G C Em
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave
C G D G
Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
C G C Em
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
C G D G
Oh, hard times, come again no more
[Chorus]
C G
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
C G C G D
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
G C Em
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
C G D G C G
Oh, hard times come again no more
[Verse]
C Em
While we seek mirth and beauty, and music bright and gay
C G D G C G
There are frail forms fainting at the door
C G C Em
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
C G D G C G
"Oh, hard times come again no more"
[Chorus]
C G
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
C G C G D
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
G C Em
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
C G D G
Oh, hard times come again no more
