Chords for Ray Charles - Hard Times (Nobody Knows Better Than I)

Tempo:
116.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

G

B

Bbm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ray Charles - Hard Times (Nobody Knows Better Than I) chords
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My mother told [Eb] me, [Gbm] [Ebm]
[G] oh she passed away,
[Cm] she said [B] son when I'm gone,
[Bbm] don't forget to pray,
cause there'll [Ab] be hard times,
[Eb]
[Bbm] hard [C] times, oh yeah,
[B] who [Bb] knows, better [Eb] than I,
[Bb] [C]
[Eb] well [Gbm] 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,
[G] talking about [Ab] hard [Fm] [Eb] times,
[Bbm] hard times, [C] oh yeah,
[Eb] [B] who [Bb] knows, [D] oh well, better [Eb] than I,
[Bb] [Eb]
I had
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[A] [Eb]
[Ab] [C] [B]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [F] [E] [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 know [Bbm] those hard,
[C]
[B] Lord, [Bb] who knows, [Eb] better than [Ab] I,
[Gb]
[Eb] yeah [C] Lord, [Ab]
yeah,
[G] one of these days,
[Cm] there'll be no [B] more sorrow,
[Bbm] when I pass away,
[G]
and no more [Ab] hard [Eb] times,
[Bbm] I say Lord,
[Db] [C]
[B] yeah Lord, who [Bb] knows,
yeah Lord, better than [Gb] I,
[Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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G
2131
B
12341112
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Ray Charles - (No One Knows Better Than I) Hard Times chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Cm, B, Bbm, G, Eb, Bbm, Ab, Bbm, C, B, Bb and Eb in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 58 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 117 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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_ _ _ _ My mother told [Eb] me, _ [Gbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ oh she passed away, _
[Cm] _ _ she said [B] son when I'm gone,
[Bbm] _ _ don't forget to pray,
cause there'll [Ab] be hard times,
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bbm] hard _ [C] times, oh yeah, _
[B] _ _ who [Bb] knows, _ better [Eb] than I,
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ well [Gbm] 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,
_ [G] talking about [Ab] _ hard [Fm] [Eb] times, _ _
[Bbm] hard _ times, [C] oh yeah, _
[Eb] _ _ [B] who [Bb] knows, [D] oh well, better [Eb] than I,
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
I had _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ [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 know [Bbm] those hard,
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] Lord, _ [Bb] who knows, _ [Eb] better than [Ab] I,
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ yeah [C] _ Lord, _ [Ab]
yeah,
[G] _ one of these days, _
_ [Cm] _ there'll be no [B] more sorrow,
_ [Bbm] when I pass away,
[G]
and no more [Ab] _ hard [Eb] times, _ _
[Bbm] I say Lord,
_ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] yeah Lord, who [Bb] knows,
yeah Lord, better than [Gb] I,
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Ray Charles.

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