Hard Nose the Highway
...HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*
Intro:
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Verse 1:
G F#m Em D
Hey kids dig the first takes,
G F#m Em D
Ain't that some interpre-tation?
G F#m
When Sinatra sings,
D Bm
Against Nelson Riddle strings,
G A D
Then takes a va-cation.
Chorus 1:
G D
Seen some hard times,
G D
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
G DmF#
Hard nose the highway.
Verse 2:
G F#m
I was tore down,
Em D
At the dead's place,
G F#m Em D
Shaved head at the organ.
G F#m
But that wasn't half as bad,
D Bm
As it was, oh no;
GA D
Belfast and Boston.
Chorus 2:
G D
Seen some hard times,
G D
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
G DmF#
Hard nose the highway.
Solo:
G F#m Em D (x3),
Bm, G A D
Verse 3:
G F#m Em D
Put your money where your mouth is,
G F#m Em D
Then we can get something going.
G F#m
In order to win,
You must be prepared,
D Bm
You must be prepared to lose some-time,
G A D
And leave one or two cards showing.
Chorus 3:
G D
Seen some hard times,
G D
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
G DmF#
Hard nose the highway.
G D
Seen some hard times,
G D
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
G DmF#
Hard nose the highway.
Outro:
D, G G/F# Em D
(Repeat to Fade)