C G D Em
Well I am a good ol' western boy
C G D7
I give an honest day's work if I can get it
C G D Em
I don't cheat on my taxes, I don't cheat on my girl
C G D7
I've got values that would make the White House jealous
[Verse]
C G D Em
Well I do get a little much over impressed
C G D7
'Til I think of Peter and Paul and the apostles
C G D Em
I don't stack up too well against them I guess
C G D7
But by the standards 'round here I ain't doin' that awful
[Chorus]
C/G G D Em Bm C
Lord it's hard to turn the other cheek, hard to bless when others curse you
G B7/D# Em A7
Lord it's hard to be a man of peace
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Lord it's hard, oh it's hard, you know it's hard to be like Jesus
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Don't you know it's hard, oh it's hard, it's hard to be like Jesus
[Chorus]
C/G G D Em Bm C
And it's hard to step out on them waves, hard to walk beyond your vision
G B7/D# Em A7
Lord it's hard to be a man of faith
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Lord it's hard, oh it's hard, you know it's hard to be like Jesus
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Don't you know it's hard, oh it's hard, it's hard to be like Jesus
[Bridge]
Dm7 G7
Well His eye is on the sparrow
E7 Am C7/G
And the lilies of the field I've heard
F C/E
And He will watch over you and He will watch over me
B7 E7 A7 D7
So we can dress like flowers and eat like birds
[Chorus]
C/G G D Em
And it's hard when your soul has been stripped bare
Bm C
Hard to lift your eyes toward heaven
G B7/D# Em A7
Lord it's hard to be a man of prayer
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Lord it's hard, oh it's hard, you know it's hard to be like Jesus
[Interlude]
| G / / / | D / Em / | Bm7 / / / | C2 / / / |
| G / B7/D# / | Em / A7 / | G / / / | D / / / |
| Bm7 / C / | G / / / | G / / / | D / / / | Bm7 / C / | G / / / |
[Chorus]
G B7/D# Em A7
Lord it's hard to be a man of peace
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Lord it's hard, oh it's hard, you know it's hard to be like Jesus
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Don't you know it's hard, oh it's hard, it's hard to be like Jesus
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Oh Lord it's hard, oh it's hard, you know it's hard to be like Jesus
G D Bm7 C C/D G
Don't you know it's hard, oh it's hard, it's hard to be like Jesus
