Van Morrison - Hard Nose the Highway

      
 
 ...HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY... by Van Morrison

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 *from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*
 
 Intro:
 
 D 
  

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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       G/F# Em D 
 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;
 G A            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       G/F# Em D 
 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       G/F# Em D 
 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       G/F# Em D 
 Hard nose the highway.
 
 Outro:
 
 D, G G/F# Em D
 
 (Repeat to Fade)