Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) Chords

Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

G

B

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) chords
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My mother [Eb] told me, [Ebm]
[G] oh she passed away,
[Cm] since son [B] when I'm gone.
[Bbm] Don't forget to pray, because there'll [Ab] be hard times,
[Eb]
[Bbm] hard [C] times, oh yeah, [B] yeah.
Who [Bb] knows better [Eb] than I?
[Bb] [C]
[Eb] Well, I [Ebm] soon found out,
[G] guess what she meant,
[Cm] when I had [B] to pawn my [Bbm] clothes, just to pay [Eb] my rent.
Talking [Ab] about hard [Eb] times, hard [Db] [C] times, oh yeah, [Eb] yeah.
Who [Bb] knows, [D] oh well, better [Eb] than I?
[Bb]
[Eb] I had
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[A]
[Ab] [C] [B]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Eb] [Cm] [F] [Eb]
a woman, [Bbm] Lord, [Ab]
[G] who was always around.
[Cm] But when I lost [B] my money,
[Bbm] then she put me [Eb] down.
[G] Talking about [Ab] hard times, [Eb] you [Bbm] know those hard [C] times.
[B] Hey Lord, who [Bb] knows [Eb] better than [Ab] I?
[Gb] [Bm]
[Eb] Yeah [C] Lord, [Ab]
yeah, [G] one of these days,
[Cm] there'll be no [B] more sorrow, [Bbm] when I pass [G] away.
Then no more [Ab] hard times, [Eb]
[Bbm] I say no more [Db] [C] hard.
[B] Hey Lord, who knows, [Bb]
hey Lord, better [Gb] than I?
[Eb] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
B
12341112
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Ray Charles - (No One Knows Better Than I) Hard Times chords, practice playing C, B, Bb, Eb, Ab, F and Eb in sequence. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ My mother [Eb] told me, _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ oh she passed away, _
[Cm] _ _ since son [B] when I'm gone.
[Bbm] _ _ Don't forget to pray, because there'll [Ab] be hard times,
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] hard _ [C] times, oh yeah, [B] yeah.
_ Who [Bb] knows _ better [Eb] than I?
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Well, I [Ebm] soon found out, _
[G] _ _ guess what she meant, _ _
[Cm] _ _ when I had [B] to pawn my _ [Bbm] clothes, just to pay [Eb] my rent.
_ Talking [Ab] about hard [Eb] times, _ _ _ hard [Db] _ [C] times, oh yeah, [Eb] yeah.
_ Who [Bb] knows, [D] oh well, better [Eb] than I?
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I _ had _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb]
a woman, [Bbm] _ Lord, [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ who was always around. _
[Cm] But when I lost [B] my money, _ _
[Bbm] then she put me [Eb] down.
[G] Talking about [Ab] _ hard times, [Eb] _ _ you [Bbm] know those hard _ [C] times. _ _ _
[B] Hey Lord, who [Bb] knows [Eb] better than [Ab] I?
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Eb] _ Yeah [C] _ Lord, [Ab]
yeah, [G] _ _ one of these days,
_ _ [Cm] there'll be no [B] more sorrow, _ [Bbm] _ when I pass [G] away.
Then no more [Ab] _ hard times, [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] I say no more _ [Db] _ [C] hard. _
_ _ [B] Hey Lord, who knows, [Bb] _
hey Lord, better [Gb] than I?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _

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