Capo 1
Each chord is 4 beats.
[Intro]
Am Em7 F C
[Verse 1]
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There was a Camptown man who used to plow and sing
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He loved that mule and the mule loved him
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When the day got long as it does about now
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I'd hear him singing to his muley cow
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Calling come on my sweet old girl
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I?d bet the whole damn world
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We?re gonna make it yet to the end of the row
[Chorus]
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Singing hard times ain?t gonna rule my mind
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Hard times ain?t gonna rule my mind, Bessie
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Hard times ain?t gonna rule? my mind
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No more
[Verse 2]
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He said it's a big old world, heavy in need
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That big machine is just a-picking up speed
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We're supping on tears and we're supping on wine
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But we all get to heaven in our own sweet time
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So come on you Asheville boys
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Turn up your old time noise
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Kick till the dust comes up from the cracks in the floor
[Chorus]
Am Em7 F C
Singing hard times ain?t gonna rule my mind
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Hard times ain?t gonna rule my mind, brother
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Hard times ain?t gonna rule? my mind
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7
No more
[Brief Instrumental Break]
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[Verse 3]
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But the Camptown man he doesn't plow no more
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I seen him walking down to the superette store
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Guess he lost that nag and he forgot that song
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Woke up one morning and the mule was gone
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So come all ye ragtime kings
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Come on you dogs that sing
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Pick up your dusty old horn and give it a blow
[Chorus]
Am Em7 F C
Singing hard times ain?t gonna rule my mind
Am Em7 F C
Hard times ain?t gonna rule my mind, sugar
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Hard times ain?t gonna rule? my mind
C C
No more
