Harder Before It Gets Easier - David Wax Museum Cool rhythm. It's in 6/8 time and generally goes something like: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 5 6 On the album the "baby is born in a mud hut"part is just percussion but can be played with the pattern x2 You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe You've been sobbing so hard you can barely breathe You've been stitching your heart on the outside of your sleeve You've been stitching your heart on the outside of your sleeve You've been wrung out and then doused with grief In the ocean of time this moment will be brief Will be brief Oh I know it's gonna get harder before it gets easier Oh I know it's going to get harder before it gets eaaaasiiier Knock, knock, fate was at the door Knock, knock, too loud to ignore Knock, knock, we were unprepared Knock, knock, fate it does not caaaaaaaaaare Vamp: Muddled position of our hearts will shift Position of our hearts will shift Someday this burden of loving will lift This burden of lo-ving will lift And the difference between wrong and right will close like a fist But now judgments passed on us will be swift Just like this Oh I know it's gonna get harder before it gets easier Oh I know it's going to get harder before it gets eaaaasiiier Knock, knock, fate was at the door Knock, knock, too loud to ignore Knock, knock, we were unprepared Knock, knock, fate it does not caaaaaaaaaare Solo: x4 (percussion only) A baby is born in a mud hut A baby is born in a mud hut With a worm fastened to his gut With a worm fastened to his gut Yes, most doors open briefly and then they are shut The circle of life is a wheel that gets stuck In a rut (a capella) Oh I know it's gonna get harder before it gets easier Oh I know it's going to get harder before it gets eaaaasiiier Knock, knock, fate was at the door Knock, knock, too loud to ignore Knock, knock, we were unprepared Knock, knock, fate it does not care Knock, knock, fate was at the door Knock, knock, too loud to ignore Knock, knock, we were unprepared Knock, knock, fate it does not caaaaaaaaaare Caaaaaaaaaare (a capella) Caaaaaaaaaare