Ray Charles - Hard times no one knows better than i

^A+5 My mother told ^D7me ^{G7 F#7} Before she passed away F#7-9 Bm Bb+5 C/D Said son when I'm gone Don't forget to ^D7pray D7/F# G7 Abo 'Cause there'll be hard times Hard ^D7times ^{D7/C B7} 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 Just to pay the ^D7rent D7/F# G7 Abo Talkin' 'about hard times Hard ^{D7 D7/C}times ^B7 ohh yeahh Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 A7+5 Who knows better than I?

^D7woman 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 She put me ^D7down D7/F# G7 Abo Talkin' 'bout hard times you know those ^D7ha-a-^D7/Ca-a-rd ^B7 ye-e-e-ah Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 G9 F9 Eb9 D6/9 yea Lord who knows better than I? ye-e-e-ah Lord, ^{G7 F#7} one of these days F#7 Bm Bb+5 C/D There'll be no mo-o-o-ore sorrow When I pass ^D7away D7/F# G7 Abo And no more hard times ah said no more ^D7ha-a^D7/C-a-rd ^B7 ye-e-e-ah Bb7-5 A7+5 E9 Eb9 D6/9 ............ hey Lord who knows hey Lord better than I?