HARD LUCK STORY Year: 1975 Album: ROCK OF THE WESTIES Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin NOTE: LYRICS IN BRACKETS ARE BACKUP SINGERS ONLY C C C C Bb F (REPEAT ABOUT 4x) Am Sometimes I think I'm going crazy Dm Staring at the same four walls C G\B F Waiting for the working day to end Am Then I get home so wasted, worn out Dm I curse at you and tell you C G\B F How I've done the work of ten to fifteen men F7 How I've struggled for my money F7 Am Sweated blood to get us by, yeah F7 Well I'm tired of it honey F7 Dm E Think I'm gonna have to leave here for a while Cm F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, All you hear are hard luck stories Cm F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, And the ways I look at life Cm F D7 Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, And the way I think the world treats me Cm G\B F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, And the way that I treat my wife C Bb F C Bb F Am I never seem to look at you Dm And see that somewhere underneath C G\B F A pair of tired eyes are crying out Am Well you know I work hard all day long Dm Let me kiss you once with meaning C G\B F Just to kill this nagging doubt F7 Well you don't deny I do you proud Am And you expect me to be tired F7 You say there's no future in our lives D\F# E While I persist I'm putting out the fire Cm F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, All you hear are hard luck stories Cm F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, Just a few well chosen words Cm F D7\F# Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, `Cause you're still the woman of a working man Cm G\B F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, You've got the heart of a working girl Cm F (Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, Don't give me no hard luck stories) Cm F (Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, Oh, oh no) Cm F D7\F# (Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, Don't give me no, don't you give me no hard luck stories) Cm F F Cm F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, All you hear are hard luck stories Cm F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, And the ways I look at life Cm F D7 Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, And the way I think the world treats me Cm G\B F Oo-ee-oo-ee-oo, And the way that I treat my wife (REPEAT, FADE) Use improv as much as possible on these chords, especially in the choruses. Listen to the album recording for ideas.