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
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Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?
G6(9) C7／B7 E♭dim／Em7 E♭7(9)／Dm7(9) G7(9) Baug7
C7 A7onC＃／D7 C7 Bm7 E7／E♭7(9) D7／G6(9) Baug7
C7 F＃dim／G7 F6 E7／E♭7(9) D7／E♭7(9) D7／G6(9) A7 G＃7
G7(9) C7
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
E♭7(9) D7 G6(9) C7(9) B♭7(9) G＃7(9)
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
G6(9) C7
Lord,
One of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
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When I pass away
And no more hard times
No more hard times
E♭7(9) D7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
A7(9) G＃7(9) C＃7(♭9) F＃7(＃9)／G6(9)
