G

[Chorus]
                                            C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard
   G                           D
To love one who never did love you
              G                             C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard, great god
   G            D             G
To love one who never will be true

[Verse]
                                   C
Well, there is a house in this old town
    G                               D
And that’s where my true love lays around
        G                        C
And she sits down upon another’s knee (do tell)
    G                  D               G
And tells him what she never will tell me

[Chorus]
                                            C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard (oh yes)
   G                           D
To love one who never did love you
              G                             C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard, great god
   G            D             G
To love one who never will be true

[Verse]
                                  C
Oh well, the first time I seen my true love
          G                D
She was a-standing a-by my door
        G                    C
And the last time I seen her false-hearted smile
        G            D       G
She was dead on that barroom floor (porter)

[Chorus]
                                            C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard (oh yes)
   G                           D
To love one who never did love you
              G                             C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard, great god
   G            D             G
To love one who never will be true

[Verse]
                                 C
Well, who’s gonna kiss your ruby lips?
G                            D
Who’s gonna hold your little hand?
    G                    C
And who’s gonna do, well, you know what
     G        D                G
When I’m down in that promised land? (hey)

[Chorus]
                                            C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard (oh yes)
   G                           D
To love one who never did love you
              G                             C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard, great god
   G            D             G
To love one who never will be true (pick it)

[Instrumental]
G  C  G  D  G  C  G D G

[Verse]
                               C
Oh well, don’t go drinkin’ and gamblin’
      G                            D
Don’t go there your sorrows for to drown
              G                     C
Oh well, this hard liquor place is a low down disgrace
         G            D             G
It’s the meanest darn place in this town

[Chorus]
                                            C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard (oh yes)
   G                           D
To love one who never did love you
              G                             C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard, great god
   G            D             G
To love one who never will be true (here we go)

[Chorus]
                                            C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard (oh yes)
   G                           D
To love one who never did love you
              G                             C
Oh well, it’s hard, ain’t it hard, ain’t it hard, great god
   G            D             G
To love one who never will be true