Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I Chords & Tabs

by Ray Charles

[Content]
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
G7                    
Before she passed away
F#7               Bb  C/D
Said son when I'm gone
                D7  
Don't forget to pray
       D7/F#            G7   Ab
'Cause there'll be hard times
     D7    D7/C    B7              
Hard times              ohh yea a a
Bb7-5            A7+5              D6    A9+5
Who knows       better than I?

[Verse 2]
D7                   
Well I soon found out
G7                 
Just what she meant
F#7-9  Bm               Bb+5
When I had to pawn my clothes
C/D             D7  
Just to pay the rent
D7/F#          G7        Ab
Talkin' 'about hard times
     D7 D7/C      B7          
Hard    times        ohh yeahh
Bb7-5            A7+5              D6   A7+5
Who knows        better than I?
.[Saxophone solo\
D                   F#7                 Bm                  C/D       D    D7/F#
*    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
piano:
G         Ab        D7   D7/C B7        Bb7       A7        D         E7   Eb7
*    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
I had a

[Verse 3]
D7        
woman lord
G7                   
Who was always around
F#7                  Bb           C/D
But when I lost my-y-y-y     money
           D7  
She put me down
D7/F#         G7        Ab
Talkin' 'bout hard times
               D7   D7/C    B7          
you know those ha-a-a-a-rd     ye-e-e-ah
Bb7                A7                D6G9
yea Lord who knows       better than I?
                G7 F#7                    
ye-e-e-ah Lord,          one of these days
F#7             Bb               C/D
There'll be no  mo-o-o-ore sorrow
            D7  
When I pass away
D7/F#       G7        Ab
And no more hard times
                D7  D7/C  B7           
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?