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[Verse 1]
[G]Well I am a good [D]Midwestern boy
[Em]I give an ho[C]nest day[G]'s
work if I can get [D]it
I don't [C]cheat on [G]my taxes [D]I don't
cheat on my [Em]girl
[G]I've got values that would make
the [D]White House jealous

[Verse 2]
Well I [C]do get [G]a little much [D]over- impressed
[Em]'Til I think of Pe[G]ter and Paul
and the [D]apostles[G]
I don't [C]stack up [G]too well
against them [Em]I guess
But by [G]the standards 'round here
I ain't do[D]ing that [C]awful

[Verse 3]
Lord it's [G]hard to turn the [D]other [Em]cheek
Hard to [Bm]bless when others [C]curse you
Oh Lord it's [G]hard [Baug]to
[B]be a [Em]man o[A]f peace
Lord it's [G]hard ~ oh it's [D]hard
You know it's hard to be [C]like Jesus
[G]Don't you[D] know it's har[G]d
~ oh it's [D]hard
Oh Lord it's hard to be [C]like Je[G]sus

[Verse 4]
And it's [C]hard [G]to step out
[D]on [Em]them waves
Hard to [Bm]walk beyond your vis[C]ion
Oh Lord it's [D]hard [Baug]to
[B]be a [Em]man o[A]f faith
Lord it's [G]hard (hard) Lord
it's [D]hard (so hard)
Oh Lord it's hard to be [C]like Je[D]sus
[G]Don't you[A] know it'[D]s har[G]d (hard) oh
it's [D]hard (yeah hard)
Oh Lord it's hard to be [C]like [D]Jesus
[G]Well His

[Verse 5]
[Dm]eye's on the spar[G]row
And [E]the lilies of the field I've [Am]heard
[C]And He [G]will wat[F]ch over you
and He will [C]watch over me
So [Em]we can dr[B]ess like f[E]lowers
and [A]eat like bird[D]s

[Verse 6]
[D]
And it's [C]hard [G]when your soul
[D]had been stripped [Em]bare
[Bm]Hard to lift your eyes
toward [C]Heav[D]en
[G]Oh Lord it's hard [Baug]to
[B]be [Em]a man of [A]prayer
Lord it's [G]hard ~ oh it's [D]hard
You know it's hard to [C]be like Je[D]sus[G]
[D][G]

[Interlude 1]
[D][Em][Bm][C]
[G][Ebdim][Em][A][G][D]
[C][D][G][Am][D][G]
[D][C][D][G]

[Verse 7]
Lord it's [D]hard [Ebdim]to be a man of[Em] peac[A]e
But it's [G]hard (so hard) ~ ain't
it [D]hard (hard)
You know it's hard to be [C]like [D]Jesus[G]
Don't you know [D]it's [G]hard (hard) and
it's [D]hard (yeah hard)[G][C][D]
[G]To be a man of peace
[D](hard so hard)
But it's hard [C]to be like [D]Je [G]sus

[Verse 8]
And I'm trying, trying, [G]try
Oh Lord [D]I try so [C]hard[G]
Don't you know it's [D]hard[C][D][G]
Oh glory oh gracious
[D]But ain't it hard to be like Jesus
[G]Well I

[Verse 9]
[C]am [G]a good Midw[D]estern boy
[Em]I give an ho[C]nest day[G]'s
work if I can [D]get it
I don't [C]cheat on [G]my taxes [D]I don't
cheat on my [Em]girl
I've got [C]values [G]that would make
[D]the White House jealous