My m other told me
'Fore she passed away
Sa id son when I'm gone
F#m7(9) B7(9) E♭aug7
Don't forget to pray
E7
'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord those ha rd times
Who knows better than I?
Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
Wh en I had to pawn my clothes
F#m7(9) B7(9) E♭aug7
Just to pay the rent
E7
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those ha rd times
Who knows better than I?
B6(9) E7/E♭7 Gdim/G#m7 G7(9)/F#m7(9) B7(9) E♭aug7
E7 C#7onF/F#7 E7 E♭m7 G#7/G7(9) F#7/B6(9) E♭aug7
E7 B♭dim/B7 A6 G#7/G7(9) F#7/G7(9) F#7/B6(9) C#7 C7
B7(9) E7
I had a woman
Who was always around
Bu t when I lost my money
F#m7(9) B7(9) E♭aug7
She p ut me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
H ard times
G7(9) F#7 B6(9) E7(9) D7(9) C7(9)
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
B6(9) E7
Lord,
One of these days
Th ere'll be no more sorrow
F#m7(9) B7(9) E♭aug7
When I pass away
And no more hard times
No more h ard times
G7(9) F#7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
C#7(9) C7(9) F7(♭9) B♭7(#9)/B6(9)




































