Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

One man does his work

Hes not satisfied not at all

Feels like that hes being used

His self respect starts to fall

His frustration

Runnin very very high he takes it out

On the ones he loves, because its safe

And who they gonna tell

 And he hates that cold-bloodedness

That runs inside

Chorus

Oh yes

 Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)

Very very very hard times

 Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)

Very very very hard times

Verse

Sister (sister),

Shes got a lot of pride

You can see it when she walks into the room

But shes young (shes young)

And shes unaware

Of what a brutal world can do to you

So she loves a man

He lies like a dog

Tears her little world all apart

So the walls go up

For the rest of her days

 And there aint no man can touch this

Girls heart

Chorus

Oh yes

 Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)

Very very very hard times

 Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)

Very very very hard times

Verse

So we walk

From the front porch to the back yard

Just to laugh and say hello and

Say goodbye

But some days are hard, like a

Soldiers steel-toed boots

 And the rent we pay to stay here

Gets high

Chorus

Oh yes

 Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)

Very very very hard times

 Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)

Very very very hard times