Chris LeDoux – Making Ends Meet Chords on Piano & Ukulele

[Intro]
E  A  E  A

[Verse 1]
E                       B
He left for work and he never
came back,
C#m             A
now Mary has to face the fact
          E
That it's up to her to
            B
start a new life
E                 B             C#m
With two kids and just one job, it's
                   A
gonna take all the strength she's got
            E         B
Well it's a hard road but she knows,
A       B         E
somehow she'll survive

[Chorus]
           A                 E
Makin ends meet, holding her own
                B
Not afraid of a hard days work
                     E
to give her family a home
                   A
Ain't nothin gonna break her stride,
                 E        B     C#m
there's too much love and pride
               A            B
Standin on her own two feet,
           E
makin ends meet

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[Verse 2]
E              B
Bobby's just a regular Joe,
C#m                 A
his daddy's farm is all he knows
E
With calloused hands he works
                B
the fields each day
E                   B
The banker says the loan's come due,
C#m                   A
Bobby knows there's a lot to lose
     E
Well it ain't fair and
       B
it's a lot to bear,
        A          B      E
but you won't hear him complain

[Chorus]
           A                 E
Makin ends meet, holding his own
                B
Not afraid of a hard days work
                     E
to give his family a home
                   A
Ain't nothin gonna break his stride,
                 E        B     C#m
there's too much love and pride
               A            B
Standin on his own two feet,
           E
makin ends meet

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[Bridge]
D
When hard times come and test
             E
the faith of folks like you and I
A                      G#m
God bless the ones who stand up
         F#m               B
tall and don't give up the fight

[Solo]
E  A  E  B

[Chorus]
           A                   E
Makin ends meet, holding their own
                B
Not afraid of a hard days work
                     E
to give the family a home
                   A
Ain't nothin gonna break
their stride,
                 E        B     C#m
there's too much love and pride
                 A            B
Standin on their own two feet,
           E
makin ends meet
                 A            B
Standin on their own two feet,
           E
makin ends meet

[Outro]
A  G#m  F#m  E