hard times

HARD TIMES
Eric Clapton



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]

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)


CHORD TAB

D9 F#7 Bm Bm7/Bb D7 G Abdim D C B7 Bb7 A7

E 5 2 7 7 x 3 4 10 8 7 6 5
b 5 2 7 7 3 3 3 10 8 7 6 5
g 5 3 7 7 5 4 4 11 9 8 7 6
d 4 2 9 7 4 5 3 12 10 7 6 5
a 5 4 9 9 5 5 x 12 10 9 8 7
e x 2 x 6 x 3 x 10 8 7 6 5

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