [Dm7]free
Ain't these [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]singing, I [F]gotta be [Am]me__[F]_
Without [C]you [F] [G] [C] [F]

[VERSE 4]
[G]Now, [C]honey, I'm supposed to [G]tell you
I've [C]got to live for to[F]day
And [C]don't you know it is my [Dm7]lifetime
I've [F]got to live it my own [Am]way

[VERSE 5]
But [Em]lately, I can't help [Am]thinking
[Em]I reap what I [Am]sow
For [Dm7]all of my holy [F]freedom
[Am]What have I got to [Dm7]show
[F]I don't know

[CHORUS]
These are [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]wants to be [Dm7]free
Ain't these [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]singing, I [F]gotta be [Am]me__[F]_
Without [C]you [F] [G] [C] [F]

[VERSE 6]
But [Em]lately, I can't help [Am]thinking
[Em]I reap what I [Am]sow
For [Dm7]all of my holy [F]freedom
[Am]What have I got to [Dm7]show
[F]I don't know

[CHORUS]
These are [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]wants to be [Dm7]free
Ain't these [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]singing, I [F]gotta be [Am]me__[F]_
Without [C]you [F]

[Chorus] (fade to end)
Ain't these [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]wants to be [Dm7]free
Ain't these [C]hard [G]times for [Dm7]lovers
[Am]Everyone [G]singing, I [F]gotta be [Am]me__[F]_