B B/A B/G# B/F#

[Verse 1]
E
You got a lot to learn
B
I got a lot to lose
E
Guess I hold a candle
    A
For singers of the blues
         C#m  F#        B
You're a hard case to refuse
E
Call down any witness
B
Lord, I stand accused
    E
But I'll be back in business
A
If they cut me loose
         C#m  F#        A   Am  E
You're a hard case to refuse

[Chorus]
          C#m
(You're a hard) You're a hard
        G#7
(Such a hard) Such a hard
          A    Am        E
(You're a hard case to refuse)
          C#m
(You're a hard) You're a hard case to choose
G#7
Living a lie and loving you
         A    Am        E
You're a hard case to refuse
           A    Am        E     A  Am
Oh, such a hard case to refuse

[Verse 2]
E
You got a lot to learn
B
I got a lot to lose
E
Guess I hold a candle
    A
For singers of the blues
         C#m  F#        B
You're a hard case to refuse
E
Lord, I got it in me
B
What it comes down to
E
Climb that concertina
    A
And come back when you're bruised
         C#m  F#        A    Am  E
You're a hard case to refuse

[Chorus]
          C#m
(You're a hard) You're a hard
        G#7
(Such a hard) You're such a hard
         A    Am        E
You're a hard case to refuse
          C#m
(You're a hard) You're a hard case to choose
G#7
Living a lie and loving you
         A    Am      E
You're a hard case to refuse (Oh yeah)

[Outro]
  A    Am        E
A hard case to refuse
A    Am        E
Hard case to refuse (I'm a witness)
A    Am         E
Hard living the blues
A    Am        E
Hard case to refuse (I ain't giving up on you)
A    Am        E
Hard case to refuse