{"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":783493,"song":"Hard Times","artist":"Eric Clapton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/783493-hard-times-chords-by-eric-clapton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/783493?type=chord","rating":4.89557,"votes":49,"content":"HARD TIMES\r\n                              Ray Charles\r\n               Copyright 1961 Unichapell Music, Inc., BMI\r\n              As recorded by Eric Clapton on \"Journeyman\"\r\n   (Transcribed by Len Moskowitz: moskowit@panix.com, September 1997)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D9[/ch] [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nMy mother told me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]        \r\nBefore she passed away[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]Bm7/Bb[/ch]      \r\nSaid son when I'm gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nDon't forget to pray[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Abdim[/ch]\r\n'Cause there'll be hard times[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D9[/ch]  [ch]C9[/ch] [ch]B9[/ch]\r\nLord, those hard times[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]Dsus2[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWho knows better than I?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\nWell I soon found out\r\nJust what she meant\r\nWhen I had to pawn my clothes\r\nJust to pay the rent\r\nTalkin' 'bout hard times\r\nLord, those hard times\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWho knows better than I?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Sax solo/Guitar solo] \r\n\r\n[ch]D9[/ch]  G#7-F#7  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]  [ch]D9[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Abdim[/ch]  [ch]D9[/ch]  [ch]C9[/ch]  [ch]B9[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E9[/ch]  [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Abdim[/ch]  [ch]D9[/ch]  [ch]C9[/ch]  [ch]B9[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]  \r\n[ch]Bb7[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E9[/ch]  [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n        \r\nI had a woman\r\nWho was always around\r\nBut when I lost my money\r\nShe put me down\r\nTalkin' 'bout hard times\r\nHard times\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb7[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F9[/ch]  E9(2)  [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nYeah, yeah, who knows better than I?[/tab]\r\n     \r\n[tab]      [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nLord, one of these days[/tab]\r\nThere'll be no more sorrow\r\nWhen I pass away\r\nAnd no more hard times\r\nNo more hard times\r\nYeah, yeah, who knows better than I?\r\n\r\n(play single notes: E Eb A Db D and end on D9)","plain_text":"HARD TIMES\n                              Ray Charles\n               Copyright 1961 Unichapell Music, Inc., BMI\n              As recorded by Eric Clapton on \"Journeyman\"\n   (Transcribed by Len Moskowitz: moskowit@panix.com, September 1997)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\nWell I soon found out\nJust what she meant\nWhen I had to pawn my clothes\nJust to pay the rent\nTalkin' 'bout hard times\nLord, those hard times\n\n\n[Sax solo/Guitar solo] \n\nD9  G#7-F#7  Bm  Bm7  D9  D7\nG  Abdim  D9  C9  B9  Bb7  A7  D  E9  Eb9\nG  Abdim  D9  C9  B9  Bb7  A7  \nBb7  A7  D  E9  Eb9\n\n[Verse 3]\n        \nI had a woman\nWho was always around\nBut when I lost my money\nShe put me down\nTalkin' 'bout hard times\nHard times\n\n     \n\nThere'll be no more sorrow\nWhen I pass away\nAnd no more hard times\nNo more hard times\nYeah, yeah, who knows better than I?\n\n(play single notes: E Eb A Db D and end on D9)","chords":["D9","G#7","F#7","Bm","Bm7/Bb","D7","G","Abdim","C9","B9","Bb7","A7","Dsus2","A","D","Bm7","E9","Eb9","F9","E","Eb","Db"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"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]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}