Hard Times Chords by Eric Clapton

Tempo:
118.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Bb

Bm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hard times - Eric clapton chords
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[N] [D] My mother told me [G]
[Gb] before she passed away
[Bm] [Gb] Said son when [E] I'm gone
[Am] Don't [D] forget to pray
[G] Cuz they'll be hard time
[Abm]
[A] Lord those hard [Bm] times
[Bb]
Who [A] knows [D] better than I
[Am] [D]
Soon [Bm] found [G] out
[Gb] just what she meant
When [Bm]
I had [Bb] to pawn my [Am] clothes
[D] Just to pay the rent
[Gb]
[G] Talking about hard times
[E] [D] Lord those [G] [Bm] hard [Bb] times
Who [A] knows better [D] than I
[Am]
[G] [D] [G]
[Gb] [Bb]
[Bm] [Bb] [Am]
[D]
[G] [Ab]
[Dm] [G] [Bm]
[Bb] [G]
[D] [E]
[G] [Db]
[D] [C] [B]
[Bb] [Dm] I [A]
[D] [E]
[D] had a woman
[A] [G]
[Gb] Who was always around
[Bm] [Bb] When I lost my money
[Am] She [D] put me [Gb] down
[G] Talking about hard [Abm] times
[D]
Lord those hard [B] times
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, who [A] knows [D] better than [F] I
[Eb]
[D] Lord [G] one
[Gb] of these [Bb] days
[Bm] There'll [Bb] be no more sorrow
[Am] For when I [Bb] pass away
[G] And no more hard times
[E]
[D] No more hard
[B] Yeah, [Bb] yeah, who [A] knows better than [E] I
[Ab]
Key:  
D
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G
2131
Bb
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Bm
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Gb
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D
1321
G
2131
Bb
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To learn Eric Clapton - Hard Times chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bm, Bb, Am, D, Gb, Bm, G and Gb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 59 BPM before aiming for the song's 119 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ [D] My mother told me _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Gb] _ _ before she passed away _
[Bm] _ _ [Gb] Said son when [E] I'm gone _
[Am] _ _ Don't [D] forget to pray
[G] Cuz they'll be hard time
[Abm] _ _ _
[A] Lord those hard [Bm] times
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Who [A] knows _ [D] better than I
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Soon [Bm] found [G] out _ _
[Gb] _ just what she meant
When [Bm] _
I had [Bb] to pawn my [Am] clothes
_ _ [D] Just to pay the rent
[Gb] _
[G] Talking about hard times
[E] _ _ [D] Lord those _ [G] [Bm] hard _ _ _ [Bb] times
_ Who [A] knows _ better [D] than I
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] had a woman
_ [A] _ [G] _ _
[Gb] _ _ Who was always around
[Bm] _ _ _ [Bb] When I lost my money
[Am] _ _ She [D] put me [Gb] down _
[G] Talking about hard [Abm] times
_ _ [D]
Lord those hard _ [B] _ times
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, who [A] knows _ [D] better than [F] I
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[D] _ _ Lord _ [G] one _
[Gb] _ _ _ of these [Bb] days _
[Bm] _ _ There'll [Bb] be no more sorrow
[Am] _ _ For when I [Bb] pass away
[G] And no more hard times
_ [E] _ _
[D] No more hard
[B] _ _ Yeah, [Bb] yeah, who [A] knows _ better than [E] I
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Journeyman, written by Ray Charles, this one shines.

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