{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1488534,"song":"Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I","artist":"Ray Charles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1488534-hard-times-no-one-knows-better-than-i-chords-by-ray-charles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1488534?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":58,"content":"  HARD TIMES ( No One Knows Better Than I )\r\nas recorded by Ray Charles\r\nrecorded in Eb--capo one fret\r\n to play along with recording\r\n\r\ntranscription and chart Peter Kruger casparus60@yahoo.com\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]Bb+5[/ch]    xx4332\r\n[ch]Bb7-5[/ch]   6x675x\r\n[ch]A7+5[/ch]    x05665\r\n[ch]Abo[/ch]     xx0101\r\n[ch]C/D[/ch]     xx0010\r\n[ch]A9+5[/ch]    54546x\r\n[ch]D6/9[/ch]    x54455\r\n\r\n\r\nBest experienced when played along with the original recording.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A+5[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]      \r\n      My mother told me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n      Before she passed away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7-9[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]Bb+5[/ch]    [ch]C/D[/ch]\r\n          Said son when I'm gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nDon't forget to pray[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7/F#[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]Abo[/ch]\r\n'Cause there'll be hard times[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]D7/C[/ch]    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHard times              ohh yea a a[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7-5[/ch]            [ch]A7+5[/ch]              [ch]D6[/ch]    [ch]A9+5[/ch]\r\n       Who knows       better than I?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                         \r\n    Well I soon found out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n        Just what she meant[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7-9[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Bb+5[/ch]\r\n          When I had to pawn my clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/D[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n    Just to pay the rent[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7/F#[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]          [ch]Abo[/ch]\r\nTalkin' 'about hard times[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7/C[/ch]      [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHard    times        ohh yeahh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7-5[/ch]            [ch]A7+5[/ch]              [ch]D6[/ch]   [ch]A7+5[/ch]\r\n      Who knows        better than I?[/tab]\r\n\r\n..sax:\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]D[/ch]          |[ch]F#7[/ch]          |[ch]Bm[/ch]              |[ch]C/D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D7/F#[/ch]|\r\npiano:[/tab]\r\n[tab]|[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Abo[/ch]  |[ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7/C[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch]   |[ch]Bb7-5[/ch]   [ch]A7+5[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]Eb7[/ch]\r\n                                                      I had a[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]             \r\nwoman lord[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n       Who was always around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7-9[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]Bb+5[/ch]          [ch]C/D[/ch]\r\n             But when I lost my-y-y-y     money[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nShe put me down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7/F#[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]Abo[/ch]\r\nTalkin' 'bout hard times[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7/C[/ch]    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nyou know those ha-a-a-a-rd     ye-e-e-ah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7-5[/ch]              [ch]A7+5[/ch]              [ch]D6[/ch]   [ch]G9[/ch]  [ch]F9[/ch]   [ch]Eb9[/ch]   [ch]D6/9[/ch]\r\nyea Lord who knows       better than I?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nye-e-e-ah Lord,          one of these days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]Bb+5[/ch]               [ch]C/D[/ch]\r\n         There'll be no  mo-o-o-ore sorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWhen I pass away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7/F#[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]          [ch]Abo[/ch]\r\nAnd no more hard times[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7/C[/ch]  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nah said no more ha-a-a-rd     ye-e-e-ah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7-5[/ch]              [ch]A7+5[/ch]                       [ch]E9[/ch]  [ch]Eb9[/ch]  [ch]D6/9[/ch] ............\r\nhey Lord who knows       hey Lord better than I?[/tab]","plain_text":"HARD TIMES ( No One Knows Better Than I )\nas recorded by Ray Charles\nrecorded in Eb--capo one fret\n to play along with recording\n\ntranscription and chart Peter Kruger casparus60@yahoo.com\n\n\nBb+5    xx4332\nBb7-5   6x675x\nA7+5    x05665\nAbo     xx0101\nC/D     xx0010\nA9+5    54546x\nD6/9    x54455\n\n\nBest experienced when played along with the original recording.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n..sax:","chords":["Eb","Bb+5","Bb7-5","A7+5","Abo","C/D","A9+5","D6/9","A+5","D7","G7","F#7","F#7-9","Bm","D7/F#","D7/C","B7","D6","D","G","E7","Eb7","G9","F9"],"chord_diagrams":{"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}