Biography:
The famous American songwriter Stephen Foster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Foster) (July 4, 1826- January 14, 1864) was author of the words and music of some of the most well-known American songs, including "Camptown Races" and "I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair". Since all his songs are firmly in the public domain, many artists have recorded them over the years, and in digital recordings they are Stephen Foster's name often appears in the "artist" field of the ID3 label. See also: Stephen Collins Foster
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Hard Times Come Again No More chords *
Stephen Foster 1854 (this version by Nanci Griffith **)
Capo III
D G D G D A D
D G D
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count it's many tears,
A A7 D
while we all sup sorrow with the poor
G D
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,
A A7 D
there are frail forms fainting at the door
G D
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
E7 A A7
hard times, hard times, come again no more
D G D
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
D G D
There's a pale sorrow maiden who toils her life away,
A A7 D
with a worn heart whose better days are o'er:
G D
Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
E7 A A7
hard times, hard times, come again no more
D G D
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
D G D
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,
A A7 D
tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
G D
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
E7 A A7
hard times, hard times, come again no more
D G D
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more. . . .
* Alternates:
Capo II
D = C
A = G
A7 = G7
G = F
E7 = D7
Open
D = A
A = E
A7 = E7
G = D
E7 = B7
** This is the Nanci Griffith version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMTv44FHG3Y
Set8
http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/
Stephen Foster 1854 (this version by Nanci Griffith **)
Capo III
D G D G D A D
D G D
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count it's many tears,
A A7 D
while we all sup sorrow with the poor
G D
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,
A A7 D
there are frail forms fainting at the door
G D
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
E7 A A7
hard times, hard times, come again no more
D G D
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
D G D
There's a pale sorrow maiden who toils her life away,
A A7 D
with a worn heart whose better days are o'er:
G D
Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
E7 A A7
hard times, hard times, come again no more
D G D
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
D G D
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,
A A7 D
tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
G D
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,
E7 A A7
hard times, hard times, come again no more
D G D
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more.
D G D G D A D
G D A D
Oh, hard times come again no more. . . .
* Alternates:
Capo II
D = C
A = G
A7 = G7
G = F
E7 = D7
Open
D = A
A = E
A7 = E7
G = D
E7 = B7
** This is the Nanci Griffith version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMTv44FHG3Y
Set8
http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/
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