The Black Keys - Hard Row: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hard Row" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

                A G D/F# E               A G D/F# E
If you want to go         and leave your man
   A G D/F# E     A  G D/F# E
Go on, I'll understand
              A              G
But then the night gets dark, all is still
F#               F
Pray for me, I know you will
                            A
Hard row to hoe all by yourself

We hit the city, it swallow you whole
You got no friends darling, to satisfy your soul
And then the sidewalk ends, lights all red
You say to yourself, better off dead
Hard row to hoe all by yourself

Walk out on me, walk out on him
You need no man to do you in
But if the night gets dark, all is still
I'll pray for you, you know I will
Hard row to hoe all by yourself
All by yourself
All by yourself
All by yourself
All by yourself


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hard Row" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hard Row" by The Black Keys.

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