Jethro Tull - Living In These Hard Times Chords

[Intro]
B A B A B x2
 
[Verse 1]
    B                        A            B
The bomb's in the china, the fat's in the fire
           A                  B
There's no turkey left on the table
       B                     A           B
The commuter's return on the six o'clock flyer
          A                   F#
Brings no bale of hay for the stable
          G                     Cadd9/F        G
Well, the light, it is failing along the green belt
      Cadd9/F              G
As we follow the hard road signs
G                    Cadd9/F  G
Semi-detached in our suburban-ness
Cadd9/F                    G
We're living in these hard times
 
[Instrumental 1]
A G A G D x2
 
[Chorus 1]
         D            A            G            A
Well the fly's in the milk and the cat's in the stew
        D          A     G           A
Another bun in the oven, oh, what to do?
      D               A    G          A
We'll laugh and we'll sing and try to bring
  D               A            E      D
A pound from your pocket, good day to you
          G    Cadd9/F
Oh, these hard times
 
[Instrumental 2]
B A B A B
 
[Verse 2]
    B           A          B
The politicians sat on the wall
    A                     B
And traded with the union game
        B                     A   B
Someone slapped a writ on our deficit
      A                 F#
Not a penny left to our name
        G                      Cadd9/F     G
Oh, the times are hard and the credits are lean
         Cadd9/F               G
And they toss and they turn in sleep
        G                     Cadd9/F   G
And the line they take is the line they make
         Cadd9/F           G
But it's not the line they keep
 
[Instrumental 3]
A G A G D x2
 
[Chorus 2]
         D            A            G            A
Well the fly's in the milk and the cat's in the stew
        D          A     G           A
Another bun in the oven, oh, what to do?
      D               A    G          A
We'll laugh and we'll sing and try to bring
  D               A            E      D
A pound from your pocket, good day to you
          G    Cadd9/F
Oh, these hard times
 
[Instrumental 4]
B A B A B
 
[Verse 3]
    B               A           B
The cow jumped over yesterday's moon
        A                      B
And the lock ran away with the key
    B                          A             B
You know what you like and you like what you know
    A                   F#
But there is no jam for tea
          G                     Cadd9/F        G
Well, the light, it is failing along the green belt
      Cadd9/F              G
As we follow the hard road signs
G                    Cadd9/F  G
Semi-detached in our suburban-ness
Cadd9/F                    G
We're living in these hard times
 
[Instrumental 5]
A G A G D x2
 
[Chorus 3]
         D            A            G            A
Well the fly's in the milk and the cat's in the stew
        D          A     G           A
Another bun in the oven, oh, what to do?
      D               A    G          A
We'll laugh and we'll sing and try to bring
  D               A            E      D
A pound from your pocket, good day to you
          G    Cadd9/F
Oh, these hard times
Cadd9/F         F          D
We're living in these hard times