Hard Times Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

 My mother told D9me

F♯7Before she passed away

 Said Bmson when I'm Bm7goneA♯

D9Don't forD7get to pray

 'Cause there'll be Ghard timesG♯dim

 Lord, thoseD haCrdB7 times

A♯7Who knows Abetter than DI? A7

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

A♯7Who knows Abetter than DI? A7

[Sax solo/Guitar solo]

D9 F♯7 Bm Bm7 D9 D7

G G♯dim D C B7 A♯7 A7 D E9 D♯9

G G♯dim D C B7 A♯7 A7

A♯7 A7 D E9 D♯9

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

 Yeah, A♯7yeah, who A7knows better than DI? F9 E9 D9

 Lord, F♯7one 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 D♯ A C♯ D and end on D9)