G Em
Looks like the next time I see home again
C Em
Will be when snow is on the ground
D C
Mother will be gone and not seen her son grown tall
C G Em D
If it weren't for hard luck, I'd have no luck at all
G Em
If I had a nickel, for every tear I've shed
C Em
I'd be the richest man alive
D
But all I've got from crying
Em C
Is red eyes and bitter salt
C G Em D
If it weren't for hard luck, I'd have no luck at all
G Em
Early every morning, I can hear a whistle moan
C Em
I think of a girl I used to know
D
On the "City of New Orleans"
Em C
She left , with a stranger tall
C G Em D
If it weren't for hard luck, I'd have no luck at all
G Em
I killed a man in Reno, for the turn of a card
C Em
A lyin' , cheatin', gambler they told me
D
The judge said he was sorry
Em C
But I won't be out next fall
C G Em D
If it weren't for hard luck, I'd have no luck at all
C G Em D
If it weren't for hard luck, I'd have no luck at all