Key: D
A7/6 D6
F#7
My mother told me before she passed away,
Bm7
Bm7/E
D+
D7
Said, "Son, when I'm gone, don't forget to pray
G6
Eº
D6
B7
'Cause there'll be hard times, Lord those hard times --
E7(9)E7
G/B
A7+
D6
Cº
Em7
-G/B
-A7(4)
-A7
Who knows better than I?"
A7/6 D6
F#7
Well I soon found out just what she meant
Bm7
Bm7/E
D+
D7
When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay the rent;
G6
Eº
D6
B7
Talkin' 'about hard times, hard times
E7(9)E7
G/B
A7+
D6
Cº
Em7
-G/B
-A7(4)
-A7
Who knows better than I?
A7/6 D6
F#7
I had a woman, Lord, who was always around,
Bm7
Bm7/E
D+
D7
But when I lost my money, she put me down.
G6
Eº
D6
B7
Talkin' 'bout hard times, you know those hard times,
E7(9)E7
G/B
A7+
D6
Cº
Em7
-G/B
-A7(4)
-A7
Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I?
A7/6 D6
F#7
Lord, one of these days, there'll be no sorrow
Bm7
Bm7/E
D+
D7
When I pass away,
G6
Eº
D6
B7
And no more hard times,
E7(9) E7
G/B
A7+
D6
F#7
B7
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
E7(9) E7
G/B
A7+
D6
Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I?