My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
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Don't forget to pray
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'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?
Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes
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Just to pay the rent
F7
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?
C6(9) F7／E7 G＃dim／Am7 G＃7(9)／Gm7(9) C7(9) Eaug7
F7 D7onF＃／G7 F7 Em7 A7／G＃7(9) G7／C6(9) Eaug7
F7 Bdim／C7 B♭6 A7／G＃7(9) G7／G＃7(9) G7／C6(9) D7 C＃7
C7(9) F7
I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
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She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
G＃7(9) G7 C6(9) F7(9) E♭7(9) C＃7(9)
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
C6(9) F7
Lord,
One of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
Gm7(9) C7(9) Eaug7
When I pass away
And no more hard times
No more hard times
G＃7(9) G7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
D7(9) C＃7(9) F＃7(♭9) B7(＃9)／C6(9)
