My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Fm7(9) B♭7(9) Daug7
Don't forget t o pray
E♭7
'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I ?
W ell I soon found out
Just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes
Fm7(9) B♭7(9) Daug7
Just to pay t he rent
E♭7
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I ?
B♭6(9) E♭7／D7 F＃dim／Gm7 F＃7(9)／Fm7(9) B♭7(9) Daug7
E♭7 C7onE／F7 E♭7 Dm7 G7／F＃7(9) F7／B♭6(9) Daug7
E♭7 Adim／B♭7 G＃6 G7／F＃7(9) F7／F＃7(9) F7／B♭6(9) C7 B7
B♭7(9) E♭7
I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
Fm7(9) B♭7(9) Daug7
She put me down
Ta lkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
F＃7(9) F7 B♭6(9) E♭7(9) C＃7(9) B7(9)
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
B♭6(9) E♭7
Lord,
One of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
Fm7(9) B♭7(9) Daug7
When I pass away
And no more hard times
No more hard times
F＃7(9) F7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
C7(9) B7(9) E7(♭9) A7(＃9)／B♭6(9)
