The Harder They Fall
Words & Music by John Denver
from Dreamland Express (1985)
(Capo up 3 frets)
C G
A
Aspen, Colorado on a Saturday night
C
Jesse wishes she was at home
G A
Upset because her baby just ain't treatin' her right
C G
So afraid of being alone
A
Said she's heard some stories
He's been runnin' around
C G
Said somehow she knows it's all true
A
She said a breaking heart can make a terrible sound
C G
She said she just don't know what to do
D
Think about a bad time
Can't get much worse
G
Think about a hard line
Take it to the wall
C
This won't be the last time,
B
Sure ain't the first
Bb A
The bigger they are,
D C G A
The harder they fall
C G
A
You might say she's caught
Between a rock and a hard place
C G
You might think she just can't win
A
Some just can't recover from a slap in the face
C
Some just get right up and start all over again
G D
Think about a bad time
Can't get much worse
G
Think about a hard line
Take it to the wall
C
This won't be the last time,
B
Sure ain't the first
Bb A
The bigger they are,
D C G
The harder they fall
D
Think about a bad time
Can't get much worse
G
Think about a hard line
Take it to the wall
C
This won't be the last time,
B
Sure ain't the first
Bb A
The bigger they are,
D C G A
The harder they fall
A
Aspen, Colorado on a Saturday night
C
Jesse wishes she was at home
G A
She's mad because baby
Ain't treatin' her right
C
She's so afraid of being alone
G A C
She's so afraid of being alone
G A C
Nobody wants to be all alone
G A C
Nobody wants to be all alone
G A C
She's so afraid of being alone
G A C G A
We're so afraid of bein' alone
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