D  A  G
D  A  Em  G


[Verse 1]
D                 A      G        A
Seems like it was just a while ago
D         A           G  A
All of my friends and I
D            A       Em
Went to each other’s weddings
    G             A       Bm
And stood by each other’s sides
    A      D      A  G  A
And became brides


[Verse 2]
    D              A           G         A
But talking on the phone with Kirk today
   D                A        G        A
He said that he and Liz were through
    D               A                Em
And by the way that things have been going
          G                 Bm  A  Bm
You could say they were overdue


[Pre-Chorus 1]
    F#m                 Bm
For every other married pair of us
F#m                  Bm
Had already split in two
Em                     G
Each of us turning out lights alone
   Bm                    A
Or sleeping with someone new
A
Ain’t it true


[Chorus]
          D    A         Em     G
These are Hard Times For Lovers
Bm       A           Em
Everyone wants to be free
            D    A         Em     G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm         A
Everyone’s singing
  G          Bm A  G
I got to be me,
        D
Without you


[Interlude]
D  A  G
D  A  G


[Verse 3]
     D             A        G        A
Now, honey, I’m supposed to tell you
     D           A     G   A
I’ve got to live for today
    D         A            Em
And don’t you see it is my lifetime
     G                     Bm  A  Bm
I’ve got to live it my own way


[Pre-Chorus 2]
    F#m                 Bm
But lately I can’t help thinking
F#m           Bm
I reap what I sow
Em                 G
For all of my holy freedom
Bm                 A
What have I got to show
A
I don’t know


[Chorus]
          D    A         Em     G
These are Hard Times For Lovers
Bm        A           Em
Everyone wants to be free
            D    A         Em     G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm         A
Everyone’s singing
  G          Bm A  G
I got to be me,
        D
Without you


[Instrumental]
D  A  G  A
D  A  Em  D/F#  G  A


[Outro]
            D    A         Em     G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm        A           Em  A
Everyone wants to be free
            D    A         Em     G
Ain’t these Hard Times For Lovers
Bm         A
Everyone’s singing,
  G          Bm  G
I got to be me
        D  A G
Without you
        D  A G
Without you
        D
Without you