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


Copyright 1985 Cherry Mountain Music