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 D9 My mother told me F#7 Before she passed away Bm Bm7/Bb Said son when I'm gone D9 D7 Don't forget to pray G Abdim 'Cause there'll be hard times D C B7 Lord, those hard times Bb7 A D A7 Who knows better than I? 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 Bb7 A D A7 Who knows better than I? (Sax solo/Guitar solo) DFBBDD7 GADCBBADEEb9 GADCBBA7 BADEEb9 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 D9(2) Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? F#7 Lord, one 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) CHORD TAB DFBBDGAA77m E 5 2 7 7 x 3 4 10 8 7 6 5 b 5 2 7 7 3 3 3 10 8 7 6 5 g 5 3 7 7 5 4 4 11 9 8 7 6 d 4 2 9 7 4 5 3 12 10 7 6 5 a 5 4 9 9 5 5 x 12 10 9 8 7 e x 2 x 6 x 3 x 10 8 7 6 5 -- Len Moskowitz moskowit@panix.com