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]
https://www.coveralia.com/acordes/hard-times-eric-clapton.php
D9 F#7 Bm Bm7 D9 D7
G Abdim D C B7 Bb7 A7 D E9 Eb9
G Abdim D C B7 Bb7 A7
Bb7 A7 D E9 Eb9
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 F9 E9(2) D9
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)
