My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Sa id son when I'm gone
Bm7(9) E7(9) G#aug7
Don't forget to pray
A7
'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord t hose hard times
Who knows better than I?
Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
Wh en I had to pawn my clothes
Bm7(9) E7(9) G#aug7
Just to pay the rent
A7
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord t hose hard times
Who knows better than I?
E6(9) A7/G#7 Cdim/C#m7 C7(9)/Bm7(9) E7(9) G#aug7
A7 F#7onB♭/B7 A7 G#m7 C#7/C7(9) B7/E6(9) G#aug7
A7 E♭dim/E7 D6 C#7/C7(9) B7/C7(9) B7/E6(9) F#7 F7
E7(9) A7
I had a woman
Who was always around
Bu t when I lost my money
Bm7(9) E7(9) G#aug7
She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
C7(9) B7 E6(9) A7(9) G7(9) F7(9)
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
E6(9) A7
Lord,
One of these days
Th ere'll be no more sorrow
Bm7(9) E7(9) G#aug7
When I pass away
And no more hard times
No mor e hard times
C7(9) B7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
F#7(9) F7(9) B♭7(♭9) E♭7(#9)/E6(9)




































