My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Cm7(9) F7(9) Aaug7
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
Cm7(9) F7(9) Aaug7
Just to pay the rent
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Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?
F6(9) B♭7／A7 C＃dim／Dm7 C＃7(9)／Cm7(9) F7(9) Aaug7
B♭7 G7onB／C7 B♭7 Am7 D7／C＃7(9) C7／F6(9) Aaug7
B♭7 Edim／F7 E♭6 D7／C＃7(9) C7／C＃7(9) C7／F6(9) G7 F＃7
F7(9) B♭7
I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
Cm7(9) F7(9) Aaug7
She put me down
Ta lkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
C＃7(9) C7 F6(9) B♭7(9) G＃7(9) F＃7(9)
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
F6(9) B♭7
Lord,
One of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
Cm7(9) F7(9) Aaug7
When I pass away
And no more hard times
No more hard times
C＃7(9) C7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
G7(9) F＃7(9) B7(♭9) E7(＃9)／F6(9)
