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] [F#7]
Before she passed away
[F#7-9] [Bm] [Bb+5] [C/D]
Said son when I'm gone
[D7]
Don't forget to pray
[D7/F#] [G7] [Abo]
'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] [F#7]
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] [Abo]
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] [Abo] |[D7] [D7/C] [B7] |[Bb7-5] [A7+5] |[D] [E7] [Eb7]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I had a
Verse 3
[D7]
woman lord
[G7] [F#7]
Who was always around
[F#7-9] [Bm] [Bb+5] [C/D]
But when I lost my-y-y-y money
[D7]
She put me down
[D7/F#] [G7] [Abo]
Talkin' 'bout hard times
[D7] [D7/C] [B7]
you know those ha-a-a-a-rd ye-e-e-ah
[Bb7-5] [A7+5] [D6] [G9] [F9] [Eb9] [D6/9]
yea Lord who knows better than I?
[G7] [F#7]
ye-e-e-ah Lord, one of these days
[F#7] [Bm] [Bb+5] [C/D]
There'll be no mo-o-o-ore sorrow
[D7]
When I pass away
[D7/F#] [G7] [Abo]
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?
