My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Am7(9) D7(9) F＃aug7
Don't forget to pray
G7
'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
Am7(9) D7(9) F＃aug7
Just to pay the rent
G7
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?
D6(9) G7／F＃7 A＃dim／Bm7 A＃7(9)／Am7(9) D7(9) F＃aug7
G7 E7onG＃／A7 G7 F＃m7 B7／A＃7(9) A7／D6(9) F＃aug7
G7 C＃dim／D7 C6 B7／A＃7(9) A7／A＃7(9) A7／D6(9) E7 D＃7
D7(9) G7
I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
Am7(9) D7(9) F＃aug7
She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
A＃7(9) A7 D6(9) G7(9) F7(9) D＃7(9)
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
D6(9) G7
Lord,
One of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
Am7(9) D7(9) F＃aug7
When I pass away
And no more hard times
No more hard times
A＃7(9) A7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
E7(9) D＃7(9) G＃7(♭9) C＃7(＃9)／D6(9)
