Intro: C Am Em Em Dm G Verse: 1 C Am Be not too hard for life is short Dm G And nothing is given to man C Am Be not too hard when he is sold or bought Dm G For he must manage as best he can C Am Be not too hard when he blindly dies F G Fighting for things he does not own C Am Be not too hard when he tells lies Dm G Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone Am Em Be not too hard for soon he'll die F G Often no wiser than he began C Am Be not too hard for life is short Dm G C And nothing is given to man
Verse: 2 (same as verse 1 but spoken till line 48) C Am Be not too hard for life is short Dm G And nothing is given to man C Am Be not too hard when he is sold or bought Dm G For he must manage as best he can C Am Be not too hard when he blindly dies F G Fighting for things he does not own C Am Be not too hard when he tells lies Dm G Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone (start singing again) Am Em Be not too hard for soon he'll die F G Often no wiser than he began C Am Be not too hard for life is short Dm G C And nothing is given to man Outro Dm G7 C And nothing is given to man