This is how I learned the song many years ago. I'm not sure about the words
exactly, but it's how I sing it and nobody seems to know the difference. Anyway,
it's a cool song and pretty easy to play.
Hard Luck Woman
             Dm
If never I’d met you
                 C   
I’d never have to see you cry
               Dm       Em        F           G       C
If not for the first hello, I’d never have to say goodbye
             Dm
If never I’d held you
                  C
My feelings would never show
                  Dm       Em           F                   G     C
It’s time I start walking, Girl there’s so much that you’ll never know
I keep telling you 
F    Em   Dm
Hard luck woman
         F    Em   Dm
You’re a hard luck woman
C                    Dm
Red, a Sailor’s only daughter
               F
A child of the water
    G             C
Too proud to be a Queen
DM----F--G <---COOL LITTLE FILLER/PAUSE
C                        Dm
Red, I really love you I can’t forget about you
            F    Em   Dm
You’ll be a hard luck woman 
F             G      C
Baby ‘til you find a man
                   DM
Before I go let me kiss you
                   C
And wipe the tears from your eye
                Dm        Em
I don’t want to hurt you, girl
    F                 G     C
You know that I could never lie
I keep telling you 
F    Em   Dm
Hard luck woman
         F    Em   Dm
You're a hard luck woman
            F    E    Dm
You'll be a hard luck woman
F         G      C
Baby 'til find a man
Dm----F--G
C                    Dm
Red, a Sailor’s only daughter
               F
A child of the water
    G             C
Too proud to be a Queen
DM----F--G 
C                        Dm
Red, I really love you I can’t forget about you
            F    Em   Dm
You’ll be a hard luck woman 
F             G      C
Baby ‘til you find a man
-----(Drum Fill-----
Dm     C  to Fade -with all that "Packing my bags...Bye Bye Bye, Baby" stuff
**This my first tab, so take it for what you will
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D|----------------------------7-5--------------------------------------------|
A|--------3-5/7-5--5-5--5-5-------7-5-3--3-3--3-3----------3-5/7--5--5/7-----|
E|--0--5---------------------------------------------0--5--------------------|
e|-----------------13p12---------12------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------12----------------------------------------------|
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