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It’s the hard knock life (G)for (C)us!
It’s the hard knock (Em)life for (F)us!
’Stead a treat ed (Em)we get (F)tricked.
’Stead a kiss es (Em)we get (G)kicked.
It’s the hard knock (C)life!
Got no folks to speak (G)of, (C)so it’s the hard knock (Em)row we (F)hoe.
Cot ton blan kets
’stead a wool, emp ty bel lies
’stead a full.
It’s the hard knock (C)life.
Don’t it (Fm7)feel like the wind is al ways howl in’?
Don’t it (Ebm7)seem like there’s nev er an y light?
Once a (C#m7)day don’t you want to throw the towel in?
It’s (A)eas i er than put tin’ up a (D)fight.
No one’s (Dm7)there when your dreams at night get creep y.
No one (Cm7)cares if you grow or if you shrink.
No one (Bbm7)dries when your eyes get wet and weep y.
From the (Gb)cry in’, you would think this place would (B)sink.
San ta Claus we (C)nev (G)er (C)see.
San ta Claus, what’s (Em)that?
Who’s (F)he?
No one cares for (Em)you a (F)smidge when you’re in an (Em)or phan (G)age.
It’s the hard knock (C)life!
This page shows “It's The Hard-knock Life” by Charles Strouse in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 140 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.