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HARD TIMES ( No One Knows Better Than I )
as recorded by Ray Charles
recorded in Eb--capo one fret
to play along with recording
transcription and chart Peter Kruger casparus60@yahoo.com
Bb+5 xx4332
Bb7-5 6x675x
A7+5 x05665
Abo xx0101
C/D xx0010
A9+5 54546x
D6/9 x54455
Best experienced when played along with the original recording.
Verse 1
A+5 D7
My mother told me
Before she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Don't forget to pray
'Cause there'll be hard times
Hard times ohh yea
a a
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 A9+5
Who knows better than I?
Verse 2
Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
F#7-9 Bm Bb+5
When I had to pawn my clothes
Just to pay the rent
Talkin' 'about hard times
Hard times ohh yeahh
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 A7+5
Who knows better than I?
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piano:
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I had a
Verse 3
woman lord
Who was always around
But when I lost my-y-y-y
money
She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
you know those ha-a-a-a-rd
ye-e-e-ah
yea Lord who knows better
than I?
ye-e-e-ah Lord, one of
these days
There'll be no mo-o-o-ore
sorrow
When I pass away
And no more hard times
ah said no more ha-a-a-rd
ye-e-e-ah
Bb7-5 A7+5 E9 Eb9 D6/9 ............
hey Lord who knows hey Lord better than I?
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