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
