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HARD TIMES Ray Charles Copyright 1961 Unichapell Music, Inc., BMI As recorded by Eric Clapton on "Journeyman" (Transcribed by Len Moskowitz: moskowit@panix.com, September 1997) VERSE 1
My mother told D9me F#7Before she passed away Bm Bm7/Bb Said son when I'm gone D9Don't forD7get to pray 'Cause there'll be Ghard timesAbdim Lord, thoseD haCrdB7 times Bb7Who knows Abetter than DI? A7
VERSE 2 Well I soon found out Just what she meant When I had to pawn my clothes Just to pay the rent Talkin' 'bout hard times Lord, those hard times
Bb7Who knows Abetter than DI? A7 [Sax solo/Guitar solo]
D9 F#7 Bm Bm7 D9 D7 G Abdim D C B7 Bb7 A7 D E9 Eb9 G Abdim D C B7 Bb7 A7 Bb7 A7 D E9 Eb9 VERSE 3 I had a woman Who was always around But when I lost my money She put me down Talkin' 'bout hard times Hard times Bb7 A7 D F9 E9(2) D9 Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
Lord, F#7one of these days There'll be no more sorrow When I pass away And no more hard times No more hard times Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
(play single notes: E Eb A Db D and end on D9)