Hard Nose the Highway Lyrics

...HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY... by Van Morrison
*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*
Intro:
Verse 1:
Hey kids dig the first takes,
Ain't that some interpre-tation?
When Sinatra sings,
Against Nelson Riddle strings,
Then takes a va-cation.
Chorus 1:
Seen some hard times,
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the highway.
Verse 2:
I was tore down,
At the dead's place,
Shaved head at the organ.
But that wasn't half as bad,
As it was, oh no;
Belfast and Boston.
Chorus 2:
Seen some hard times,
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the highway.
Solo:
Verse 3:
Put your money where your mouth is,
Then we can get something going.
In order to win,
You must be prepared,
You must be prepared to lose some-time,
And leave one or two cards showing.
Chorus 3:
Seen some hard times,
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the highway.
Seen some hard times,
Drawn some bad lines,
G A (n.C)
No time for shoe-shines.
Hard nose the highway.
Outro:
D, G G/F# Em D
(Repeat to Fade)