Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I Cifras

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.
 
 
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?
 
 
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?
 
..sax:
 
|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
 
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?
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