D                           A
I get up in the morning and I work hard in the day
                  E              D
I can't wait 'til nighttime when I go out to play
                            A
First I'm on to Susie, then on to Mary Jane
                                 D
Oh, how they drive me crazy but, Lord, it keeps me sane


[Chorus]
      D                     A
I'm a hard lovin' man, I'll love you when I can
                            D
I don't make no promises or wear no wedding band
                         A
I'm a hard lovin' man, I hope you understand
                                       D N.C.
When you're lovin' me, you're lovin' a hard lovin' man


[Instrumental]
| D    | A    | A    | D    | 


[Verse 2]
                           A
I drive a '57 Chevy, no it ain't no Cadillac
                     E              D
Got my pistol on the front seat, my whiskey in the back
                                  A
I'm with Susie in the daytime and Mary Jane at night
                                  D
I don't hear no complaining, they know I treat 'em right


[Chorus]
      D                     A
I'm a hard lovin' man, I'll love you when I can
                            D
I don't make no promises or wear no wedding band
                         A
I'm a hard lovin' man, I hope you understand
                                       D N.C.           D
When you're lovin' me, you're lovin' a hard lovin' man


[Bridge]
          G                               D
When they wake up in the morning and they find I slipped away
  A                              D
I know they won't be angry, they knew I wouldn't stay
           G                                  D
They don't ask me where I'm going, they don't ask me where I've been
E                               A
All they wanna know is when I'm coming back again


[Chorus]
             D                     A
'Cause I'm a hard lovin' man, I'll love you when I can
                            D
I don't make no promises or wear no wedding band
                         A
I'm a hard lovin' man, I hope you understand
                                       D
When you're lovin' me, you're lovin' a hard lovin' man


[Chorus]
                      A
Hard lovin' man, I'll love you when I can
                            D
I don't make no promises or wear no wedding band
                         A
I'm a hard lovin' man, I hope you understand
                                       D N.C.
When you're lovin' me, you're lovin' a hard lovin' man