Written by Ray Charles
A7/6 D6 F#7 My mother told me before she passed away, Bm7 Bm7/E D5+ D7 Said, "Son, when I'm gone, don't forget to pray G6 Edim D6 B7 'Cause there'll be hard times, Lord those hard times -- E7/9 E7 G/B A7/5+ D6 Cdim Em7 - G/B - A7sus4 - A7 Who knows better than I?" A7/6 D6 F#7 Well I soon found out just what she meant Bm7 Bm7/E D5+ D7 When I had to pawn my clothes just to pay the rent; G6 Edim D6 B7 Talkin' 'about hard times, hard times E7/9 E7 G/B A7/5+ D6 Cdim Em7 - G/B - A7sus4 - A7 Who knows better than I? A7/6 D6 F#7 I had a woman, Lord, who was always around, Bm7 Bm7/E D5+ D7 But when I lost my money, she put me down. G6 Edim D6 B7 Talkin' 'bout hard times, you know those hard times, E7/9 E7 G/B A7/5+ D6 Cdim Em7 - G/B - A7sus4 - 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 D5+ D7 When I pass away, G6 Edim D6 B7 And no more hard times, E7/9 E7 G/B A7/5+ D6 F#7 B7 Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? E7/9 E7 G/B A7/5+ D6 Yeah, Lord, who knows better than I?