This is from the movie version circa 1982. Enjoy!
[Intro]
G
[Chorus]
G Bm C
It's a hard-knock life for us, It's a hard-knock life for us
Bm C G D
'Stead of treated We get tricked 'Stead of kisses We get kicked
G
It's the hard-knock life
[Verse 2]
G
G Bm C
Got no folks to speak of, so, It's the hard-knock row we hoe
Bm C G D
Cotton blankets ‘stead a wool. Empty Bellies 'Stead of full!
G
It's the hard-knock life
[Refrain 1]
G
Cm
Don't it feel like the wind is always howl'n?
Bbm
Don't it seem like there's never any light!
Abm
Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?
E A
It's easier than puttin' up a fight
E//////// Am////////
[Refrain 2]
Am
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy
Gm
No one cares if you grow or if you shrink
Fm
No one dries when your eyes get wet and weepy
C# F# F#m D
From the crying you would think this place's would sink! Oooohhhh!
(Chorus pattern)
G Bm C
Empty belly life! Rotten smelly life!
G C G D
Full of sorrow life! No tomorrow life!
G
G Am
Santa Claus we never see...Santa Claus what's that? Who's he?
Bm C
No one cares for you a smidge
Bm D
When you're in an or – phanage
G
It's the hard-knock life
[Refrain 3]
G
12 times
Am
4 times
G
12 times
Am
4 times
D
24 times
D
You're gonna scrub this dump till it shines. Like the top of the Chrysler building.
G
Yank the whiskers from her chin
Am
Jab her with a safety Pin
Bm
Make her drink a Mickey Finn
D
I love you Miss Hannigan
Bb
Get to work!
Dm
Scrub the floors
Eb
I said get to work!
F////////////
F G
Polish my shoes
Dm D
And I mean start NOW!
G Bm C
It's a hard-knock life for us, It's a hard-knock life for us
Bm C
No one cares for you a smidge
Bm D
When you're in an or – phanage
D
It's the hard-knock life
D G
It's - a - hard—knock- life!